Multi-blade razors

[NDA]

Soov535 said:

I get the new stick and press it into a bowl - seems to work much better.

I've not tried this... just how 'pressable' is it? Does it neatly follow the contours of the bowl (assuming it's the right size) and make a neat puck you can use a brush with? Do you need to heat it to do this?

Sorry for seemingly pedantic questions - I remain on a quest to find the perfect travelling hard soap/bowl combination!

[Davey S2]

DeuxCentCinq said:

I've found Palmolive cream to be the best for me. About £1.79 in Wilkos.

+1 easily as good as the other expensive creams I've tried. I do like Proraso in the summer though for the cooling menthol.

[LordGrover]

NDA said:

I've not tried this... just how 'pressable' is it? Does it neatly follow the contours of the bowl (assuming it's the right size) and make a neat puck you can use a brush with? Do you need to heat it to do this?

Sorry for seemingly pedantic questions - I remain on a quest to find the perfect travelling hard soap/bowl combination!

I don't bother with a bowl, just rub the stick into your face; Youtube.
Works for me and the palmolive stick anyway.

[jinkster]

I need to buy some new shaving cream - I was thinking Trumper or Truefitt and Hill. Who do you recommend? Also looking at treating myself to a badger brush - where should I buy this from?

[A - W]

jinkster said:

I need to buy some new shaving cream - I was thinking Trumper or Truefitt and Hill. Who do you recommend? Also looking at treating myself to a badger brush - where should I buy this from?

http://newforestbrushes.blogspot.co.uk/

I good place to start and very reasonable for the quality with great service. No personal interests.

[zygalski]

jinkster said:

I need to buy some new shaving cream - I was thinking Trumper or Truefitt and Hill. Who do you recommend? Also looking at treating myself to a badger brush - where should I buy this from?

GFT coconut is really nice. A little goes a long way. The smell is very subtle though. T&H 1805 cream is a classic. I would get both of them. 2 of the very best shaving creams available imo.

[BorkFactor]

I am still very much enjoying the Crabtree and Evelyn West Indian Lime shaving soap, in fact I got another block of it for Christmas. Does a fantastic job.

I also got a tube of the shaving cream with the same scent. How does one go about using the cream? Brush and bowl, or just rub it on the face with fingers like (gasp!) the regular stuff that comes in the can?

[IanMorewood]

Fingers??

Minimum is a small spot on a hot wet brush straight to the wet face but you would be better mixing in a bowl to get the consistency right.

[BorkFactor]

IanMorewood said:

Fingers??

Minimum is a small spot on a hot wet brush straight to the wet face but you would be better mixing in a bowl to get the consistency right.

Yeah it says on the box you can use fingers, figured it might be useful for travelling to save me taking my brush!

[LordGrover]

For my money, a little of both IYSWIM.
I take a small dab onto my beard and rub that in, then dip brush into the tub - only a smidgen required - then work up the lather on my face. More face brushing seems to raise the beard more - works for me anyway.

[DeuxCentCinq]

BorkFactor said:

Yeah it says on the box you can use fingers, figured it might be useful for travelling to save me taking my brush!

For travel I have one of the cheap Wilko brushes, but I notice they do a similar one in the pound shop now.
I have invested in a natty leather case so I can take my Merkur razor though, as the Wilko wasn't quite "cutting it".

[Shuttle Cock]

Hi, some advice please, after reading this thread, I thought I'd take the plunge and order a Razor, brush etc; So I have tried shaving with it a few times now, and I can get nothing close to a good shave, it will just not cut close on my stubble I have tried experimenting with different angles, multi pass/direction shaving, so much so, that today as I was off out I had to finish up with my multi blade job to get a good close shave.

So where am I going wrong, the razor is made by The Shave Factory, not as fancy as some on here, as I didn't want to go mad with an expensive one straight away.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

I did initially think, ad this is PH, it must be my powerfully built directors stubble, just being to manly for the razor!!!!

[IanMorewood]

Shave factory first razor that comes up is this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaving-Factory-SF200-Safe...

As it's a butterfly type razor have you got the blade installed correctly? I know with my only experience of a butterfly type razor it's not as easy to setup up as a three piece.

[NDA]

IanMorewood said:

Shave factory first razor that comes up is this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaving-Factory-SF200-Safe...

As it's a butterfly type razor have you got the blade installed correctly? I know with my only experience of a butterfly type razor it's not as easy to setup up as a three piece.

Good spot.

My butterfly razors shut - and then need an extra quarter turn to lock down.

[Shuttle Cock]

Thanks, I will give this a go.

[Mr Happy]

Just taken the plunge on a Merkur 34c, astra blades, arko soap stick and an alum block as I fancied a change from the regular multi-blade razors, and find that they're ok, but never super-close.

I think it'll take a bit of time before I build up the courage to give it a go though... I quite like my face!

[anonymous-user]

After falling out of love with wet shaving (due to acne and ingrown hair), I started to miss it and gave it another go but decided to just do one pass. It wasn't exactly a close shave like I use to have with three passes before but still did the job. I'm also considering using one blade a shave now, just to be on the safe side.

Also any decent new soaps? I've nearly finished my G.F trumpers coconut soap and have all the Proraso shaving creams but I'm looking for something new and "exotic". any recommendations?

[jimmyjimjim]

Try this, I got some for Christmas, quite like it:

http://www.korres.com/default.aspx?page_id=48

[Soov535]

NDA said:

I've not tried this... just how 'pressable' is it? Does it neatly follow the contours of the bowl (assuming it's the right size) and make a neat puck you can use a brush with? Do you need to heat it to do this?

Sorry for seemingly pedantic questions - I remain on a quest to find the perfect travelling hard soap/bowl combination!

Just run it under the hot tap, it'll press down into a puck.

No problem at all.

[E65Ross]

I may be rather late to the party but could someone suggest a decent razor for me?

I'm currently using Wilkinson sword hydro5 razor and have generally been pretty happy with it, but of course there will always be significantly better. Just want a nice close shave

I'd be rather weary of using a straight blade with no training etc before hand, I might end up nipping my carotid

Cheers