Hi All!
My first post is here really
http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ml#post1089382
Looking forward to this new world !
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Hi All!
My first post is here really
http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ml#post1089382
Looking forward to this new world !
Welcome to SRP!
Shavettes are ok but they are not quite as comfortable to use as a traditional straight. YMMV
jim
Thanks!
Yeah I have gathered that from all the reports. I understand and I am entering into this knowing that whatever experience I will have, I fully expect it to be so much better with a traditional straight.
Hi sharpy,
Let us welcome another Aussie to SRP!
Where in OZ are you? There are heaps of us Aussies to give you advice and later on help with SR advice and possibly honing etc.
Happy SR shaving! Oi, Oi, Oi!
Sunbird
Thanks :)
I'm in Brisbane, Northside.
Welcome to SRP! :)
Brisbane is becoming a straight razor shavin' haven! lol
James.
Welcome to SRP, Sharpy.
Glad to have another Brisbanite on board - let us know how we can help you
Thanks guys. Well I guess when I get the shavette I will practice on balloons and start carefully. I already want to move on to a straight ;)
The only balloon I practiced on was my face :). Welcome sharpy, if you're near Brighton give me a holler. Be glad to help however I can.
Mick
Thanks Mick.
I just ordered this soapTallow, Lanolin, & Kokum Butter Shaving Soap Tin
IM hoping it is good...
And I got the "cheapest silver tip brush on Ebay" apparently ...
Should I also use a shave oil ? I purchased more oil from Total Shaving Solutions" which I used with my disposable cartridge. I really like it only use 3 drops per shave. Maybe our will be a good pre shave oil too ...
It was that oil purchase that led me to discover straight shaving and this forum...
Nothing wrong with using a pre-shave oil, but I would try it without the oil as well. I'm one for simplicity myself. I don't use and oil, but if you enjoy it, why change?!
That shave soap looks good, I might have to get some myself sometime. Might be a while though. The stuff I have already is likely to last sometime :).
Mick
Hi Sharpy,
I am a newbie but did my first shave with disposable blade straight razor and sold it the next day on EBAY. It was a bloody mess. the blade is not very long and extremely sharp with points on both ends. If you dont come down on your face totally level you will cut yourself. Doing better now with a regular straight razor. I am using a beginner one with a rounded end until I get the knack of it.
Thanks for the info.
Well I guess I will see how it goes. If I master the shavette then I should be even better with the straight then ;)
Hi, how are you going?
That soap is quite nice, but it took me a while to understand lathering a tallow based soap after a fling with easy to lather creams. Try it with icy cold water from the fridge on hot days...
I used to use Proraso pre-shave cream; I used to rave about it, it IS nice, but I don't use any pre-shave anymore. I am thinking about re-visiting it though...
Cheap brushes can be really nice, price possibly has little to do with the quality and feel of a brush. A cheapish boar brush would be great with that soap. Something like this.
Carl
Great thanks Carl.
Thanks for the tip.
I was looking at some semogue brushes at an Australian online store. Then I decided that if the ebay white tip brush really is a white tip then it would be worth it?
This is in the mind of someone who only a few days ago didn't know that the name "straight razor" actually referred to a cut throat, and never even considered the intricate and complicated world of shaving brushes !!
I ordered this one this one from ebay.
cost me about $32 delivered.
Well I think I have ordered everything I need for know (except a real razor), looking forward to slicing my face up a little :P
That looks like a nice brush! Mick will be loving that you're using the term 'cut throat' ;)
Well i got my shavette today. It certainly Is a cheap piece of gear, looks like it was made by hand ;) of course i had to use it right away, i don't have my brush yet so I had to improvisers. I an also way too impatient to take it easy :)
Two "passes" later and not too much blood and feeling smooth in some areas, and not too smooth in others. Feelong a little raw in a couple of spots like the chin etc I think ill get a bit of rash/ingrowns. I will post pics tomorrow.
How do you shave around/on a bumpy mole ?
Well here are the results of my first shave !
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Yes, that is in fact a basting brush ! (I couldn't wait for my silver tip to arrive)
After a shower and a little oil (that I used to use with a cartridge instead of cream)
I made up some later with the brush. It SEEMED to lather up really well, but was quite awkward as the brush is flat.
I have no idea how to tell if the lather is too dry or wet..
it seems when too wet the bubbles get bigger ??
Pre shave stubble (I pretty much don't grow hair outside of the goatee/moustache area.. little on the neck)
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Lather
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First pass. I really didn't know how to approach the chin, gave it a few nicks though :)
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Second pass, I had a go at a few longer smooth passes on the cheeks and the easier areas, my left hand is pretty awkward...
I also had a bigger attempt at my chin, and tried a few XTG and ATG passes as well.
Sometimes when I first put the razor against my skin it gets kind of stuck, I guess that is basically because of a lack of feel and practice.
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Overall no too bad considering I think.
The mole there was certainly tricky, I just tried to shave up to it from each direction.
I didn't bother finishing up with a cartridge, I was over it by then and my face was stinging a little (and it was past my bedtime).
I found that the shaving cream started disappearing halfway through my shave, and some areas disappeared altogether. Any tips for that ?
Lather your face and shave it. Lather your neck next and shave that. That is what I am doing until I can shave at a normal speed. Also bought Nieva After Shave Balm.Soothing and makes the red go away :-) I also discovered if I dont stretch my skin I get some razor burn, and too much angle = razor burn as well. Using my left hand is a task for me !
You can get an el-cheapo boar brush at Coles for about five bucks until your badger turns up - not flash but works OK for a while
Wow, Coles eh ?
I had no idea !
Or Woolworths.
G'day and welcome. Learning to shave with a straight razor is a fun process. It does take time but it is and enjoyable journey. Just take your time. Relax and savour the experience.
So you think it will be better than the basting brush ? ;)
Yes, but he also said it was a little smelly using his ferret as a brush...Though it was a damn cute looking brush. I wish we could have ferrets here but they have laws against it...Should have laws against cats instead I reckon.
Mick
welcome fellow Northsider :)
seems there are a few of us on this side of the river,
looks like you did well for a first shave! no skin hanging off.. still have a full size nose... no ear lobes missing.. job well done:)
Sure is. I don't think you can even get a permit to have one. You can get a permit and own a gun, but you can't own one of those damned dangerous ferrets! No sirree! Brings me to another point. You can own a Dingo (Australia's native dog) in this state...But only if it's neutered. Now how f**ked is that?! You can own a feral dog, cat, rat, mouse etc ad nauseum without neutering it...:soapbox: OK. I'm hopping off my soapbox naow. What were we talking about? Ferret brushes I think wasn't it?! :)
Mick
I saw some thing on Wombat's a few weeks ago on the boob tube. They have like an armored butt/rump. I did not know that. The chick was knocking on it and it sounded like a fiberglass bowl. Y'all have some weird critters down your way. Really cool, but weird.
Ferrets are illegal in California as well. They kill babies, so they say. I don't know their stance on Dingoes, but, I've heard they have a bad rep with babies as well.
The gal said, when they're in their holes, they hunker down and if a critter tries to get it, it jumps up and squishes the critter's head between it's butt and the burrow roof. Hey, I didn't even know they had Kevlar butts, who am I to say she ain't right? Ya know Carl, if a critter is trying to chomp another critter that's running away, the lead critter often gets bit in the butt, kinda makes sense.
I did find a picture of a ferret that explains why they are not allowed. Had no idea they were so scary looking!!
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