Thread: New Guy with Questions

Cambridge Pharmacy does have some nice shaving products, but they're very expensive. First try Pasteur. They're almost across the street.

Pasteurs has two locations, I know the 34th St. (between Madison & Park) location has Dovo straight razors but I'm pretty sure you'd have to send it out to be honed. That's a more expensive razor and you'd have to add the expense of honing, so you're most likely better off ordering from one of the already suggested sources. Pasteurs is a good place for the other things you'll need. You can get an Omega boar brush cheaply. They have the "mighty midget" for 3.95, they have several of the Omega Professional series, they're somewhere around $10 and the Omega 11047 is a boar/badger mix and is only $12.49. Also the Semogue boar brushes are very popular but a little more expensive. They have a tremendous selection of soaps, you could try the Palmolive or Arko sticks, they're both cheap and good.

Larry (he is a member here)at whippeddog is great guy, I don't think you can go wrong with one of his deals. However, if the phrase "Sight Unseen" makes you nervous, then you may want to check in with some of the other vendors, ie Glen aka Gssixgun at Gemstar customs. Let us know which route you decide to go.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Larry (he is a member here)at whippeddog is great guy, I don't think you can go wrong with one of his deals. However, if the phrase "Sight Unseen" makes you nervous, then you may want to check in with some of the other vendors, ie Glen aka Gssixgun at Gemstar customs. Let us know which route you decide to go.

I don't have a problem with buying the razor "sight unseen" and on the net, because I'm only buying it to test the razor to get into straight razor shaving. I wouldn't care if the razor was pink with a Disney Princess on it. As long as it shaves well. and I can get use to this type of razor.

If I like shaving with a straight razor, then I would only buy my second razor in a brick and mortar store in person.

Here is the pre made answer to "how long...?"

Jonathan

For the most part, honing seems pretty cheap. I've seen on this site in "Member Services," that it ranges from $15 to $30. How long should the blade last before honing is needed again. I have a thick beard with a 5 o'clock shadow. I'll shave in the morning and my boss will ask me by the end of the day "did you shave this morning?"...

Originally Posted by Badbul

For the most part, honing seems pretty cheap. I've seen on this site in "Member Services," that it ranges from $15 to $30. How long should the blade last before honing is needed again. I have a thick beard with a 5 o'clock shadow. I'll shave in the morning and my boss will ask me by the end of the day "did you shave this morning?"...

You will pretty much have to plan on continuing to use your current shaving method to complete your shaves for work for at least a while. Getting a good close shave with a straight will take some time. Read the sticky about first shaves at the beginning of this forum section. It's recommended that you start slowly and try only a portion of your face when starting out. It's good advice. Different people have different results. Some progress quickly, for others it takes longer.