I have been trying to get my wife to try shaving (her legs) with a DE for about a month now. I had thought she had just decided not to do it when she mentioned this weekend that she had been waiting for me to show her how to shave her legs DE style. I showed her how to lather up and she went ahead and did it yesterday. She wasn't really too excited about it until after she was finished. She put on some type of women's aftershave and was just amazed at how smooth her legs were. Needless to say, she is now looking online at women's DE razors. Its cool that she finally is beginning to understand my addiction to DE shaving.
SWMBO's first shave
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Have her take a look at the Lady Gillette with the stars.
I bought the blue one for my wife, and it's beautiful.
I bought the blue one for my wife, and it's beautiful.
Nice work on the conversion. I will have to show this to my wife, I have been trying to get her to try for a while too.
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My wife tried on the weekend as well... sounds like the results were similar
Yes yes, give in!
My wife also uses a lady Gillette, shaving soap and my handmade silvertip badger brush. I put a couple longer handled brushes on ebay specifically for women but no bites (my opinion: better than decent craftsmanship). I figured most women would want a longer handle (not that long though, 4"). Does this sound right or is my thinking as usual backwards.
Im trying to get SWMBO to give it a go... Is the process the same as the way we shave our faces? WTG, XTG, ATG??
Woohoo! It's great to read all of these convert stories.
I would urge everyone to get the females in their life to read the wiki Luc linked to. Myself and a couple of others put quite a bit of effort into it though if you feel it is missing anything please let us know!
Also get them to join on here... There is a Women Shavers social group and the ADs will be raging in no time!
I would urge everyone to get the females in their life to read the wiki Luc linked to. Myself and a couple of others put quite a bit of effort into it though if you feel it is missing anything please let us know!
Also get them to join on here... There is a Women Shavers social group and the ADs will be raging in no time!
About fifty five years ago my mother decided to shave her legs while taking a bath. During the process she gave herself a moderate cut on her shin. The cut bled a lot and she put an adhesive palster over the wound. The wound started to inflame around the edge of the plaster so she increased the size of dressing. The sequence of using lager and larger dressings went on until her leg was covered with a weeping dermatitis. Specialist medical attention was sort but to no avail. The condition extended to most of her lower body. Then on to most of her upper body and face. As it was an unsightly mess she used to wear a mask and hood if she went out but on one occasion she failed to cover a small portion of her neckline which was exposed to the weak Spring sun. That night he flesh on that exposed area showed signs of recovery. My father brought home a carbon arc 'sun' lamp and my mother went through a program of controlled exposure to the light. The condition gradually improved.
My mother will be ninety four in a fortnight's time.
My mother will be ninety four in a fortnight's time.
An amazing story Tony, thanks for sharing.
My gf did her first shave a couple days ago with the lady gillette. I gave her my old tweezerman brush to use with a tube of Real Shaving Co. cream and some rose water in a spray bottle for an aftershave. I taught her the face lather process so it would be easier for her in the shower. Just an almond size dab on the middle of the wet brush and lather directly on her legs. She really loved it and that was really easy for her in the shower. No bowl to worry about, just grab the tube and go.
Totally surprised me too since her first shave was by herself, she just came up to me saying "Did I do a good job?". I gave her the setup a couple weeks ago and she was kind of intimidated and put off using it. Looks like she really liked it though. I said "Here....help me use up some of this stuff...."
Totally surprised me too since her first shave was by herself, she just came up to me saying "Did I do a good job?". I gave her the setup a couple weeks ago and she was kind of intimidated and put off using it. Looks like she really liked it though. I said "Here....help me use up some of this stuff...."
Glad to hear it went so well for you guys. My wife tried it once and the result was "I don't have time for all that and the razor isn't shaving anything". She just wants to have it done in the 30 seconds or whatever it takes her to do it with a cart.
I tried with SWMBO and got only as far as to have her try some Arko in the shower, which she now uses regularly. As to hardware, it remains some sort of pick cart thingy.
