Thread: Robeson Shave Guide

Just finished.

Honestly, I can't say that I really noticed much of a difference. My lather was a bit thinner than usual after lathering on top of the bay rum, but it didn't seem to effect the shave. Had a great shave, nonetheless, but that's par for the course.

For guys that are using it successfully: How much bay rum are you using? I think I may have used too much; around a quarter sized amount in my cupped hand. It didn't take away from the shave at all from what I noticed, but it didn't really seem to help anything, either.

My skin does feel awesome, though, so I did reap some benefits from it. I'll keep doing this for a few shaves to see if I missed anything.

Originally Posted by Allen

For guys that are using it successfully: How much bay rum are you using? I think I may have used too much; around a quarter sized amount in my cupped hand.

I just use a nice 'splash of bay-rum but let it sit a while and make sure it's dry. It also makes my face tingle a bit. Then I re-lather with no thinning as you mentioned. It definitely adds a nice layer of smoothness when shaving. But it's not the holy grail either. It's just fun to experiment. That's what makes it so entertaining and keeps it all excitng.

Originally Posted by fccexpert

Splash is not a noun.

See item number 12:

Splash Definition | Definition of Splash at Dictionary.com

It also says in this definition that splash can be a noun.

Day of of the great bay rum splash experiment went well again.

Although i did cut myself when my pager went off....

Originally Posted by Maximilian

The booklet has like a dozen of razors listed and what you are seeing was just the last razor. Here's the full booklet.

Wow, that's pretty awesome Max. I love that the round points all say Rounded end for nervous man!

I tried this on last night's shave ..... the bay rum pre-shave thing. It was really very nice and did seem to make a difference. My face felt tight and smooth after the shave. Quite refreshed. I'll do it again tonight.

The results were much better this time. I think I used too much during the last shave, so that effected, err...effectiveness.

I think I like it. Lather wasn't effected any, so that proves, IMO, that I did something wrong the last time. A splash of Master's was all it took. In fact, I used only a splash of Master's on the second pass without any lather.

Result: BBS with no irritation and my face felt great after the shave. No reason for aftershave since, well, I already used it.

Interesting thread. Seen it before but didn't think of trying it.

After some careful thought though, I want in. Where's the best Bay Rum in London or the UK? Any ideas?

I am puzzled by the part of the instructions that says to lay the blade of the razor flat against the skin to shave...

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

This is what your vintage razor should look like once the teeth have fully expanded. It takes really hot water to get such a wonderful opening-up, but it's worth it - trust me

I used to have teeth..... those were the days