Thread: First Cold Shave - Converted!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I can't believe it has been three years +. I've been going cold since February of 2010 when I posted this thread here . Aside from getting as good, or better, a shave as I did hot, I cut 15 or 20 minutes off of my shave time. Not that I'm in a hurry. Just mentioning that as one of the things I like about it.

++1!

I remember that post and I will just have to blame you for getting me started shaving in cold water! It is the second best advice I have gotten for shaving!

My significant other she loves it too!

Going to try a cold shave following the directions of that old guide posted online....then going to try out my new, Cat O Nine Tails aftershave...

Update:

Well, using the fingers to really work the lather into the face really thoroughly is a key. Followed the directions, did that, then applied did another lathering as per instructions, and the whiskers just fell off! Even went ATG from neck to sideburn, so it was a two-pass rather than a three pass shave! Best shave to date - no pre / post shave, just the basics as outlined in the book!

As for the Cat O' Nine Tails, meh...wasn't the flamethrower I expected it to be, really wasn't much different than any other!?!

I do cold, cool, and warm.

It all depends on my time and mood.

This morning tight on time cool water face wash and tap cold shave.

Previous shave post hot shower warm lather.

Of the reasons I got into wet/ straight shaving enjoyment was not at the top of the list.

Now if I have had a day I take the time and pullout all the stops, pamper myself a bit if you will.

My shave has become my time and some days I need it more than others.

Cool, cold, or warm they all have a time and place in my rotation and I enjoy them all.

Originally Posted by pfries

I do cold, cool, and warm.

It all depends on my time and mood.

This morning tight on time cool water face wash and tap cold shave.

Previous shave post hot shower warm lather.

Of the reasons I got into wet/ straight shaving enjoyment was not at the top of the list.

Now if I have had a day I take the time and pullout all the stops, pamper myself a bit if you will.

My shave has become my time and some days I need it more than others.

Cool, cold, or warm they all have a time and place in my rotation and I enjoy them all.

Certainly, nobody would or should say otherwise. The old saying, it is all good.

Bob

+1 to mood. Cold is nice and so is warm. It all depends. Water temperature, along with what razor, brush, soap, and after shave you use, is just another factor when you decide what today's shave will be.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Going to try a cold shave following the directions of that old guide posted online....then going to try out my new, Cat O Nine Tails aftershave...

Update:

Well, using the fingers to really work the lather into the face really thoroughly is a key. Followed the directions, did that, then applied did another lathering as per instructions, and the whiskers just fell off! Even went ATG from neck to sideburn, so it was a two-pass rather than a three pass shave! Best shave to date - no pre / post shave, just the basics as outlined in the book!

As for the Cat O' Nine Tails, meh...wasn't the flamethrower I expected it to be, really wasn't much different than any other!?!

Curiosity killed the cat...I just ordered a bottle, what do you think about it other than its limited incendiary properties?

I've been cold shaving for years, using warm or hot water seems unnatural to me. I picked up the routine years ago, actually in the movie Good Morning Vietnam, when Robin Williams was being orientated in Nam, he was told to use cold water because it reduced irritation in the heat and humidity. I tried it and never looked back. Whatever comes out of the tap, is what I use. Normally I like lots of menthol, and cold water compliments menthol creams and soaps real nice. Enjoy your shaves whatever you use!

Went back to the hot/warm,works for me,I do not like change.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Went back to the hot/warm,works for me,I do not like change.

+1 .... I tried the cold shave treatment, and I did get a 'fine' shave. BUT...since I very rarely shave more than 3 times a week (and TIME is not a factor for me!) I really appreciate the ritual and luxury of a nice 'hot shave': hot water, hot wet towel and hot fluffy lather!

Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun

Curiosity killed the cat...I just ordered a bottle, what do you think about it other than its limited incendiary properties?

Wife coughed up a hair ball, grimaced and told me it smelled like old battery acid and rotting vegetables...so I splashed more on and thanked the Heavens!

Seriously, it's like the old Clubman Pinaud, Col Conk, two hundred year old formula, very earthy, definitely different, very old, old school, stands out, not necessarily in a good way. My daughters reaction was that, "I smelled like a dirty hispter."

Not something I would wear to the office or a formal type event....

Hope this helps...