Multi-blade razors

[NDA]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

and

Noooooooooooooooooo again!

Taylor of Old Bond Street have stopped making my favourite soap!

Woe is me.


http://www.tayloroldbondst.co.uk/acatalog/Jermyn-S...

[LordGrover]

jingars said:

Guess the Amazon stock has gone cannot find the DE89 at that price.

received an email flyer about the Razolution 4Edge today - what are people's views on this hybrid?

I have not seen or used one but it is bks.

[cirian75]

LordGrover said:

jingars said:

Guess the Amazon stock has gone cannot find the DE89 at that price.

received an email flyer about the Razolution 4Edge today - what are people's views on this hybrid?

I have not seen or used one but it is bks.

£50 to try it, and the massive pain if its a face ripper, no thanks.

[sparks_E39]

Gone back to Wilkinson blades and I'm finding them better than Feathers.

[Sir Humphrey]

RDMcG said:

I thought that this shaving hobby was confined to a very few....and to my astonishment, ( I am one of those multiblade cretins), there seems to be a worldwide movement......

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/david-tu...

I'm on a Facebook group for shaving, my news feed is half full of pictures of people's sinks surrounded by shaving paraphernalia. I do buy too much shaving soap because I like to vary the scent but nowhere near that bad.

Bacon shaving soap anybody? https://www.vanyulay.com/store/pc/Soap-Of-the-Gods...

[wombleh]

sparks_E39 said:

Gone back to Wilkinson blades and I'm finding them better than Feathers.

I tried feathers recently and find the same, get a lot closer with the Wilkinson ones. Which would seem to go against a lot of advice online!

[mickk]

NDA said:

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

and

Noooooooooooooooooo again!

Taylor of Old Bond Street have stopped making my favourite soap!

Woe is me.


http://www.tayloroldbondst.co.uk/acatalog/Jermyn-S...

Don't panic!!

Traditional Shaving said:

I spoke to our suppliers this morning and they say that the Jermyn St soap refills are not going to be available again until the end of summer. They are also out of stock of the Sandalwood refills but these will be available again sooner.

[Davie_GLA]

So. All new shave this morning. New Muhle R41 with feathers. Really was a it of a technique test coming from a DE89 which was rather more forgiving.

Anyway, after checking that the local hospital had plenty of my blood group in stock i got on with it. Couple of nicks here and there that saw me break out the alum block for the first time in a wee while but other than that all good. Oh, and i tried ToBS Almond cream. Loving that too.

Took a pic of me after i'd finished:

[NDA]

mickk said:

NDA said:

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

and

Noooooooooooooooooo again!

Taylor of Old Bond Street have stopped making my favourite soap!

Woe is me.


http://www.tayloroldbondst.co.uk/acatalog/Jermyn-S...

Don't panic!!

Traditional Shaving said:

I spoke to our suppliers this morning and they say that the Jermyn St soap refills are not going to be available again until the end of summer. They are also out of stock of the Sandalwood refills but these will be available again sooner.

I hope you're right.... when I phoned ToB they said they had stopped making them. But the girl didn't sound particularly bright, so she may have got her facts wrong.

[LordGrover]

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Davie_GLA said:

So. All new shave this morning. New Muhle R41 with feathers. Really was a it of a technique test coming from a DE89 which was rather more forgiving.

Anyway, after checking that the local hospital had plenty of my blood group in stock i got on with it. Couple of nicks here and there that saw me break out the alum block for the first time in a wee while but other than that all good. Oh, and i tried ToBS Almond cream. Loving that too.

Took a pic of me after i'd finished:

R41 best kept for non-hangover mornings.
I daren't use it every day but for 'special' occasions nothing gets closer. Great bit of kit.

[jkh112]

LordGrover said:

R41 best kept for non-hangover mornings.
I daren't use it every day but for 'special' occasions nothing gets closer. Great bit of kit.

My R41 is my daily, is this the shaving equivalent of commuting in a caterham?

[Ki3r]

I've just paid to have a cut throat shave.

Best thing I've ever done.

[CorbynFTW]

This thread seems a bit quiet!

Looking for some pointers...

I have been using a plastic handle W-Sword razor with WS blades and standard Gillette foam for a couple of years.

The razor is fit for replacement, but more importantly I'm falling out of love with the blades I have been buying, could do with a slightly closer shave.

This is obviously an opportunity for a full kit replacement! Anyone want to impart some wisdom?

[LordGrover]

Edwin Jagger DE89 and some personna red/feather blades - can't go wrong.

[Jacobyte]

CorbynFTW said:

Looking for some pointers...

I have been using a plastic handle W-Sword razor with WS blades and standard Gillette foam for a couple of years...

I started with the plastic WS razor in spring 2015, then tested a dozen different blades and a few soaps/gels. It was a revelation and I was hooked.

After much testing I found (and YMMV):

My preferred blade: Rapira Super Stainless.
My preferred soap: Proraso Red (or Green on a hot day as it's nice and cooling).

Fast forward to June, when I bought an Edwin Jagger DE89L. It controls the blade so much better, the heavier weight works intuitively and the warmth of the metal feels great. The WS is now consigned to my travel bag.

[toasty]

Merkur futur on 2 with feather blades and Pankhurst shaving cream followed up with L'Occitane aftershave balm.

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[Sowler]

I've just finished the blue beards revenge post shave balm that came with my starter set up. Any recommendations for something else to try otherwise I might just get some more of the same? Although tempted by the Bond Street sandal wood gel.

Also not enjoying the brush that came with the starter set as I'm finding the bristles are constantly shedding? Again recommendations for a replacement?

[LordGrover]

The Jagger brushes are very good. The Simpson I paid a fair bit for was losing bristles daily but the Jagger is as hirsute as it ever was.
I don't use any pre or post-shave products do can't help on other questions. Sorry.

[AMG01]

After having yet another bout of ingrown hairs on my face I need to do something different, DE shaving seems to be the way to go. Have spent a bit of time reading through this thread and it seems that for a begineer a DE89 is the best to start with, http://www.edwinjagger.co.uk/edwin-jagger-chrome-k... any tips on what brush and cream would be a good starting point?