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05-18-2011, 07:53 AM #1
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Thanked: 0I really want the 3" but the extra $15 is tough on my wallet... or maybe i will get it. hmm.
and i'll try the baby oil with the floss. hopefully i have some.
I have that same bowl, (now) shaving cream, and... toothbrush holder?! lol
i found the Witch Hazel at a very unlikely place... Whole Foods. it was $9. and i picked up the shaving cream at Rite Aid.
but yes, i shaved today before i went out and purchased the Witch Hazel and the shaving cream... so i'm pretty excited to use them both.
i notice that by the end of the day, my face is pretty oily after i've shaved in the morning... so i hope the Witch Hazel will fix that.
also, i have been rinsing (after my shave) with hot water. i'll try cold water next time and see if that helps. i can already feel in-grown hairs coming in.
finding the combination for my skin is such a head ache!
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05-25-2011, 07:21 AM #2
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Thanked: 0so i just tried the Real Shaving Co shaving cream, and it dries out before i can get to that part of my face. any suggestions?
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05-25-2011, 11:36 AM #3
More water to the lather. Or shave faster...but unless it's taking you 15+ minutes to get there, I'm going to go with more water. If your lather now seems good, add a few more drops of water. Something good to do is just to see how much water it will hold. Just make a bowl of lather and keep adding water a few drops at a time then mixing then water, etc until it's too loose. You'd be amazed at how much water most crimes will hold.
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05-26-2011, 05:01 PM #4
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Thanked: 3795The 2.5 inch strop is not "settling." Until less than 5 years ago, nearly all strops were 2.5 inches, and the rest were 2 inches, wide. Men used nothing but those narrower strops for a reason, and that is that the 3 inch width is unnecessary, as your razor benefits from an x-stroke that can be accomplished just fine on what is now considered to be a narrower strop.
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05-26-2011, 05:13 PM #5
I've got one strop that is 2.5" and one that is 3". If my narrower strop had the same quality of leather as the wider one I don't think I'd touch the fat one as often. I do like the extra width on my webbing. I have that in 2" and 3" and the 2" is a bit narrow, IMLE, for my tastes but YMMV.