So... I probably had the best shave of my life just now ...

Well guys... my quest is going well. Now, I have to be honest with you guys here... I used a mach3. HOWEVER, not by choice. I sent my blade to get honed, and I've been wanting to learn how to lather since I've looked it up more, and I just bought some bigelow shave cream, sooooooo... I took a nice hot long shower.. I used some shamp-and-cond on my beard, then i got out, and i made a veryyyy hot towel. Well, I did that after i made my lather... i had soaked my brush in a cereal bowl full of hot water, and i covered just the top inside the rim of my williams soap.

so, i dumped the water out of mug, squeezed the brush, and dumped the soapy water into the bowl. i then went to hell on my soap in the mug with the brush until it was soaked thru with soap in the hairs. then i squeezed a bit of shave cream into bowl and water, and went to work. its a cheap glass bowl, completely smooth, and i managed to get a pretty good lather! i worked it into my face, then applied more to smooth and thicken everything up, and went to work.

i have no razor burn... no irritation... i just wish my straight was here to share in my learning! lol

soon enough... but atleast i've gotten that down. wish i had some glycerine (tried to find it today in store) and maybe some nice bay rum splash for aftershave.

any recommendations?

im sorry to bring up that mach3 crap, but, i had to be honest. also, it was a MUCH better shave than my damn $30 at the barbers hahaha

You got a blade? What did you get? :)

Pre-shave routine is a MAJOR factor in a good shave! Congrats!

I would definitely recommend ordering the free samples by Art of Shaving. You can get them by sending an email through their website. They'll send you a couple packets including Pre-shave Oil, Shave Cream, and Aftershave Balm (all unscented). When I used these, I had the smoothest shave of my life.

Also, I used the shave cream with my TGQ soap and some glycerin for an uberlather!

DANGIT! I totally forgot I got my sampler pack today from Trumper! hahaha oops... guess ill just have to shave again tomorrow! lol

I ended up buying a Kropp 5/8 from here. I also bought 5/8 Wapi w/ SS scales from Mike Ratliff. (Kropp is on way to him now, both will be sent back together)

So, excited for that!

Uber is glycerine, cream, and soap right?

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Originally Posted by ctufano

wish i had some glycerine (tried to find it today in store) and maybe some nice bay rum splash for aftershave.

any recommendations?

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I know when I picked up my glycerin they had to retrieve it from behind the pharmacy counter.

Agreed, you might have to ask a store employee. Or you could order it online. But then again, there's nothing like grabbing it in a store and trying it out as soon as you get home :)

yea i went to Walgreens... i freakin hate walgreens. they didnte ven have williams soap and i had to get that from CVS... i shoulda gone there but was pissed...

ill probably just buy it online. (i also aske them at walgreens) and then I had gone to B&BW and i bought my bigelow cream but they didnt have any of the bay rum balm, or glycerine, or alum block.

so... gonna buy that online and try to find some nice aftershave and preshave stuff

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Originally Posted by cwrighta70

I would definitely recommend ordering the free samples by Art of Shaving. You can get them by sending an email through their website. They'll send you a couple packets including Pre-shave Oil, Shave Cream, and Aftershave Balm (all unscented). When I used these, I had the smoothest shave of my life.

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Do I have to actually send them an email or do I do the newsletter or what? I was lookin for somethin, just want to make sure to actually send them an email asking about it

Thanks!

Be careful not to add too much glycerin. Too much can really dry out your face and irritates the heck out of mine if I add more than a drop or two to the later bowl. For me, too much glycerin even feels like a chemical burn on my face. Real nasty.

Chris L

Ouch. I'm glad you said that, cuz I had no idea... Thanks man :D

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Originally Posted by ctufano

DANGIT! I totally forgot I got my sampler pack today from Trumper! hahaha oops... guess ill just have to shave again tomorrow! lol

I ended up buying a Kropp 5/8 from here. I also bought 5/8 Wapi w/ SS scales from Mike Ratliff. (Kropp is on way to him now, both will be sent back together)

So, excited for that!

Uber is glycerine, cream, and soap right?

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I got a wapi from Mike for my first razor too. I'm absolutely in love with it and I'm sure you'll see why once you get to use yours.