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01-11-2015, 11:54 PM #1
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Thanked: 1I'm a newbie also, and was wondering what the technique is for the hot towels? I've seen one or two videos on youtube of a barber who does this folding thing where it seems to stay on pretty tight, but how do you guys get them to stay on?
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01-12-2015, 01:21 AM #2
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01-12-2015, 04:50 PM #3
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Thanked: 0I personally do not leave the towel on that long, maybe a minute or two, so I actually just hold mine tight against my face. I am not sure what others do in terms of technique or duration. My couple of minutes with a hot towel and preshave gel works great for me and gets me a great shave.
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02-03-2015, 04:54 PM #4
I shave with a straight razor and almost always shave after a hot shower. I also use proraso white pre-shave cream. On the days that I do not shave after a shower, I simply splash my face several times with hot water then I do the hot towel thing. I find that this is sufficient enough for a good shave; however with my corse beard, a hot shower softens my beard and prepares my face better. I would agree with the others when saying that this can change on a case-to-case basis. However for corse beard I would argue that a hot shower would work better than using a hot towel.
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03-05-2015, 01:30 AM #5
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03-07-2015, 07:59 PM #6
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Thanked: 0Fairly new to this as well, gents. I've never heard of a cold shave nor pre shave oil.
My routine has been a shower, thoguht I can'tt stand it too hot, and then lather with the Lotion I have and a brush with hot water...I don't leave it on long, I just get started.
Perhaps I shall experiment with a hot towel next.
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02-26-2015, 02:07 AM #7
I'm new to straights, and haven't used a cold water straight shave yet, but when I was using only a DE/Safety razor, I preferred the feeling during a shave with hot water, but after a cold water shave my face felt better. I think the feeling of the shave itself with cold water was more crisp. I guess I'm a bit nervous about switching things up for now. I was shown a hot towel shave for my first straight.
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02-28-2015, 07:10 AM #8
Did a cold water shave this morning. Sooo smooth.
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02-28-2015, 08:57 AM #9
Recently tried a cold water shave, what can I say about it? It was cold and I didn't feel any difference in shave quality, so I went back to hot water. I use a pre shave oil now only because I have it and it cost a lot. It won't be replaced. As far as keeping the hot towel on I staple it to the back of my head until it goes cold and do once more with staples then make a paste of ground alum to cover the back of my head. Seriously...hold it to your face as they go cool pretty quickly you won't be spending a lot of time doing this. Then it's lather and go, face lather, scuttle, cream, puck...it's fun picking the soap of the day. If I am not face lathering I make the lather before I start the hot towels so it rests, this seems to make a better lather for me.
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03-03-2015, 06:42 PM #10
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Thanked: 1I have a rather quick pre shave routine that works for me, ymmv I guess L:
If I'm using my safety razor (a Merkur open comb) , I just rub a puck of Kent Shaving soap on my face and then use my brush to build a lather, exactly as you'd use a shaving stick.
When I'm using a straight razor, I wash my face with hot water, then work the shaving cream lather (taylor of old bond street sandalwood at the moment) with the brush. and then drop a few drops of Trumper's Skinfood into the lather, then mix it some more, then really use the brush to work it in. And that's how I prep for a shave... Its not very elaborate, but, like I said, works for me.