What did you learn from your last shave?
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If my lather feels really slick, it needs evenmore water to be really slick.
That a Derby Premium blade on its second use, on a 48-hour beard, does not cut as cleanly for me as a Personna Red or Lab Blue does.
Today I was reminded how utterly phenomenal Proraso Green is and that I don't use it as often as my face wishes I did 
When I spend more time touching up and buffing than I do shaving, it's time to change blades.
I've tried a Personna Red for a 4th shave in my Slim, a 36-hour beard, and found it, as you say, "meh." Reds are usually my go-to blade, quite reliable. But I've never pushed one beyond 2-3 uses.
I was reminded “hovering” (cap or comb/bar barely touching skin) is my happy place.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Once a person has mastered his shaving gear it is hard not to get a great shave IMO!
So, I am getting a little deeper into the hobby, started shaving with a Van Der Hagen DE Razor, then bought a Vikings Cheiftan, this was all before I found shaving forums. So, I bought a RazoRock German 37, Old Type and BBS. I have used Astra Blades, bought some feathers, and Vostock blades. What I am learning and learned from my last shave, is lather is one of the most important factors for a great shave. I also learned that it isn't so much about which blade or razor that I use, but the amount of pressure I use that creates the best results. Letting the razor do the work, and having good slick lather has resulted in consistent DFS's.
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I have a reaction to dorco prime blades. I wonder if it’s the Teflon coating or the platinum on the blade. I may never know.
I learned that a beat up, scratched Ever Ready 1914 Little Lather Catcher with worn and pitted plating shaves exactly the same as a nice shiny one.
That the Gillette 7 black blades are not as good as the GSB's in my timeless .68.
I’m new to DE shaving... I learned that my new “mild” Alpha Outlaw razor with a blade gap of 0.52 and a fair amount of blade exposure gave me more irritation than the iKon X3 slant.
That if I suck in my chin like this I can shave neck easier.
Not in my Game Changer .68 either. Got one of my closest shaves in recent history with those blades. First time I had used them and WOW did I get irritation.
It has been a difficult week. On Tuesday I lost my 93 year old father. Since he was born in 1927, I used my Gillette Ball end Old Type, my best estimate of a razor that approximated his birth year. I also used a Rudy Vey Rubberset type Manchurian that I bought for him about 2 years ago. I never really wanted to see it in my home but knew I would and can only be grateful that he had it for a couple of years. Using his brush and a razor from the time of his birth did give a small measure of comfort.
On to the shaves over the last four days:
On to the shaves over the last four days:
- The Old Type is a really good shaver. It is much lighter than my usual razor (Blackland Tradere SB). It was milder than I remembered from the last time I used it and could easily be an everyday razor. Perhaps my father’s hand was guiding it for me.
- The Rudy Vey Rubberset type Manchurian is a big brush with a longer handle and bigger knot than I usually use. It was quite luxurious and loaded very well with both Cella and Tabac (I use a soap for five and now it will be six days in a row). I’m not sure how it will load Haslinger in the Haslinger tin. Since I normally use a different brush everyday, after five days (and now it will be six) the brush dries adequately between shaves. I used this brush four days in a row.
- This brush was dried tips up with no stand. I had always dried my brushes tips down in a stand. Although the knot is quite dense, it appeared to dry more quickly. I have put my brush stands away and will see how the other brushes dry.
So sorry for your loss. Losing a parent is especially tough. The when of it doesn't matter.
Your commemorative shave sounds like a great remembrance, and will be an ongoing connection. Peace to you and your family.
sorry to hear buddy, one doesn't know what to say in times like this, but hope you and family recover soon, take care buddy
Very sorry for your loss, sm29.
I learned it took me just over 13 months to unlearn my bad habits that cartridges usually forgive.
Would have been sooner, but I kept relearning those bad habits thinking I was trying advanced methods…
I‘m still doing it wrong, but not in the add pressure to remove stubble sort of way.
Would have been sooner, but I kept relearning those bad habits thinking I was trying advanced methods…
I‘m still doing it wrong, but not in the add pressure to remove stubble sort of way.
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