Hello all my name is Leo and i just recently joined. Ive been lurking for about a year on here and youtube trying to decide wether or not it was worth the possibility of me slicing my face or my jugular and bleeding out. But i have decided to purchase a straight razor and give it a shot. I know ill be scared at first but hopefully ill get the hang of it pretty quickly. All my coworkers think im nuts and my wife put a life insurance policy on me just in case lol. Anyhow i looked for a starter kit but i wasnt really happy with any of the ones i found so i decided to piece one together and all in i am about $130 into this. I purchased a used shave ready union cutlery "our mascotte" blade on ebay, maybe even from someone on here. If anyone can give me any info on thisAttachment 200842Attachment 200843 blade id appreciate it. I cant seem to find any other than its more than likely an early 1900s blade, maybe 1920s. I also purchased a vander hagen luxury kit that has the badger brush, stand, soap and mug. Also proraso preshave cream, proraso after shave lotion, a clubman alum block and some geo f trumper coral skin food also a styptic pencil.
I dont have the straight razor yet but i was eager to shave with some of my new adquired products. So i started with a hot shower, then i didnt really dry the face and applied the proraso preshave cream. Then i lathered some of the vdh soap on my mug and brushed it on with my badger. Then i used a new mach3 blade lol. I shaved with the grain re lathered, against the grain, relathered and cross the grain. I washed the face with cold water and rubbed the alum block on my face. Then applied some proraso after shave and finished with the skin food. Even tho it was with a mach3 my face felt alot smoother even with my new products and steps i took. I cant wait for my razor to get here so i can put it to work. Attachment 200844Attachment 200845
Sorry this is long, i tried uploading pics and it just says 70percent. Ill add them up tomm at work, my wifi at home sucks. Let me kno what you guys think of my starter set and steps i took. Thanks in advanced!
_Leo out