Thread: General Newbie Questions

To answer the question on blades:

I would certainly advise that you buy a razor you like the look initially, either shave ready from the classifieds or from one of the vendors that sells their razors shave ready. A lot of folks recommend 5/8 hollow round points to start out with, but that is your choice.

Personally, I was curious enough about different types of razors initially to avoid buying one that was very similar to those I already had - by doing this I've found where my preferences are.

Canned goo would not get a recommendation from me. It just doesn't contain enough water. You can buy some very cheap, very effective brushes and there are some very cheap and well respected soaps and creams on the market as well. You can, of course, keep using the canned stuff - but I assure you if you tried the proper stuff you would not want to.