Thread: And so it begins!

Do let us know how the first shave goes! Good luck

Alright so last night I took a hot shower, lathered up, and went after it.... I basically only shaved the sides of my face because I was kind of dumb and didn't trim down my beard first so it wasn't going so well... But over all I had fun and I didn't do to bad... Cut my check just a bit when I got to cocky haha... Shaving with the real straight razor is a little different then the shavettes, but I think I will pick it up soon. By the way the Van Der Hagen shave set is rather nice for the price? I am waiting on some Bald Frog Soap to try out too! Now it's time to go through the tips on shaving and ore shaving again

I pasted my cheapo strop when I upgraded. Everything sounds pretty good. I'm glad you're enjoying things.

Originally Posted by DFriedl

I pasted my cheapo strop when I upgraded. Everything sounds pretty good. I'm glad you're enjoying things.

That was my exact plan for when I upgrade to a better strop.

Man guys... im so pumped right now... that shave was relaxing and pretty friggin good!. so 3rd shave tonight and i finished my whole face and used both hands... still need to work on prepping the face and my lather, but overall i think im doing ok. just a few questions... i melted my bald frog soap into the sugar bowls i have been seeing on this forum, and it looks much cleaner, but am i supposed to start the lather from the sugar bowl then continue it in my mug? heres what i was working with on tonights shave...
Basically i had a little water in my mug sitting in the sink of hot water to keep my lather hot, then i took my brush and started swirling in my soap bowl then i collected what i had and continued to lather in the mug... still think it was kind of thin, maybe didnt spend that much time on the lather, but i feel like my whiskers get cold... i dont know, but the shave went well... any tips are welcomed! thanks!

I picked up some glycerin and some Old Spice aftershave last night real quick. Didn't get a chance to use it, but today I think I am going to try the überlather.

Welcome to the forum! Glad things seem to be going well for you.

You are lathering the right way. Just keep experimenting with more or less water, and mixing. Also try loading the brush with some soap then making the lather right on your face.

I am highly mistrustful of any Pakistan made strops. My recommendation would be to get a quality USA made strop and use that.

Keep going the way you are going, and keep enjoying yourself!

Michael

Originally Posted by mvacca7

Man guys... im so pumped right now...
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then i took my brush and started swirling in my soap bowl then i
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... any tips are welcomed! thanks!

Tip:
You can lather and not shave.
i.e. you can practice building a good lather
without risking a nick or cut.

....
Way back when, I took an afternoon tinkering with a $1.50 puck
of Williams shave soap and learned a lot. A lot of folk
dislike Williams but the lessons learned apply to Mitchell's
Wool fat (MWF), Art of Shaving Shave soap... many, many, many
more brands at more than ten times the price.

Building a fine lather with a fine soap is one of the keys
to an enjoyable shave. It takes a little practice but
makes a difference even with a Yellow Handle BiC tossable,
DE razor or multi blade whisker thing.

Now I can get a darn fine lather from Williams and
enjoy it along with my other fine shave soaps and creams.