Thread: What would you give a barber?

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John

Don't give her the Ducks... She is gonna be using them and abusing them. You should get her a utilitarian razor, a starter strop, some cheaper shave creams that smell good and feel good or similar soaps so TGQ soap or cream would work well, a pure badger brush, a pasted strop, some classic aftershave like pinaud or aquavelva balm since it is cheap nand smells good, and some lessons. For now she should use a honemiester and the strops, later she will need to learn to hone.

Giving her the ducks would be a waste

Originally Posted by The Topher

Don't give her the Ducks... She is gonna be using them and abusing them. You should get her a utilitarian razor, a starter strop, some cheaper shave creams that smell good and feel good or similar soaps so TGQ soap or cream would work well, a pure badger brush, a pasted strop, some classic aftershave like pinaud or aquavelva balm since it is cheap nand smells good, and some lessons. For now she should use a honemiester and the strops, later she will need to learn to hone.

Giving her the ducks would be a waste

+1 I couldn't agree more. It would be much more appreciated and well used. I would go for a lower end TI and preferable 1/2 hollow. This is a barbershop standard for rouged shop use. Give her the Duck for a later present once she learns about the cadillac's of tonsoral blades. MikeB

Originally Posted by The Topher

Don't give her the Ducks... She is gonna be using them and abusing them. You should get her a utilitarian razor, a starter strop, some cheaper shave creams that smell good and feel good or similar soaps so TGQ soap or cream would work well, a pure badger brush, a pasted strop, some classic aftershave like pinaud or aquavelva balm since it is cheap nand smells good, and some lessons. For now she should use a honemiester and the strops, later she will need to learn to hone.

Giving her the ducks would be a waste

I like your suggestions, I will forward these ideas to her.

Unless she's going to be shaving her legs with the straight, I would avoid the duck all together- in the US I doubt there is place that will allow anything but disposable razors so the duck would be of little use.

A shavette would be most economical, but a Weck would be a good practice item that she should have already!

Personally, I think I'd like to see a barber with a Feather AC over a Shavette and that would be a better gift than the duck.

............and for a "stocking stuffer", I'd throw in Lynn's DVD.....