Thread: The barber made me do it

Originally Posted by hsamuels

One issue I have is that I'm deaf. That isn't a problem by itself, but every once in a while a family member barges into the bathroom and scares whatever pants I'm wearing off of me. So I have to think carefully about holding a naked blade when that happens. I could lock the door...

Definitely lock the door. At first you're going to experience problems with the shaving itself, there's absolutely no need of further outsider interference. Good luck!

Thanks. I'm sure I can lock the door, I just wonder about the wrath of a woman separated from her cosmetics!

Originally Posted by hsamuels

Thanks, Costabro! You motivated me to get a brush for now - Tweezerman's pure badger, only $12.50 at Amazon.

I was just wondering how that brush worked out for you?

I've been using it with Musgo Real cream, and am getting pretty good at making a nice lather in a bowl. The brush is pure badger, but I guess that means it is trimmed to shape, and also a little stiff. Sometimes it feels scratchy, but sometimes I like the brisk massage aspect of it. And I always finish off just before shaving with a few paint strokes, which are really quite smooth.

I can whip up the cream into a lather in no time. Today I got my first soap - a puck of Kent. Not sure if I'll use the Tweezerman or the Kent brush (stiffer) that came with the soap.

Thanks again for the recommendation.

The art of shaving has a nice travel pack with cream, oil, aftershave balm and a badger for $50. That is what i started with and am still using the razor. It might be more than you are wanting to pay butmit gives you some difference in shavecream to play with.