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- Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Razor bumps where I *don't* shave? Possible?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2165
Re: Razor bumps where I *don't* shave? Possible?
A vague hunch (if you're still paying attention to this thread): something happening on the border of where you shave could be due to inadequate rinsing, or too much aftershave etc - "runoff", if you will.
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:26 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Sticky: Soap and cream reviews
- Replies: 59
- Views: 96013
D. R. Harris Soap
This product comes in several different fragrances. I will let others describe the scents. Trust me, it's better that way. :) Choice of fragrance makes no appreciable difference in the shaving performance (I've tried all of them except the latest one). Itemized review: This product is close enough t...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:01 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Sticky: Soap and cream reviews
- Replies: 59
- Views: 96013
Not-quite-a-review of not-quite-a-shaving-cream
This is for those times when you arrive somewhere, need a shave, but haven't brought a brush with you - and it's probably not for those with dry or sensitive skin. Noxzema (I don't mean their shaving cream, but the original Noxzema product in the large blue cylindrical tub) can reliably prepare you ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:58 pm
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: HOW ABOUT THAT JAWLINE??? TRADE SECRETS???
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8190
Re: HOW ABOUT THAT JAWLINE??? TRADE SECRETS???
Another possible angle for you to consider (note the cleverly-prescient pun) :) : You get generally a good shave, right? That means, for you and for me, the jawline is a geometry problem more than a shaving problem. Whichever direction your shaving strokes are going, you may need to change it for th...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: RUSSIAN speakers ??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4763
Re: RUSSIAN speakers ??
For future reference: Гель для бритья = Gel' dlya brit'ya = Gel for shaving Крем для бритья = Krem dlya brit'ya = ... you get the point (Handwritten/cursive-style Russian looks very different, just as handwritten English looks very different - that's why almost the same words on the Tum tube look so...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:03 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Huge News:Re-Reformulated Penhaligon's Soaps
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10248
Re: Huge News:Re-Reformulated Penhaligon's Soaps
You have been away a while, Dave! Be comforted by the fact that we have a broad variety of very good soaps available, some a little easier to get than others, but at least available: Still have Harris and MWF, Tabac, Speick, La Toja, Palmolive, etc., and (in my own limited experiences, others can l...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:44 am
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Huge News:Re-Reformulated Penhaligon's Soaps
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10248
Re: Huge News:Re-Reformulated Penhaligon's Soaps
Well. I've been away a while. I've felt embarrassed over the fact that I have quite a lot of shaving soap stashed here. (TBH, it's many many years' worth.) Harris and Mitchell's mostly. As I said, I felt embarrassed about it. Now I feel embarrassed - AND a bit smug. And, in addition, unhappy for tho...
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:42 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: new idea to make great lather!!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3882
Re: new idea to make great lather!!!
- I may be wrong, but I don't think soaking a badger brush has any useful effect; no harmful effect either of course (unless the brush has a defect to be aggravated by staying warm & wet longer). - Whatever method of removing some water from the brush (shaking, pumping motion, wiggling, waggling...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:05 pm
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: new idea to make great lather!!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3882
Re: new idea to make great lather!!!
Are you saying, in essence, "Don't shake out all the water, just some"? Or are you saying "Leave the brush really dripping wet"? I have been shaking out some but not all of the water, for a long long time. Each brush I've tried seems to have a different "just right" amo...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:52 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Dyson fans
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2652
Re: Dyson fans
...Is it the Vitamax of fans? I don't have any real knowledge of fans other than the obvious, but I think the answer to your question is almost always a clear-cut "No". Exceptions in my opinion: - if the increased safety of having no fan blades is very important in your situation - for ex...
- Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
- Topic: Linux
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3468
Re: Linux
I've heard good things about Arch--I'm curious about it. If you're a somewhat-experienced Linux user, it's very nice, easy to manage day to day, and its packages are kept up to date extremely well. Pacman (Arch's package manager) handles dependencies better than most, and updates are generally very...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Forgive me Father...for I have sinned.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2433
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:58 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: I REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE! (LONGISH RANT)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10034
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:38 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Shopping list for newbie - many questions!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5379
Re: Shopping list for newbie - many questions!
Since I will be back in England I need to stock up and have short listed some shaving creams as follows, what would you add to the list? Truefitt & Hill 1805 Almond £10.50 Proraso Sandlewood £7.95 Proraso Menthol £7.95 Tabac Penhaligon’s Blenheim Bouquet £23 DR Harris Lavender £8.95 Musgo Real ...
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:18 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Cartridge razor
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10619
Re: Cartridge razor
So I was thinking to buy something handy for travel and just for quick shave. What you would recommend ? I am looking at Gillette Trac II or Sensor Excel. Maybe you have something better in a mind :?: Opinions? It's sometimes possible to just take your every-day razor with you - don't throw that po...
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:25 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sterilise your Razor
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8659
Watch out - don't boil a razor that has any rubber or plastic parts, or one that has a fragile finish (old lacquer for instance) on the metal. You can boil a razor that's plain nickel plate, but do you really need to? Boiling will only loosen the dirt. Boiling can be useful, but it's way over-rated....
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:02 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Recycling Feathers (or other blades)?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7517
I wish I was capable of the math needed to determine how long it would take to fill that can. Getting a truly correct answer would probably be pretty difficult, but getting a good-enough answer isn't very hard. Imagine a very tall skinny open-topped rectangular can whose dimensions side-to-side and...
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:00 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Worst single shave???!!!
- Replies: 49
- Views: 14445
Re: Worst single shave???!!!
Do you remember the worst single shave you ever had? Do you have any ideas why it was the worst? Do you remember when? I was a recent - but not TOO recent - newbie in shaving with a double-edge razor. I had acquired a Futur. And some Feather blades. And decided to open the adjustment knob a little ...
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:59 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Multi-blade razors: do they cause bumps?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19406
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:39 pm
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: Multi-blade razors: do they cause bumps?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19406