Thread: Shaving without preparation or lather

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Ace, your conclusions are correct and I applaud you to do your own experimenting and not just follow the crowd over the cliff. It is all about the " truly Shave Ready and properly honed and stropped razor" or feather blade! Better prep , better lather , all help , just as stretching does, I stated early in this thread it just isn't my cup of tea to do it " hardcore" anymore as I have done it as hard core as it gets ,, a single edge disposable from the PX and the sweat that the jungle provided for you. You can get a great shave with the razor being right ,, just all the other stuff is pleasure and I guess could be covering up a less than perfect edge. Though I will still use my MDC lather and balms , and all the prep, it just makes the better experience. Thank you for bringing this point to the forum, I'll not join you in your path towards minimalism, but there are plenty who would like to and you have provided them with the knowledge. Tc

Holy crap! Well said! Instead of regurgitating what others say and think Ace actually took the time to experiment and test it out for himself. I respect that.

Was chatting with a friend the other day about how I was contemplating getting into straight razor shaving. He couldn't understand how I would find it enjoyable as he absolutely hates shaving. He has very dark, coarse hair and told me that he has been shaving since he was 13. Now he shaves with the cheap disposable razors for sale here in China, but he said that he does not use shaving cream, soap, not even WATER! He takes a cheap blade to his face and can finish up in less than 45 seconds. I really can't imagine this, but he swears by it

Originally Posted by Picassov7

Was chatting with a friend the other day about how I was contemplating getting into straight razor shaving. He couldn't understand how I would find it enjoyable as he absolutely hates shaving. He has very dark, coarse hair and told me that he has been shaving since he was 13. Now he shaves with the cheap disposable razors for sale here in China, but he said that he does not use shaving cream, soap, not even WATER! He takes a cheap blade to his face and can finish up in less than 45 seconds. I really can't imagine this, but he swears by it

Now that would be worth seeing on a video.

Bob

I will see if I can get him to make a video. I would like to see it myself

It can be done for sure with a good edge but I find it lacks slick and glide not to mention the cushion effect of lather. I personally do not like that stickiness of the edge on my face, I don't feel in control, especially against the grain.

Originally Posted by Deckard

It can be done for sure with a good edge but I find it lacks slick and glide not to mention the cushion effect of lather. I personally do not like that stickiness of the edge on my face, I don't feel in control, especially against the grain.

This is a good point. The guy I am talking about mentioned that he only shaves with the grain.

Originally Posted by Picassov7

Was chatting with a friend the other day about how I was contemplating getting into straight razor shaving. He couldn't understand how I would find it enjoyable as he absolutely hates shaving. He has very dark, coarse hair and told me that he has been shaving since he was 13. Now he shaves with the cheap disposable razors for sale here in China, but he said that he does not use shaving cream, soap, not even WATER! He takes a cheap blade to his face and can finish up in less than 45 seconds. I really can't imagine this, but he swears by it

Sorry to quote myself, but just wanted to follow-up on this. The guy I mentioned above came and stayed with me and my family over this last weekend. He wasn't lying. He really took a disposable razor to his face without any prep and shaved in less than a minute with only 2 nicks resulting from it. Granted he only did a WTG pass and still had a slight shadow when he was done, but it was nuts.

Originally Posted by Picassov7

Sorry to quote myself, but just wanted to follow-up on this. The guy I mentioned above came and stayed with me and my family over this last weekend. He wasn't lying. He really took a disposable razor to his face without any prep and shaved in less than a minute with only 2 nicks resulting from it. Granted he only did a WTG pass and still had a slight shadow when he was done, but it was nuts.

It really isn't that hard to shave badly

I think that even if ones razor is the sharpest in the land, you are still doing it a favor by softening the beard and providing it with a nicely lathered surface. In addition to comfort, there is less strain on the cutting edge and your beard remains hydrated longer.

Next is the Rusty Razor test… comes on Ace… man up.

Seriously, I do a face lather, 3 pass 15 min shave start to finish. With a water cleanup.

I have never done the hot towel, BBS thing, shave… it’s just shaving.

You are right, water only, no crutch, does tell you a lot about your edge.