Blasphemy:p

[Compaq]

Look at this

I can only wonder of course, but why would he use a multi-blade razor, when showing the traditional wet shaving method? I've read that the brush is the single most important part of the shave, but using the DE razor sure does put dot over the "i".

*waits for post office to open at Monday so that I can get my first ever traditional wet shaving kit*

PS! Would people understand me if I said TWS in stead of Traditional Wet Shaving? I deeply dislike typing the entire term all the time I can't remember seeing that abbreviation in the appropriate section of this fine, fine site

-Compaq

 

[texbilly]

Seems odd to say the least. And he doesn't even bother to build a lather, so how well is he doing his job as a representative?

 

[mmack66]

Traditional Wet Shaving means shaving with a soap or a cream that has been lathered with a brush. The razor is a separate part of the shave experience and most folks use the type of razor that works best for them.

 

[dpm802]

Look at this

I can only wonder of course, but why would he use a multi-blade razor, when showing the traditional wet shaving method? I've read that the brush is the single most important part of the shave, but using the DE razor sure does put dot over the "i".

He was emphasizing the use of the brush, Proraso Pre/Post shave and cream, which he mentions by name, since he is a rep for that company. The razor itself was a minor part of what he was teaching ... I doubt anyone except us even noticed. If he could line up sponsorship from Merkur or one of the other DE manufacturers, I'm sure he would have worked the use of DE razors and blades into the quickie lesson.

I did notice that he said "pro-RAAZ-oh" ... I always thought it was pronounced "pro-RAH-zoh."

PS! Would people understand me if I said TWS in stead of Traditional Wet Shaving? I deeply dislike typing the entire term all the time I can't remember seeing that abbreviation in the appropriate section of this fine, fine site

Go for it. You won't be the first person to invent a new terminology here. TWS is an abbreviation that is long overdue. Don't forget to add an entry to the ShaveWiki to explain the new term.

 

[michiganlover]

I did notice that he said "pro-RAAZ-oh" ... I always thought it was pronounced "pro-RAH-zoh."

I noticed that too. Ever since I joined the boards, I assumed it was pronounced "pro-ras-oh" In which case, "ras" rhymes with grass.

 

[luvmysuper]

Traditional Wet Shaving means shaving with a soap or a cream that has been lathered with a brush. The razor is a separate part of the shave experience and most folks use the type of razor that works best for them.

+2

I'd rather see him using a brush and cream with a cart than have him telling us how wonderful a DE is with canned goo or gel.

 

[JPM]

+2

I'd rather see him using a brush and cream with a cart than have him telling us how wonderful a DE is with canned goo or gel.

+1. Canned goo has got to go.

 

[HoratioCaine]

I love this little exchange:

"What should you do if you cut yourself while shaving?"

"What I do, really...take a bit of saliva and put it on there. [Licks finger, puts saliva on face.] Yeah. One, two times - it stops bleeding. So, do you wanna touch the result?"

Oh sure, after you just put spit all over yourself.

On a serious note, though, I wonder if the enzymes in saliva help bleeding any better than a little styptic. Maybe the antibodies in it also help stop infections? Or is it just gross?

 

[luvmysuper]

That is pretty rich!

I bet if someone took a mouth swab from him, put it in a petri dish for a week and showed him the results, he'd stop putting spit on his cuts!

 

[Topgumby]

I hate to trot out those letters again, but...YMMV.

Not a bad vid for introducing the brush and cream.

To me, the shave is more than the sum of the parts, and I get more zen with a DE than a cartridge razor, so it's easier for me to get that "perfect shave" with one.

The sad, sordid truth is: I can get great technical shaves from a cartridge razor and canned goo...but the shave has no soul.

I'll stick with what I enjoy.

 

[Compaq]

Even if I haven't really performed any TWSs yet, I can understand how people want more than a good shave when using brush and cream + preparations... I can remember seeing one of those DE razors in my grandad's cabinet in his bathroom. I think it was a black one, with a long and thin handle. It reminds a little of this one, but I I can only assume it's not as modern as that.. You have people who drive old cars exclusively, because the new ones don't have any "soul". My dad loves the buses from when he was young. You could hear which bus that came on the engine roar it made. Today, all buses are standardised and every bus sounds the same.

I guess it's a little the same with shaving. On a side note, perhaps "the best shave possible" involves more than SBBs (did I get that abbreviation right?), such as the feeling etc etc?

 

[trewornan]

The guy's selling shaving cream and his target audience is Mr Average with a fusion and canned goo.

 

[HDPaul]

Did he say the cartridge blade lasts 30 shaves??? Thats crazy!

 

[Geordon]

I think he said TWELVE shaves.