Merkur 34c Heavy Duty (left on vacation)
Escali badger brush for CVS pharmacy (shed to death)
Williams soap
Escali badger brush for CVS pharmacy (shed to death)
Williams soap
Curious about what setup you first used in wet shaving...
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Started in 1966 with a hand me down Gillette Tech, Blue Blades, bar of Ivory soap..
In 1971 moved up to an Ever-ready boar and Colgate shaving soap.
Moved on long ago.
Started in 1966 with a hand me down Gillette Tech, Blue Blades, bar of Ivory soap..
In 1971 moved up to an Ever-ready boar and Colgate shaving soap.
Moved on long ago.
I switched from cart to wet shaving in June of 2017, my first kit was from Maggards
Maggards V3/MR11 handle
Maggards 22mm synthetic brush
Maggards London Barbershop Shave Soap
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave
Astra Green Blade
Maggards Alum
Maggards V3/MR11 handle
Maggards 22mm synthetic brush
Maggards London Barbershop Shave Soap
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave
Astra Green Blade
Maggards Alum
Started in 1980 with a can of Noxzema and a 60s Fatboy my father gave me and whatever blades he bought from the store (usually Wilkinson if I remember correctly).
I am now using a Merkur 34c,I retired the Fatboy around 2000,and Figaro or Proraso canned foam (both are dirt cheap in the EU where I live).I have been using Shark blades for over a decade.
I am now using a Merkur 34c,I retired the Fatboy around 2000,and Figaro or Proraso canned foam (both are dirt cheap in the EU where I live).I have been using Shark blades for over a decade.
My first setup was rather simple. A Tech razor my father gave me, a no-name brush purchased from a local drug store, soap flakes my father had in huge quantities, and Gillette Blue Blades. Two years later I upgraded by purchasing a new razor: a Gillette adjustable now known as a Fat Boy.
My first set up was a Mach 3 cart, Aqua Velva and barbasol.
My first DE setup was a slim and blue tip, both which I moved on from. I think I still have my first brush, an omega boar. Synthetics and badgers are my preferred brushes.
Aqua Velva always has a spot in my den though.
My first DE setup was a slim and blue tip, both which I moved on from. I think I still have my first brush, an omega boar. Synthetics and badgers are my preferred brushes.
Aqua Velva always has a spot in my den though.
After 30+ years of carts and goo, I started de shaving 2 years ago.
I started with a Slim, Nivea cream, cheap boar brush, and German Wilkies.
I now have a drawer full of vintage Gillettes, a few soaps and creams, a few brushes, and waaay too many blades.
Still have and use the Slim and the original boar brush is still my favourite. I never could get along with the German Wilkies, though.
I started with a Slim, Nivea cream, cheap boar brush, and German Wilkies.
I now have a drawer full of vintage Gillettes, a few soaps and creams, a few brushes, and waaay too many blades.
Still have and use the Slim and the original boar brush is still my favourite. I never could get along with the German Wilkies, though.
I started with a Mongoose B3 and KAI Captain Titan Mild blades, and stuck with them for almost 9 months before branching out, trying DE and a couple of dozen blade brands. Proraso Green and an Omega boar were the first soap and brush I used.
None of those things do I use any more.
I shave with an ATT SE1 and Schick Proline blades. I use a PAA Atomic Rocket synthetic, and have a few different artisan tallow soaps.
None of those things do I use any more.
I shave with an ATT SE1 and Schick Proline blades. I use a PAA Atomic Rocket synthetic, and have a few different artisan tallow soaps.
12 years ago:
Grandpa’s Gillette slim twist
Walmart Personna blades
Proraso soap from target
Novelty boar brush.
I’ll never forget how that Proraso soap smelled the first time I used it. I still have grandpa’s razor, but I haven’t used it in years. I still use Proraso soap every now and then.
Grandpa’s Gillette slim twist
Walmart Personna blades
Proraso soap from target
Novelty boar brush.
I’ll never forget how that Proraso soap smelled the first time I used it. I still have grandpa’s razor, but I haven’t used it in years. I still use Proraso soap every now and then.
Merkur 34c - recently gifted to my youngest son, and replaced with a Progress.
Proraso Green - now using the CO Bigelow clone.
Vanderhagen Luxury Soap
Astra blades
Proraso Green - now using the CO Bigelow clone.
Vanderhagen Luxury Soap
Astra blades
40+ years ago got a Super Adjustable for my b-day. Generally used Foamy, or whatever was on sale. Blades were again whatever was on sale/cheapest. Had a cheap Eveready, Williams & Old Spice were readily available, rarely used them, too much bother for a hot-to-trot teenager. Pour on 1/2 cup of Brut and I was ready to smother, I mean impress, any young lass I would meet.
We never called it "wet shaving" when I started in the late sixties, simply shaving. After borrowing my dad's injectors for a while I bought a Schick Krona at the local Rexall, using hand applied Barbasol cream and later bath soap hand lathered finally graduating to canned goop. Brut aftershave in high school.
Amazingly, I still have that old black razor in the museum.
Amazingly, I still have that old black razor in the museum.
I mean, if wet shaving includes disposable razors and canned foam, I don't even remember, I did that since I was 10. Now if you consider "wet shaving" as traditional wet shaving with a safety or straight razor, well, I've been doing that for only about 2 months. The first stuff I got was a Merkur 33C (I'm doing grad school in Germany, and Solingen is pretty close, so I figured that even if wet shaving (traditional I mean) wasn't for me, I'd have a nice souvenir from my time here), proraso red soap, astra green blades, and just a cheap generic brush from the local DM Market. In terms of aftershave, I've always used it (was a big fan of Clubman), but I figured I'd also pick up some Hattric in the grocery store here just to add something to the rotation as I began my traditional wet shaving jouney. I've since replaced that DM Market brush with the Proraso branded Omega boar brush. I'm only two months in, as I said, so I still use, and enjoy, everything else I started with, though I have started to accumulate more stuff to the collection already..
I learned to shave in the late 1960s!! My set up was a hand-me-down Gillette Slim and some Foamy shave cream. I believe that I finished with OS.
I only wish that I had kept that razor and and a stockpile of vintage OS (along with my baseball cards)!!
Then I went to carts because that was the modern thing to do.
It took me a long time to come back!
I only wish that I had kept that razor and and a stockpile of vintage OS (along with my baseball cards)!!
Then I went to carts because that was the modern thing to do.
It took me a long time to come back!
British Gillette Rocket (still in use)
Wilkinson Sword blade
Semogue 1305 boar brush (still in use)
Edwin Jaegger lime & pomegranate soap
Pinaud Clubman original (still in use)
Wilkinson Sword blade
Semogue 1305 boar brush (still in use)
Edwin Jaegger lime & pomegranate soap
Pinaud Clubman original (still in use)
tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Wow, what a trip down Memory Lane! My very first DE shave in 2014:
Merkur 34c (noticing a trend?)
Perfecto pure badger brush
Nivea Sensative Skin Cream (the kind in the tube)
Nivea balm
Derby blade (I think)
None of it is still in my bathroom. I traded the 34c for an EJ DE89, which I later sold. I binned the Perfecto after I acquired an Omega boar and realized what a terrible brush it was. I thought about PIFing it, but I don’t hate anybody that much. I can’t find the Nivea shaving cream in the store anymore. I like it fine, but not so much to go out of my way to order it on the internet. The Nivea balm, I later discovered, over-hydrated my skin and gave me ingrowns. I do much better with aftershave splashes. And lastly, the Derby was part of a sample pack, and I quickly discovered I liked other blades better. From my original setup, the only thing I sorta, kinda miss is the 34c. But the razors I have now honestly work better for me, so no big loss.
Merkur 34c (noticing a trend?)
Perfecto pure badger brush
Nivea Sensative Skin Cream (the kind in the tube)
Nivea balm
Derby blade (I think)
None of it is still in my bathroom. I traded the 34c for an EJ DE89, which I later sold. I binned the Perfecto after I acquired an Omega boar and realized what a terrible brush it was. I thought about PIFing it, but I don’t hate anybody that much. I can’t find the Nivea shaving cream in the store anymore. I like it fine, but not so much to go out of my way to order it on the internet. The Nivea balm, I later discovered, over-hydrated my skin and gave me ingrowns. I do much better with aftershave splashes. And lastly, the Derby was part of a sample pack, and I quickly discovered I liked other blades better. From my original setup, the only thing I sorta, kinda miss is the 34c. But the razors I have now honestly work better for me, so no big loss.
I learned to shave with a Gillette Mach 3 and bar soap.
My first traditional shave setup was with the Merkur 34c, Derby blades, Semogue 1250, and PAA soap. The Semogue is the only thing I still use from my first setup. The Merkur was PIFed and I haven't used Derby or PAA since.
My first traditional shave setup was with the Merkur 34c, Derby blades, Semogue 1250, and PAA soap. The Semogue is the only thing I still use from my first setup. The Merkur was PIFed and I haven't used Derby or PAA since.
Started shaving in 1960.Used a Gillette DE of forgotten vintage and canned foam. Switched to disposable when they were cheaper than store bought DE blades . Went back to DE ‘s when multi blades got ridiculous in price.
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