Thread: Half-Hollow vs Full-Hollow

I'm fairly new to SR and very inexperience, so I can't really get you the right advice, gladly all the masters here has already respond you well (one point why I love being a part of this community)

regarding to the size of blade, I personally think (maybe I'm wrong) it's depend on your comfortability mention that, it might include your face's contour. For my case, I need not only a preferred width of blade (which is 5/8 and below) but also the length of the blade to compensate with my small face different points of blade might also helps to work in several area (in my case square point really help me to cut the beard in a very funny angle and mustache - not mentioning, it's good for trimming )

one important thing that I've learn so far is beard prep...something that I just encounter when I start SR, never knew about it before when I use mach3 (no one told me too my dad shaves with electric shaver and never touch even a safety razor)

good luck,

Erick

Originally Posted by MichelG

i have a dense beard and shaving has always been a pain. Even with disposable razors, i managed to end with nicks.
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I decided to try safety shavings two years ago.
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Can someone help me with these questions. My wife wants me to forget about straight razor because of the nicks.
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What type of safety razors?

Face preparation is so commonly a problem:
Safety razors or straight razors ALL depend on
preshave preparation. An inexpensive brush
and one of a variety of shave soaps used well
will much improve any shave.

The low ball entry to wet shaving is the "Van Der Hagen
Premium Shave Set (Soap, Bowl, Brush)". You can
later upgrade and add a worth shave cream like Proraso Proraso
Shave Cream or a worthy shave soap... Shop
at Walmart, CVS, Amazon or one of our sponsors here.

The key if there is one is to first wash your face then build a lather
in the bowel adding water bit by bit. Water and time is your friend
make sure the wet lather sits on your whiskers a full three min.
You may need to reapply more wet lather to keep your whiskers wet.

Next shave with a LIGHT touch.

Above I asked which safety razor you have and use.
I am a fan of any razor that places a single blade only
on the face. It can be the Yellow handled BiC, a double
edge razor, shavette, Feather, or a straight razor. The tossables
with two, three, four and more blades are not an improvement IMO.
They clog and cut my whiskers too far under the skin when
they are not clogged.

For those with a history of problems the Yellow Handled
tossables are interesting because you can hold them with
two fingers at the end of the handle and almost eliminate
bad sideways motions or excessive pressure that give so
many shavers cuts.

Double edge razors are a common solution for some. The
variety of blades available makes it possible to find one
that matches your face (sample pack on the internet).

As for full hollow, half hollow, quarter hollow razors the
number one issue is getting and keeping the razor sharp.
A full hollow lets me feel my whiskers, I suspect a lot
like your shavette.

While you shop for a different blade make a point of improving
your shave prep. A brush, bowel, shave soap/ cream and time
can make a big improvement no matter what blade.

Visit:
Straight Razor Place Wiki
and look for Preparing your face:
Improving your preparation to get better results - Straight Razor Place Wiki
and making a lather
Category:Lather - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Welcome to the site! Don't disregard the straight razor!

As for your coarse beard and prep, I will be able to give you the name of a product tomorrow that works very well for people with coarse/heavy beards. I would tell you now, but honestly, I forget the name. It's a product we have at Barber school and a fellow student purchased a tub of it and tried it on his son's touch beard and said it worked wonders.

I will be sure to post the name of the product when I get home tomorrow evening!

Hi Rob,
I'd be curious about this product too. Not sure if posted here or elsewhere, but do let us know.

Thanks,
-Robert

Ok guys, here's the product:

Stephan Smooth Shave Cream - 16 oz. - The World's Smoothest ShaveÂ*

This stuff works amazingly well! Smear some on your face and let it penetrate for a couple minutes, then throw your shaving cream on over top and go to town!

A fellow student is using his son to shave for his license exam, and his son's beard if VERY thick and coarse. He said this stuff made a WORLD of difference in softening up his son's beard before he shaved him. He also used it on me before shaving me, and I can tell you it made a difference as well.

It's pretty cheap, so if you have a coarse beard, try it out! It might make all the difference!

Hope this helps

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Ok guys, here's the product:

Stephan Smooth Shave Cream - 16 oz. - The World's Smoothest ShaveÂ*

This stuff works amazingly well! Smear some on your face and let it penetrate for a couple minutes, then throw your shaving cream on over top and go to town!

A fellow student is using his son to shave for his license exam, and his son's beard if VERY thick and coarse. He said this stuff made a WORLD of difference in softening up him son's beard before he shaved him. He also used it on me before shaving me, and I can tell you it made a difference as well.

It's pretty cheap, so if you have a coarse beard, try it out! It might make all the difference!

Hope this helps

Thank you Rob

Also, I owe you an apology...I called you Glen in my post...Don't ask. I don't know why, but I was sure that it was Sixgun that I read...I must be seeing things. My apologies my friend...I corrected the error

Best,
-Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Thank you Rob

Also, I owe you an apology...I called you Glen in my post...Don't ask. I don't know why, but I was sure that it was Sixgun that I read...I must be seeing things. My apologies my friend...I corrected the error

Best,
-Robert

HAHA! No worries! Honestly I must have missed that. I hope if you try this product, that you like it! It smells great! Reminds me of the Hawaiian Tropic cocoa butter tanning lotion my grandfather used to buy

Originally Posted by avatar1999

HAHA! No worries! Honestly I must have missed that. I hope if you try this product, that you like it! It smells great! Reminds me of the Hawaiian Tropic cocoa butter tanning lotion my grandfather used to buy

Just fired an order (+ exfoliating pre-shave + rescue post-shave)...this stuff (for 16 oz...which is ~3 times the size of a regular GFT or AOS or similar creme tub @ $30 for ~5 oz.) is pretty cheap ...roughly speaking, it is ~30 times cheaper...Holy Shave man!!! what has anyone got to lose???

Thanks Rob,
Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Just fired an order (+ exfoliating pre-shave + rescue post-shave)...this stuff (for 16 oz...which is ~3 times the size of a regular GFT or AOS or similar creme tub @ $30 for ~5 oz.) is pretty cheap ...roughly speaking, it is ~30 times cheaper...Holy Shave man!!! what has anyone got to lose???

Thanks Rob,
Robert

When you get it and try it out, let us know how you like it. Then maybe after you use it a few times, you could possibly put a review up of it

Originally Posted by avatar1999

When you get it and try it out, let us know how you like it. Then maybe after you use it a few times, you could possibly put a review up of it

That's the plan. On a different note: I see you are a MacGyver fan (I think, based on your call sign)...Wasn't that the greatest? I used to love that show man .

-Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

That's the plan. On a different note: I see you are a MacGyver fan (I think, based on your call sign)...Wasn't that the greatest? I used to love that show man .

-Robert

I am indeed a fan

Have all the seasons on DVD Just wish they would put the couple TV movies out on DVD as well...They're all I'm missing since they didn't come with the individual seasons