Well after taking the last few months to acquire creams, soaps, razors, brushes and blades i finally was able to have my first real DE shave...and boy was it good!
Razor - something like this but different pattern on handle
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vshop/xcart/images/T/Parker 90R Thumbnail.jpg
cream - http://www.kentbrushes.com/kent/thumb/sct1.jpg
bowl - http://westcoastshaving.com/images/op-con-111.jpg
brush - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41vqbvD7jaL._SL500_AA280_.jpg (super badger)
I took a hot shower and went to work on my lather (hardest part of shaving i believe). The first lather i made was to watery and i did not soak the brush long enough. The second one was instantly better! Lather was rich and creamy stuck on my face and completely covered me with an excellent ICE COLD feeling. Highly recommend the Kent shaving cream its excellent and smells awesome, not to mention made the lather really quick.
The parker razor was also very user friendly. It was heavy enough to do the job properly and i felt very comfortable using it. Below i posted a link to the other razor i bought and will try one out soon.
The brush is a wonderfully soft and works great. Granted i do not have much experience with brushes but after alot of research i found that i didn't want a brush that was to big long or heavy. This brush had a wonderful feel to it and plenty soft. I would of went for the silver tip but for the price I couldn't push myself to get it.
I am very happy to be apart of this community and would like to thank everyone for helping me with all my questions. Now all i need to do is fine me a aftershave!
The other razor i bought http://www.shavingessentials.net/RazorsBlades Data/Merkur_38C.jpg
Razor - something like this but different pattern on handle
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vshop/xcart/images/T/Parker 90R Thumbnail.jpg
cream - http://www.kentbrushes.com/kent/thumb/sct1.jpg
bowl - http://westcoastshaving.com/images/op-con-111.jpg
brush - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41vqbvD7jaL._SL500_AA280_.jpg (super badger)
I took a hot shower and went to work on my lather (hardest part of shaving i believe). The first lather i made was to watery and i did not soak the brush long enough. The second one was instantly better! Lather was rich and creamy stuck on my face and completely covered me with an excellent ICE COLD feeling. Highly recommend the Kent shaving cream its excellent and smells awesome, not to mention made the lather really quick.
The parker razor was also very user friendly. It was heavy enough to do the job properly and i felt very comfortable using it. Below i posted a link to the other razor i bought and will try one out soon.
The brush is a wonderfully soft and works great. Granted i do not have much experience with brushes but after alot of research i found that i didn't want a brush that was to big long or heavy. This brush had a wonderful feel to it and plenty soft. I would of went for the silver tip but for the price I couldn't push myself to get it.
I am very happy to be apart of this community and would like to thank everyone for helping me with all my questions. Now all i need to do is fine me a aftershave!
The other razor i bought http://www.shavingessentials.net/RazorsBlades Data/Merkur_38C.jpg
