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[quote=Buster;693066]OK, but you're gonna regret starting this conversation with me...


I have a collection of razors, but here are the ones in my usual rotation to use:

[IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/IMGP3550.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/3379950527_8ef5cce083.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/Tech011.jpg[/IMG]



My favorite brush:
[IMG]http://img.thefind.com/images/UwDb7e4zaRrDNAa7xwwMGamJOSUZ8Yl5KfFJqYmlJZUMGSUlBVb6-qkFepWZuel6yfm5-smJ-p76SaWVmXkFRZlliSWp8UYGlpbxJsZmJoamZsbmDAwA?m=1&g=1[/IMG]


My favorite blades:

*CAN GET 100 BLADES FOR $12.00...WHERE YOU GET ABOUT 5 CARTRIDGES FOR THAT IF YOU'RE LUCKY...SUPERIOR SHAVES FOR PENNIES A SHAVE.

[URL="http://westcoastshaving.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=5"]Crystal Double Edge Razor Blades (100 Blades) [RB-CRY-002] - $12.00 : West Coast Shaving, Double Edge Blade Sampler Packs[/URL]


[IMG]http://westcoastshaving.com/images/crystal_600.jpg[/IMG]


SHAVE SOAP:
$2 at pharmacies or Walmart for a good soap
[IMG]http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/07/70/25/31/0007702531020_215X215.jpg[/IMG]

or upgrade for about $4 to:

[IMG]http://westcoastshaving.com/images/ss-con-bay.jpg[/IMG]




SHAVING CREAM MOOD INSTEAD OF SOAP?

$5 at Bath and Body Works...feels awesome. I use it for Travel. Same as Proraso vintage shave cream:

[IMG]http://www.bigelowchemists.com/images/images_big/premiumshavelarge.jpg[/IMG]



Finally, my go-to After Shave, wife loves it too. About $6 at any pharmacy. They make a Bay Rum that I like a lot too. It's a traditional barber shop favorite:

[IMG]http://www.pomade-shop.eu/WebRoot/Store18/Shops/61591627/4B1C/4643/0616/9407/B255/C0A8/2935/5C57/pinaud_clubman_after_shave.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

Up until a few years back I had several razors like that and use them with the shaving soap. Some how when we moved I never found them when unpacking. After reading this its reminded me to check those 3 to 4 boxes we never unpacked because your right they do give a better shave.

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^ Somehow something always gets "lost" in a move especially when you use professional movers.

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[quote=GMScud;693094]Damn, Buster. That stuff looks great. Maybe it's time for me to kick the Gillette Fusion to the curb and step my game up![/quote]
if you grow like you said you'll love it

I've used doubles a few times and it takes a bit, but it's really relaxing, love doing it before I go to bed.. you might need to do it in the morning though

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[quote=Buster;693119]You won't regret it.

Yeah, I even built a nice mahogany razor stand with a marble base for my shave bowl and added some gold leaf accents. :D


When I broke my arm, I had to shift "obsessions" as my wife calls them from weightlifting to something else. Wetshaving somehow happened.

It took me a few weeks to get the technique down where I could get a perfect shave without cuts, but it's amazing how superior old razors are to this new multi-blade garbage where they charge you a few bucks per cartridge. The best razors were made in the 50s and 60s. That black-handled adjustable one I posted is a 1970.

Bought a few razors off eBay, a few from Antique shops...they polish up amazingly with a Dremel and some MAAS Metal Polish. They look cool on my counter too.
[B]
Bonus - Talking the wife into letting me shave her legs.[/B] ;)[/quote]

Rock and roll. For that reason alone I'm going to buy one. So the double edge blade, how does that work? Is one edge sharper than the other?

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fuck that

not slicing the lady's legs

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[quote=tryfuhl;693657]fuck that

not slicing the lady's legs[/quote]

It takes a technique my friend. ;)

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5 pages talking about paper cuts. what a bunch of pussies

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[quote=firstdown;692955]Girls its just a papper cut.[/quote]

I thought the same thing.

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Do they still sell styptic pencils?

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Sure, I bought mine at a Rite Aid pharmacy. I see them in every other pharmacy too: Walgreen's, CVS, etc.

They should be in the shaving section.

Glad I don't have to use it very often, it burns like hell.

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[quote=dmek25;693710]5 pages talking about paper cuts. what a bunch of pussies[/quote]

Hey now, mine's a blood-spewing laceration.

Snapped a picture of it, will have to get it off the camera soon.
:D

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[quote=GMScud;693642]Rock and roll. For that reason alone I'm going to buy one. So the double edge blade, how does that work? Is one edge sharper than the other?[/quote]

They're identical, there's just a sharp edge on each side. Convenient because you can shave one cheek, flip it over and shave the other before having to rinse it off.

There are single-edge blades too (for SE razors) but they're about obsolete now. They aren't as good anyways.

[quote=tryfuhl;693657]fuck that

not slicing the lady's legs[/quote]

That's why you learn to do it right first. :D

She'll love the warm lather. If you do it right, you can shave more than her legs. ;)

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[quote=Buster;695043]They're identical, there's just a sharp edge on each side. Convenient because you can shave one cheek, flip it over and shave the other before having to rinse it off.

There are single-edge blades too (for SE razors) but they're about obsolete now. They aren't as good anyways.



That's why you learn to do it right first. :D

She'll love the warm lather. If you do it right, you can shave more than her legs. ;)[/quote]

never had much of an interest in that either.. hopefully she keeps it up herself

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[quote=tryfuhl;695353][B]never had much of an interest in that either..[/B] hopefully she keeps it up herself[/quote]
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[quote=tryfuhl;695353]never had much of an interest in that either.. hopefully she keeps it up herself[/quote]

agreed, there's a little bit of creep factor involved with shaving someone else I think