Thread: Working man's shave: help with Fendrihan's order

I'm in Ottawa and I can sympathize with your desire to buy on premise and kick the tires before laying down cash.... However, there's nothing like that in Ottawa (that I've found) and I've had to order supplies from Toronto and from the states.

My razor was purchased from the classifieds from the states.... it was sharpened and shave ready and went through customs without a problem. Didn't even ding me on the sales tax (the seller had valued it at $30 on the customs declaration).

I've also ordered supplies from Fendrihan in Toronto and found them to be an excellent vendor.

Originally Posted by bushmills

It would be nice to see/smell some of the products before committing -- picking an aftershave scent by text description is a bit like picking a wife out of a catalog. The devil is in the details.

In other news, I tried the Proraso pre/post shave this morning. It's fantastic! The extra layer of glycerin next to the skin makes the razor glide like it's on ice, and the extra cooling is welcome as well.

It's funny: thanks to the extensive shaving theory I've learned from straight research, I'm now getting the most unbelievably close and comfortable cartridge shaves I've ever had from a cartridge razor. It's hard to believe that this is actually the worst form of shaving.

Sadly, we are all in the same boat.

Originally Posted by bushmills

It's funny: thanks to the extensive shaving theory I've learned from straight research, I'm now getting the most unbelievably close and comfortable cartridge shaves I've ever had from a cartridge razor. It's hard to believe that this is actually the worst form of shaving.

Bushmills, I think it's like leaving a girlfriend. You have to remember why you don't like her/it? I've had the same experience. When I switched to using shaving soap, I could shave against the grain for the first time. But the bottom line is still that I don't want to pay for any more mach 3's, just to throw them out. That, and what successes I've had with the straight are even better than with the mach 3.