Thread: Shower shower shower, what happened to.....

Originally Posted by Speedster

I also use hot towels courtesy of my espresso machine.

Does your username mean you have a Speedster espresso machine? I'm kickin' it old skool with the Cremina.

Yes, Padraig, my handle comes from my Speedster coffee machine.

Glad to hear you have a Cremina; that's a great machine from what I've heard. Levers are cool! Cheers!

Originally Posted by ToShavaDaFace

I see that most of the members here love to prep with a hot shower, but whatever happened to a hot towel and a face massage??? I find it preps my coarse hair a lot better than a shower. Anyone feel the same?

When I first started shaving with a straight I was overwhelmed by all the face and blade suggestions various people were recommending. Plus I had to think so much about what I was doing while shaving that I was distracting myself and making mistakes anyway. Through trial and error I found out I didn't have to do anything to get my face ready if I would just take a shower before, rather than after, the shave since I always do one right after another.

For me, it was just simplifying the process and I just stuck with it. I don't doubt that what you're doing works real well.

While I don't yet use a straight razor I am well accustomed to the lovely sensation of a warm towel prep prior to shaving. It may be a negligible difference after showering but if we are talking about an "art" and the "zen" the hot towel is my window to the spiritual experience.

I get how a hot towel would feel good, but I confused by the whole process. Do you just hold a towel to you face or do you wrap it around your head? when ever I see pictures it's just at a barber and they are reclined with a towel over their face. And then what are you doing while you have a hot towel on your face?

When I use one, I just hold it against my face with my hands, pressing gently into my neck and cheeks. I'm usually watching the wife make funny faces at me.

Originally Posted by Crzylizard

When I use one, I just hold it against my face with my hands, pressing gently into my neck and cheeks. I'm usually watching the wife make funny faces at me.

that's more or less why I shower. partly cause I need a shower in the morning and then it gives me something to do. then some times after I've gotten everything ready I will put a hot towel on my face for a few seconds. then I will put a towel on my face between passes. but I am still learning so I am kind of slow and don't always have time in the morning to do that. so when I shave at night I don't really know what to do cause I just don't want to stand there with the towel for a minute. and I just don't feel like going back and forth from the tv in the living room to the bathroom. maybe I should just bring the chair and tv into the bathroom.

I tried this as well..I have VERY coarse facial hair..pre shave 3 minutes before a shave works best for me..AS with alcohol helps with my oily skin

I shower every day anyway. I stink if I don't. Then I shave in front of a steamed up mirror.

When I started I used to use all the prep suggested by the good and hearty fellow's well met at the Glorious site, but now I"m down to the following:

Very long hot wach up for my face.

Put on lot's of after shave to completely de-grease the wiskers.

Lots of cold water to shrink the skin and stiffen the beard

put on lather with a very firm brushing on.

leave on while I prep the Str8 razor then 'Shave!'

By the way I do make my lather with bunch's of hot water, don't think cold water makes any decent later, so a cold shave by definition it not what I do.

After I shave I will rinse with cold water touch up some high spots, more cold water and then after shave, after I clean up my Lu space, I put on lot's of Noxzema and let that soak in,

I'm done!!