Thread: Bit of an Update!

Well it really sounds to me like you've got your head on straight about shaving. (Note the pun ) Beard prep is very important, and by the sounds of it you've got a great hold on that. I use The Body Shop shaving brush and shaving cream, and I love them! I don't use their aftershave balm, I just use the one made by Nivea. It also sound like you're really paying attention to your beard growth and direction, and that will be very important when using a straight razor.

The razor and strop set you hyperlinked look good! The razor will come pre-honed, and from what I understand Lynn does all the honing for StraightRazorDesigns. I don't have any experience with any of those strops, so many somebody else will chime in who does.

I think if you picked up that razor and strop, the shaving creams and such from The Body Shop, you'd be set! You wouldn't need a touchup for a while, so a hone or pasted strop wouldn't be needed for a while.

I say pull the trigger on that Dovo and drop that 5-bladed demon!

Sounds like a plan to me. It is good to learn the lathering and prep first. One less thing to deal with. Here is a post by SRP founder Lynn Abrams that helped me ease into straight razor shaving easily.

Sounds you are on the right track here..

I would just toss out the cartridge and get a straight (and a DE instead of the 5 headed monster)

I went from the canned goo and a Wilkinson protect to shaving oil and then a DE to straight with shaving soap.. I now use a DE when I'm in a hurry and a straight when I have some time.. I love it and would never ever ever go back to a cartridge again.

So have fun playing with the lather and I wish you all the best with your straight when you get it.. take it easy and don't forget to have fun shaving.

Maarten