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WaterWhats a good body shower? .
I'm using Mario Badescu A.H.A. Botanical Body Soap, very gentle and with a pleasant, unobtrusive scent.Whats a good body shower? So far I have used Jack Blacks Turbo Wash and Daily cleanser also Kiehls body fuel.
I use the Philips S9000 electric razor, most definitely as close as a blade. In the shower with a Dutch branded shaving foam, De Vergulde Hand, lasts forever.Shaving with a Merkur safety razor, different brands (Astra, Feather, Kai, Gillette) blades, Muehle silvertip badger shaving brush and Castle Forbes lime shaving cream.
It's a great scent, especially good when layered with the balm too. As you know, Ian Fleming's aftershave of choice.Today I went for Floris N°89 Aftershave, such a classy, understated scent.
I still have couple of the old Gillette butterfly razors(slim twist blue handle) that they used to give away free with blades. Very easy to use mild shave. When they ignored counterfeiters and you got a poor shave I switched to the two blade cartridges. I never changed to the cartridges with more blades, though I did try a Wilkinson Sword effort that was too big to shave comfortably under my nose.I've given up on finding a Gillette Super Speed on B&B. They seem to fly out of there 5 minutes after they're listed.
Anyone have recs on a good off the shelf razor that I can just buy?
I was on Jermyn Street and bought it because of the James Bond connection. Over rated in my opinion, though I don’t know many aftershaves. I am closer to the generation that used to smell of Brylcreem and Players Navy Cut.I use the Philips S9000 electric razor, most definitely as close as a blade. In the shower with a Dutch branded shaving foam, De Vergulde Hand, lasts forever.
It's a great scent, especially good when layered with the balm too. As you know, Ian Fleming's aftershave of choice.
My father was the first to put me onto it, but I was unimpressed. I like it now though, a companion to the Elite. Those two will keep you keep you going for several months.I was on Jermyn Street and bought it because of the James Bond connection. Over rated in my opinion, though I don’t know many aftershaves. I am closer to the generation that used to smell of Brylcreem and Players Navy Cut.
Always have a bottle Blenheim Bouquet in. In fact I should splash some on Saturday morning. Since the late 1980's, it's like a perennial friend. They use to market it as being made for Winston Churchill, they don't now, maybe it wasn't true, or they don't want to lose the eternally woke demographic. Great stuff. Even better when they have runs of the aftershave balm.Today after the shaving a great classic, Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Aftershave. Very distinguished and restrained.
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Racquets gets intermittent releases, a bit like Limes.Just bought their new one: Racquets.
It's an Eau de Parfum. Do you think it's suitable as an after shave?Good alternative is Ferrari Bright Neroli.
A far better one and a monster on the skin is Canvas Neroli of al Haramain. Mind you is 3 times the price .
I want that new Trumper Havana scent, but the website doesn't let me make a payment for some reason. But there's a shop in The Hague that has most of their range in. So will try the next week.I love the whole Geo F. Trumper range of soaps. I mostly use Eucris and GFT for shaving - such timeless and manly scents.
As for the hardware, I think Merkur 34C with Astra/ Feather blades is hard to beat.
I saw their products being advertised on a Dutch shaving website. Certainly well packaged.One of the best shaving creams available on the market is this Castle Forbes with lime scent.
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I also use Feather blades, but not only. They are very sharp, but not smooth and you have to pay great attention. Therefore I also use other brands like Kai, Astra and Gillette.Decided to tidy up this mess:
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And ditch the electric razor and get into safety razors with Japanese blades:
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Being new to the safety razor, I would have gone for something milder than a Feather, but, as you reported, it went all good. Basically it's all about finding the right measure of pressure sliding the razor, strong enough to have a close shaving and light enough to not nick and irritate.I've never used a safety razor before and I'm a 50 years of age. It was the Gillette cartridges, sometime Wilkinson Sword from when I started shaving. I've ditched Gillette as a brand for being a bit too woke for my liking. The Philips S9000 is a good electric shaver, but it always misses the lower neck around the adam's apple and once they get to 2.5/3 years the power starts to go.
So I had the first shave with the Edwin Jagger double edge safety razor and feather blade yesterday. Very impressive - shaved with the growth then across and job was done. Lower neck area spot-on. I didn't nick myself, but I did get red rash around the lower neck, but with some Floris Elite balm it was gone in a couple of hours. I wouldn't risk shaving my head with it, not yet anyway. Those blades are sharp.
Wildly varies. Depends a lot on your whiskers.How many shaves would a Feather blade generally give?
Thanks.
Feather's blade are really sharp. The first shave is always a pain. I prefer the second/third shave when the blade has blunted a bit.
How many shaves would a Feather blade generally give?
Thanks.
Wildly varies. Depends a lot on your whiskers.
Had my third shave yesterday, and that was a pretty blood affair around the chin area and neck. Think I might have over done it on the cross shave. I might leave it Sunday, or just do it with the direction of the growth. I would like to get 4 shaves from a blade, but maybe 2 is all I'll get.For me it's the reverse: the first shaving is very good, even though I have always to care a lot, and then the blade degrades rapidly. I mostly have three or four shaves.
Other blades are not so sharp, but last longer maintaining a good performance, but as doghouse said, it's a very individual thing.
Had my third shave yesterday, and that was a pretty blood affair around the chin area and neck. Think I might have over done it on the cross shave. I might leave it Sunday, or just do it with the direction of the growth. I would like to get 4 shaves from a blade, but maybe 2 is all I'll get.
I'm not discouraged, it's like with an electric razor it takes a week or so for skin to get accustomed to the new shaving process.As I said, it's a matter of pressure: you have to find the right balance. Don't be discouraged and try other brands. I don't know how your razor is, whether with an open (more aggressive) or with a closed (milder) comb.
I'm not discouraged, it's like with an electric razor it takes a week or so for skin to get accustomed to the new shaving process.
My only advice is that it is so individual you really have to find your own way. It sounds like you are pretty over aggressive. Try a lighter touch with shorter strokes, see how it goes.Had my third shave yesterday, and that was a pretty blood affair around the chin area and neck. Think I might have over done it on the cross shave. I might leave it Sunday, or just do it with the direction of the growth. I would like to get 4 shaves from a blade, but maybe 2 is all I'll get.
My only advice is that it is so individual you really have to find your own way. It sounds like you are pretty over aggressive. Try a lighter touch with shorter strokes, see how it goes.
I'm personally not a Feather fan, they are very delicate and too fine in my experience. Gillette tends to be on the other end of the spectrum where they need a shave or two to smooth off the edge like you would stropping a straight razor. I've been using Personna Med Prep for almost a decade now. My whiskers are essentially a wire brush (you can look at my shirt collars, or what's left of them), and I get a solid 5 to 7 days per blade easy.
Had the fourth shave this morning, I didn't shave yesterday, one seriously close shave without being aggressive on the skin, with the exception of a bit rash on the lower neck. The Feather blade is clearly broken in and delivering peak performance.My only advice is that it is so individual you really have to find your own way. It sounds like you are pretty over aggressive. Try a lighter touch with shorter strokes, see how it goes.
I'm personally not a Feather fan, they are very delicate and too fine in my experience. Gillette tends to be on the other end of the spectrum where they need a shave or two to smooth off the edge like you would stropping a straight razor. I've been using Personna Med Prep for almost a decade now. My whiskers are essentially a wire brush (you can look at my shirt collars, or what's left of them), and I get a solid 5 to 7 days per blade easy.