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[Leatherstockiings]

Hi. Welcome to Straight Razor Place!

I shave after I shower so washing my face in the shower is my prep. On the rare occasion I shave without showering I will rub lather onto my whiskers and then cover with a wet, hot towel. I will do this a couple of times while before face lathering.

My scuttle gets hot water straight from the tap.

[petercp4e]

Hello and welcome to SRP.
Enjoy your time here on the forum.

Pete <:-}

[JimmyHAD]

Welcome to SRP. Personally I wash my face with hot tap water, fill scuttle with same, and throw a bit of water onto the puck to soften it up a bit. Once rinsed off I lather with the soap of choice for that day. Mostly face lathering now, though I will occasionally bowl lather, particularly with cream instead of hard soap. I usually do 2 passes, occasionlly 3 on a good day.

I used to be a cold water shaver, for quite a few years, but that is another story. For blades I favor Feather, Gillette 7 O'clock Yellow, Polisilver, Astra SP, Gillette Platinum, or Silver Blue. Getting a blade sampler pack is a good thing, since one man's favorite blade is another man's poison.

This shaving pursuit is very YMMV (your milage may vary) in all aspects.

[thebigspendur]

Welcome aboard.

I usually shower first so I just wet my face apply lather and shave. These days I use a Mongoose SE razor with feather pro blades. I also use a straight but this combo gives me the closest shave to a straight.

I make my lather in a scuttle. You want to watch water temp because very hot water inhibits good lather and can actually destroy it. Soaps vary in this regard. I use just hot tap water 130F. Also some scuttle makers don't want you to use boiling water. I don't think it would crack the ceramic but you never know.

[Marshal]

No mugs, no scuttles, and no hot water. Cold tap water splash, lather up, and shave is pretty much the extent of my prep. I find less razor burn with cool water than warm. But when I do treat myself to a warm water shave my prep is pretty much the same as Speedster minus the scuttle. I've got a ceramic shave bowl that floats in the sink, so I'll float that while I shower. Stays nice and warm when I build lather for my shave.

[eddy79]

Hi and welcome aboard