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- Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:32 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Finding our best shaving tools
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5368
Re: Finding our best shaving tools
I am quite minimalist. It is for shaving, my first razor, Merkur 34, it is still my best. Have always been. Thank for visiting this forum, I searched others, but never better. I found out soon that my growth did not need Feather blade. For winter time no better than red personnas. I found the badger...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:25 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Lockdown Razor Cut
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6500
Re: The Lockdown Razor Cut
I have for years been cutting my hair with an electric clipper. When I was younger I used a something like 30 mm setting, but now as I'm balding on top and in general, just something like 18 mm. I'm sure it needs though some trimming that I'm not able do. But I don't care. In general Vitamin D gives...
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Second Pass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6083
Re: Second Pass
Myself i cant get any decent shave with one pass. Second pass mostly xtg but still not clean on my upper lip etc. I use 3 passes.
I prefer rather long strokes as my beard is not very tough. It has not got any thicker (now 62), except more grey.
I prefer rather long strokes as my beard is not very tough. It has not got any thicker (now 62), except more grey.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:18 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Tabac
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18968
Re: Tabac
My plan is to how I now use soaps in a bowl. Just using a small amount like 15-20 cm disk (less than an inch in US ,measurements). What a difference a decimal point makes! Yes, I mixed cm with mm. Stranger things can even happen and those from different unit systems, but some like me can do these i...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:13 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Tabac
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18968
Re: Tabac
Yes Gary, I feel that was a good choice you made in regard to the shaving stick and also as it is the best travel one to use. Many sticks are not suitable really in my opinion for that, Arko for heavens no with no closed container. And while Palmolive is ok with being mild scented, I would not want ...
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:26 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Tabac
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18968
Re: Tabac
You fellow members might see it as surprising that I have still no decent bowl for lathering. It is I have not used any shaving creams in like 15 years. I used Florena and Proraso green. Proraso was not very mentholated very nice for my cold climate. I dislike the squeezed look of creams and also my...
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:25 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sustainability
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9629
Re: Sustainability
I have only badger brushes that I use, 3 of them and I'm not intending to buy more. I rotate them and will most likely last my lifetime. Boar brush is good too, just don't use it, but it is ok. Soft, splitted hairs, needed a lots of work and a soap hog, cause it is big I guess. I have no knowledge o...
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:17 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Tabac
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18968
Re: Tabac
I am somewhat divided in my opinion about Tabac Original products. I have always liked the scent for shaving. It is not in anyways natural though, instead very industrial smart managed. I guess many other soaps are too. The puck is fine and even more the shave stick is propably one of the best stick...
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:57 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Placement of nylon washers for cosmetic reasons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9022
Re: Placement of nylon washers for cosmetic reasons
Thank you John, as a retired engineer, I give some thoughts about this washer subject when I now know what we are talking about. They are routinely put on screw joints. What I understand is that using them allows to input a desired momentum to the joint = tensile stress to the screw. And also, but I...
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:57 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Placement of nylon washers for cosmetic reasons
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9022
Re: Placement of nylon washers for cosmetic reasons
I'm still lost about what a washer is?
My guess is that it is some ring like thing we put in screw joints?
I never even clean my razor after a shave. It has been in the sink while I have lathered up, just an opinion.
My guess is that it is some ring like thing we put in screw joints?
I never even clean my razor after a shave. It has been in the sink while I have lathered up, just an opinion.
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Changing the grain pattern?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5653
Re: Changing the grain pattern?
If I understand you right, you mean if how we shave, can change the way our beards grow. To that I doubt it has any effect. It will grow back same way as it always has. I shave my chins WTG and then the last 2 passes are just ATG. On my upper lip I need WTG, sideways XTG and then up ATG. Perhaps tha...
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:19 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Environmentally friendly blade packaging
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6655
Re: Environmentally friendly blade packaging
Wellcome you our newest member to the oldest shaving forum! Like Murray told, most blades come these days in cardboard boxes. My faves now nos wizamet super iridiums and then red personnas, my winter blades the reds. Are cardboard ones. Some come in plastic packages. Feathers and Derbys and many oth...
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Speak to me about Rotation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9364
Re: Speak to me about Rotation
My three badger brushes I rotate regularly, without favoring any, all work about the same. That dice cube method would never work for me John Rose. Once a DE blade gets into a razor, there it stays until ditching.No swapping. For me the spreadsheet method works to record. Otherwise I'd never know/re...
- Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:50 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Face lathering and brush loading (soap)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 25053
Re: Face lathering and brush loading (soap)
I use a well shaken badger brush and preload it with soap from bowl. Not too much soap in there like a whole puck and pretty much build some thick consistency lather there. Because only a relative small amount of soap. Then I go to face and start making lather there. Dip maybe twice the brush hairs ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:50 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: new mergress
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10500
Re: new mergress
I think gary if you missed that time Mer offered us to send our Progresses to him to get a new knob, that you do not have to regret so much. It was an expensive procedure. Of course now persons who now have them feel special. You have to appreciate your money spent :) Still the handle would be the s...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:39 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: "new" Arko sticks, new order in ingredients
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8487
Re: "new" Arko sticks, new order in ingredients
I can't complain any about these Amazon got 2016 sticks.
I always put some Arko soap on the bowl and from there preload my brush before making lather on my face. So I can't compare this formulation as a straight from stick to face lathering. But I tried and that worked too.
I always put some Arko soap on the bowl and from there preload my brush before making lather on my face. So I can't compare this formulation as a straight from stick to face lathering. But I tried and that worked too.
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:41 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: finally, mastered the futur
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10726
Re: finally, mastered the futur
That is also one feature why I have never been so much interested in Futur. DE blades are sharp, but they do no harm and are light and easy to to handle. What with the Futur and I guess the cap popping out when adjusting. It does not happen with any other razor. Then you get something on thumb or ot...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:42 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: finally, mastered the futur
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10726
Re: finally, mastered the futur
Murray, your Progress with Mer replaced knob seems over aggressive. Progress settings don't matter what number is there, mine at lowest is about 2, so it is then 1. What matters is that the lifting thing should touch the base when at lowest. There could be some gunk under that thing or even that Mer...
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: got a new gold futur
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7320
Re: got a new gold futur
One thing I don't really like about these "close" canal shavers like Progress or Futur and many others like them. It is with my HD and in general Merkur fixed heads and also like Muehle/jagger must be the same. I can just shave as long as I want in my opinion even if I have like a 3 days g...
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:07 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: got a new gold futur
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7320
Re: got a new gold futur
I have sometimes thought of getting a chinese made Futur clone, but I don't think I have that kind of shaving technique or able to use its adjustability. Usually with Merkur Progress I shave first pass with about 2.5 setting and then with 1.5 the rest one(s). They say of what I have read that Futur ...