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Welcome to SMF. Wonderful photos of your setup. I see someone got the sampler package from Trumpers. :D I recognized the cards with colognes, the skin food bottle, and the small shave cream samples. I'm also enjoying samples from them. Would be interested in how you feel about their products so far.

Squire wrote:David I'm reliably informed when waterboarding doesn't work the interrogators resort to Castor oil.

Maybe we could call it Castorboarding!

First let me welcome you! You are in good company as we have those new to the scene (like me) and seasoned pros. All are willing to help and encourage you in your journey to great shaves. You did a very good job explaining your situation and all the components to it. I'll add my 2 cents worth to see...

I think you guys are telling me I need to check this out. Tough for me to watch TV here but being a history buff, it is wetting my appetite.

Alan

I finally relented and decided to give the oil pass a try. I'm using a Merkur 38C with a Wilkinson blade and Trumper's cream. First pass was WTG, lather only. Second pass was XTG, lather only. Third pass was ATG, lather only. Fourth pass was with olive oil only. Most of the work was concentrated on ...

I remember being told as a kid you never share things like toothbrushes, hair combs, and the like. Same applies to razors of any type. Only person using it should be you. I found out the hard way years ago when I brushed my teeth and got an awful infection. My gums were so swollen I thought they wer...

My journey with DE is getting better every day. I can now shave every day if I want which I couldn't do before. The quality of the shave is improving all the time. I have a bar of glycerine soap that I use to wash my face before shaving. Does anyone use just straight glycerine for their shave soap? ...

Thank you to all who have given many warm welcomes and plenty of constructive, thoughful input. With the exception of today, I have been shaving every day with varying results. I'm still fine tuning my technique and I'm on my second blade type but overall the results have been very good. Having the ...

Hey K, welcome aboard, yes, you can shave daily, most of us do. What caused you to have to skip a day in the past? It just seemed like if I didn't that no matter what I did the blade would drag instead of cut like it should. Felt like I was using a small bulldozer to try cutting down trees instead ...

Hello Everyone! I've finally gotten what I need to start with wetshaving using a DE blade. Obviously this equipment is far superior to the disposables I'd been using in the past. What I would like to know is can I start shaving every day or am I stuck with my every other day routine like I had befor...