Thread: Achieving a better shave.

I'm curious as well as to what you did differently. But yes, each soap/cream has its own nuances that must be learned in order to achieve the best results. I do find it's easier to learn each product by using the same brush, otherwise your results will be skewered. You can always adapt your technique with other brushes later.

Usually I apply Pre shave oil, hot towel. Then lather another hot towel. Lather then shave. If I do a second pass, I will lather, then hot towel. Lather then shave.

Today I applied Pre Shave oil, lather then hot towel. Lather then shave. Did a second pass, I will lather, then hot towel. Lather then shave.

Usually I apply cold towel after I am done shaving and before aftershave.

I am actually surprised you think T&H is highly scented. I can’t smell it after a minutes after the shave. I have never used DR Harris, though I am looking forward to using it. I think my next purchase will be Trumpers. I have a barber that loves it. I think I could spend my years’ salary and still not try all of the brands available.

I personally like the creams over soaps in the shop as it is best of all skin types. I know Caswell Massey gets a bad rap, but it is AWESOME. It lathers great and smells like a million bucks. It is Super creamy and shaves nice. I will do my best to get a lather video this weekend. I never done one before, but I want to cause it is a great product. No I don’t work for them.

OCD, not sure how you shave, but it is all in the prep. I think it takes me longer to prep my lather and face than it does to shave. I don’t have a lot of screen room, but my facial hair is highly detailed. The barbers usually take about 30 minutes to outline and shave me. In the prep, treat yourself to at least one hot towel and a base cream. Base Cream is the lather you put on before a hot towel and remove when you take the hot towel off. Then reapply the lather and shave. Depending on how coarse your facial hair is, you wouldn’t need a pre shave oil by doing this.

Keep yourself a zip lock back of cold towels in the fridge. It does wonders for your face after you shave. Then apply aftershave balm/splash.

I have a ton more tips, but I am running out of beer to share.