Thread: g/f needs gift-giving advice

I think the above listed members have given you some great advice. A nice mug soap and brush would be a great starter. I love a medium price bager brush, this could be use for any type of wet shaving. Those three items would be a great gift. If he likes straight razor than get him a nice razor for 50 to 80 dollars. This is an hoppy that can get expensive, you may not want to start him on this if he has more than one gun or fishing pole. Men are funny critters we like to collect things...

Crom

I think i would favor the advice of the soap/bowl/brush set,as lathering is one of the important steps to getting a great shave,to learn how to achieve the nice lather guide him to the web site and he may take it from there which would lead to another present down the road for him

My 2c

I should have mentioned in my previous post that the Merkur 34C also has a longer handled brother/cousin if your b/f has big hands. From memory I think its a 38C, but not sure. This might be better if he has big hands, as the 34C can cause your hand to cramp up sometimes.

Just ask the vendor and they will point you in the right direction.

I'm new to all this business, but if you don't know whether or not he's into straight shaving, there are three options: buy everything he needs and pray that he likes it; buy the brush and soap and see where he wants to go from there; make lewd remarks about his sexuality: "oh, you don't like a STRAIGHT razor? I thought as much" etc.

Even if he doesn't take to it, a straight razor on the bathroom shelf would look jolly manly for any visiting friends. That's at least half the allure of straight shaving.

Oh yeah, or get a DE razor. Anyway, good luck with it and let us know how it turns out.