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I am currently rotating a different razor and soap/cream every morning when I shave. I truly enjoy using all my products (Razors and Soaps) and I would hate to favor certain products and neglect others. I am considering sticking with certain razors/soaps/creams for a few days in a row to as I think you can get a better feel for that particular product and maximize its result.
I hope this makes sense. Just wondering what others do on a daily basis.
Variety is the spice of life, I understand those that want to fully get to know their razors but it's not for me I want a different one every day. Its probably because the ladies don't like when you try the same thing so I do it with my razors.
Though some won't agree with me, most soaps and creams actually do expire, as do aftershaves. Castle Forbes and Jack Black print the "12M" logo on their containers, and Proraso and AOS prints a "36M" and "12M" expiration on the box, but not the actual tubes or bottles themselves. This is a standard dating system for cosmetics, meaning that the product is best for 12 (or 36) months from opening.
As such, I rotate creams/soaps and aftershaves/balms daily, only using the same on consecutive days when I travel. I also rotate razors, using a different one each day - but I don't have them scheduled, just whichever I feel like using on that particular day.
This way, I get to enjoy all of my stuff regularly, and use it up before it starts to break down.
Plus, it's just fun making the decision each morning :).
I rotate both razors and soaps/creams, but not necessarily on a daily basis. Actually, as of late I don't really follow any kind of set schedule. I'll typically use the same razor for a few days in a row, but will mix up my lathers fairly regularly (which could be daily, or after a few days use).
I did follow a shedule for a while, but I guess I got kinda bored of it :)
I didnt buy them all to sit in the drawer,or to look at. Just pick a diff one each day along with the scent of the day!! Sheffields,German,Wedges,hollows and everything in between.If i had the flow,i would rotate 60,s muscle cars too !!!!!!!!!!!!
+1:) Now that would bs sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
Fbones24,
Whilst I choose the razor and soap/cream daily for the enjoyment factor, when I get a new razor, or soap/cream, I will use that exclusively for twelve (12) shaves to get the 'lay of the land'.
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
Rotate??? The only thing I rotate regularly is the razor for an ATG pass! Having siad that I have recently swopped out two of my CT razors for the only other two I have and I had already swopped out my Gaia cream for a nicer smelling one from Stubear (Thanks again mate:rock:).
I usually try to rotate the(two) CT razors daily with a days break for the DE, but that stopped a while back and I was using my Dovo at home, and the other three CT's for travel.
Nothing seems to be fixed to a routine here.
Mick
I just use whatever sounds good that day, rather than having a set rotation. I do have pairings that I favor, but usually don't resort to them unless it's a particular occasion, or I can't make a decision within a minute or two.
Add me to the something different each time :) About the only thing I don't rotate is my brush. Creature of habbit on that one...
I only have a single straight I use but rotate my soaps/creams unless I am just "feeling" a specific one that week.
I change them each day, so a different razor, soap and cologne. The brush, strop and AS balm stay the same though, mainly because I only have one of each!
All part of the fun! :)
I'm the looser who only has one razor and one soap. I could get more stuff, but I want to minimize variables while I'm learning to use a straight.
I rotate all of my razors and soaps/creams on a daily basis. The only constant for me is P160 when I'm shaving with any particular razor for the first time.
I have two razors in use with two more about to be sent out for a nice hone job next week. When they come back I will get to know them then use four in a rotation.
I counted six soaps and creams and three aftershaves in use at this time.
Variety gets me going in the morning.
I rotate my soaps on a daily basis however the razor part I keep changing. Sometimes I'll use the same razor for a week or so and then change and sometimes I'll rotate every day and sometimes I'll move a razor from my reserve collection into the active shavers and vice versa.
You're hardly a loser! There is an old saying: "Beware the man who has only one gun-he probably knows how to use it..."Quote:
Originally Posted by gull
I too started out simple, with one razor, less than a year ago-last Christmas in fact. As there are so many (at first confusing) variables in this str8 razor game, and our culture has mostly lost the knowledge to teach us, I say less is more at first.
I still only have 3 razors, but am trying to save some jack for a few more, maybe one or two of each type/region. Each razor/soap/cream combo shaves slightly differently, so it's good to start experimenting after a while to see what you like and what works for your beard/skin type.
Part of the fun is trying the different soaps/creams. I just took a break from busy Thanksgiving preparations to shave with one of my favorite combos: my Unexcelled Improved Eagle razor and Godreg Menthol Mist cream.
Blessings to all! Aaron
I just go with what I fancy. More often than not it's a different razor but not always.
I like using a different straight, soap/cream and brush each day, i always have 1 tub of cream, tube of cream, soap stick and a soap puck in use, and choose a different straight each day.