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Murray, Out of curiosity do you have any of the 9 extra you purchased? I wouldn't mind giving it a try. I could pay pal you for one if possible. If not how about a gillette? I have tried both Feather and Derby Extra. The Derby extra seemed to be a little bit better for my face. I have a sample pack ...

Murray, Indeed indeed. I almost feel obliged to stick to the DE as I have so much respect for the kind and civil people on this forum. I also just love the "gadgetry" (if you can call it that, as its old technology). Also becoming passionate about something is just fun. So I like wet shavi...

Murray: You have said everything I felt and more. That was a tremendous paragraph you wrote there. I am 27, have gone back and forth between electric and cartridge and now DE. It will be unpopular to state that with my sensitive skin and very tough beard, electric and a good preshave lotion I can ge...

MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Funny I have this same problem half of my shaves too...

I have always felt my beard was quite tough and wiry. I often keep a goatee or some sort of facial hair. So today I pulled a few hairs out and looked at them. I am actually amazed how thick and hard they are. Completely just a theoretical wish but, I wish there was a way to compare in a sense. I kno...

Out of curiosity does anyone use their DE to shave chest hair? I sometimes trim mine down a bit (using a electric trimmer). I am fine with it not being baby smooth. But every now and again I get this very strange desire to whip up my badger brush, lather the chest and go at it with a DE razor. The p...

Ok this is as geek as it gets but... Did anyone see Pan's Labyrinth and notice the multiple scenes of the antagonist shaving with badger and straight blade? I am not hardcore enough to know what blade or brush he was using, but it did make me think of the forums. The other movie/tv show scene people...

Is the proraso pre/post creme really minty and euclyptusy (yes I make up words...what, so did Shakespeare)?

I found the shave creme to be too much for me in terms of the Mint/Euclyptus feeling. Is the Pre/Post creme similiar in that aspect?

I thought you met "going on a date with a razor".

A lot of people on this forum are quite zealous about shaving and razors, so it didnt shock me too much.

Maybe "clogging the razor" is a poor description.
The times I have used it, I felt a very noticeable gain in friction in the areas the glycerin was applied. I believe the whole concept of shaving cream is to decrease friction and the glycerin seem to just make my razor stick.

I like the die (dice) idea.
I think I'll put that into effect.

Thanks Jimmy. Great idea!

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Random thought. I noticed how incredibly thin and sharp DE blades are. Much thinner then the standard Utility razors. They work well for cutting paper much the way you would use an X-Acto knife for. I am sure they work great for many purposes other then shaving. My question is that does anyone uses ...

So I followed the wonderful advice of Leisureguy's incredible blog post somewhat accurately my first coupe weeks of wet shaving. The one thing I have to really disagree with is using 100% Vegetable Glycerin as a pre-lather. It seems to do nothing but clog my razor and make my shaves worse. I 100% ag...

Thanks guys~ This is more what i was looking for. Not just a YMMV.

I almost bought lavander. My sandelwood is quite nice. I've heard great things about almond too. OOOH the choices.

AHaha you guys are funny. I know its a YMMV question, but I was looking for a ballpark figure. Almond size I understand from a tube. As its a tub and im dipping my brush it is a bit harder to estimate. I guess I'll just keep at it. It looks like my tub will last me 1.5 months at this current rate. Y...

Out of curiosity, how long does a tub the size of Taylor's last you. I believe it is around 5.4oz. As I am still a bit of a newbie I am a little bit unsure if I am using too much creme. But as a general question, how long would this 5.4oz last you if you shaved nearly daily with it? 1month? 2? 3? Th...

Wickets: Thanks for your feedback. So if you have the HD and the Slant, which one do you use most of the time? As for your feather comment: Anything that gets lots of hype is overrated. People tend to believe, either by fact or group-think, that the Feather are the SHARPEST blade. And it seems a con...

Sometimes I wish you could "rent" a razor for a small nominal fee. I am finally getting decent shaves with my HD/Feather. But I do have a thick/Coarse beard. Some people have recommended the slant to me. I think once I feel have "mastered" my HD. I will figure a way to borrow a s...

This thread is fantastic for those who are in the bay area. Thanks to all that contributed. I am in mountain view and I didn't have any trouble finding Proraso at Target. They were all out of the creme in Saratoga, but I found it in Cupertino. Personally I really don't like the feeling of the Proras...

Sal: That is GREAT news! I am in the exact same boat. First week with DE razor was KILLING my skin. I nearly gave up. 2nd week was marginally better. Now I feel I am getting close to mastering shave angle, not using my wrist at all, short strokes, heavy lather, and things are going great. I also hav...