I wish to learn from Gents who are members who began shaving in the 50's or even earlier.
Certainly this has come up before, but I don't believe as a dedicated thread asking shaving veterans directly for their experiences. It would be useful to have their recollections and expertise concentrated in one place, and very instructional and helpful to the community for historic purposes.
This 3 pass stuff seems very modern, I am assuming it is a recent development. I would like to hear and learn from Gents who are over 80 and recall what kind of shaving method they used, in terms of passes and any additional information.
I wish to recapture the speed of vintage shaves, learn from veteran members memories of techniques and mimic them with my own vintage hardware.
Assuming it was a kind of 2 pass (at the most) WTG and upward pass?
The idea that the 40's and 50's did not demand a fast morning shave seems fanciful to me, moreover all pictures I have seen from the period show guys very well shaved, including manual labour Gents.
Any colleagues who are 80 plus who wish to share their techniques and contemporary attitudes to shaving at the time would be greatly welcomed.
Respectfully, please do not post speculative ideas if you are a youngster like me of 60 and under. I wish to hear from those who actually experienced shaving in this period.
Thanks Gents!
Certainly this has come up before, but I don't believe as a dedicated thread asking shaving veterans directly for their experiences. It would be useful to have their recollections and expertise concentrated in one place, and very instructional and helpful to the community for historic purposes.
This 3 pass stuff seems very modern, I am assuming it is a recent development. I would like to hear and learn from Gents who are over 80 and recall what kind of shaving method they used, in terms of passes and any additional information.
I wish to recapture the speed of vintage shaves, learn from veteran members memories of techniques and mimic them with my own vintage hardware.
Assuming it was a kind of 2 pass (at the most) WTG and upward pass?
The idea that the 40's and 50's did not demand a fast morning shave seems fanciful to me, moreover all pictures I have seen from the period show guys very well shaved, including manual labour Gents.
Any colleagues who are 80 plus who wish to share their techniques and contemporary attitudes to shaving at the time would be greatly welcomed.
Respectfully, please do not post speculative ideas if you are a youngster like me of 60 and under. I wish to hear from those who actually experienced shaving in this period.
Thanks Gents!
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