Thread: Proper first shave

Grab yourself some nice cream or soap - Tabac, L'Occitane Cade or one of the 3 T's - Taylors, Truefitt or Trumpers. It gets much better.

Originally Posted by Drubbing

Grab yourself some nice cream or soap - Tabac, L'Occitane Cade or one of the 3 T's - Taylors, Truefitt or Trumpers. It gets much better.

i'm using Palmolive cream with palm extract and Palmolive soap which together do make a decent, and long lasting, lather if not the uberlather some people talk about with great reverence

but thanks for the advice all is much appreciated !

ian

Originally Posted by ianp1966

i'm using Palmolive cream with palm extract and Palmolive soap which together do make a decent, and long lasting, lather if not the uberlather some people talk about with great reverence

but thanks for the advice all is much appreciated !

ian

You might find any of the above will make the Palmolive look a bit ordinary. I found the Palmolive fresh Lemon the worst stuff I ever tried. But had to try it for $3.

A bargain priced cream is Proraso, but might only be able to get it online. There a Gentleman's Shop in Hungerford that is online and they have a big range.

Congrats on first, that's a smart looking razor.
While reading your public profile i took a peek at your fotos.
Think you should change name from housebound to PUB bound.
CHEERS
By theway my mom was from Northamptonshire, anywhere close?

Originally Posted by paco

Congrats on first, that's a smart looking razor.
While reading your public profile i took a peek at your fotos.
Think you should change name from housebound to PUB bound.
CHEERS
By theway my mom was from Northamptonshire, anywhere close?

Hi paco interesting fact my school nickname was poco quite similar dont you think
Northampton eh 'fraid nowhere near here its halfway down the country lets not forget we live on a smallish island !

Originally Posted by Drubbing

You might find any of the above will make the Palmolive look a bit ordinary. I found the Palmolive fresh Lemon the worst stuff I ever tried. But had to try it for $3.

A bargain priced cream is Proraso, but might only be able to get it online. There a Gentleman's Shop in Hungerford that is online and they have a big range.

Palmolive stuff is quite nice considering the price and i cannot see me paying £5-10 for soap or cream that i only use once or twice a week no matter how good it is and seeing as my local supermarket does it it also saves on shipping halving the cost.
I just had a quick look at the site you recommended and yes they do stock what looks like the entire range of creams and soaps still a bit rich for my pocket tho.

cheers all

ian

Originally Posted by ianp1966

Well i think its a matter of taste really, although I do like the mirror finish on restored razors, I think its also nice to see that it was once an old razor too.

Couldn't agree more. Although I appreciate a mirror finish for cleaning, and rust prevention, I really love blades (straights or regular knives) with a very shallow pitting and/or patina. To me it's like looking at something with character and depth vs something that's more generic.

Those scales look pretty cool with that vintage blade!

Originally Posted by Romac

Couldn't agree more. Although I appreciate a mirror finish for cleaning, and rust prevention, I really love blades (straights or regular knives) with a very shallow pitting and/or patina. To me it's like looking at something with character and depth vs something that's more generic.

Those scales look pretty cool with that vintage blade!

Cheers ! i'm sure mainaman is pleased for the compliment on his work too

ian