Razors
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chiily
PFM Special Builder
I alternate between an old Gillette Fatboy and a 1950s Super speed. The latter is a touch less harsh on my skin.
Brush wise I have a Semogue 610 Excelsior Boar Bristle Shaving Brush and a
Semogue 830 Hereditas Boar Bristle Shaving Brush, both of which I use daily.
For blades I've been using for years Feather new hi-stainless.
Soapwise I'm a convert to a Korean brand, Innisfree Forest. Love the stuff.
Brush wise I have a Semogue 610 Excelsior Boar Bristle Shaving Brush and a
Semogue 830 Hereditas Boar Bristle Shaving Brush, both of which I use daily.
For blades I've been using for years Feather new hi-stainless.
Soapwise I'm a convert to a Korean brand, Innisfree Forest. Love the stuff.
Currently on Proraso soap, as I stocked up for a good price a while back. This stuff is very good though & should be available on most high streets. https://uk.loccitane.com/cade-rich-shaving-cream,83,1,29810,1479150.htm#s=29969
I buy Proraso in Italy on holiday, it's dirt cheap and lasts for ages. Works too.
It's a question of degree. You can spend money on anything you want, or not. I have one DE razor and a box of blades, along with Palmolive shaving soap at 50p a stick or Proraso at £2 and a brush that was £3. That's me for 10 years.
That's very nice, and it meets the brief perfectly, but £54? That's a bit real, sorry.How about something like this:
https://www.connaughtshaving.com/46002.html
It’s a Merkur, so highly unlikely to bite you. Not sure the supplied blades are up to much(they look like Personna, which I don’t get on with tbh) but I have a reasonable selection so could make up a little pack for you to try out and see if you like a particular one?
cubastreet
Espresso Fiend
I use a Gillette slim that I got off the auction site ten years ago for $5, feather blades, and a brush my girlfriend bought me for Christmas 2000.
however I recently bought a straight razor from about 1900 and I’m getting ready to have a crack at that. Pretty eco if you don’t fall down the rabbit hole of strops, soaps and all that.
however I recently bought a straight razor from about 1900 and I’m getting ready to have a crack at that. Pretty eco if you don’t fall down the rabbit hole of strops, soaps and all that.
Thorn
pfm Member
The Traditional Shaving Company does a Merkur travel razor and leather case for £37.45.
Thorn
pfm Member
Have you found anywhere to get it professionally sharpened? I inherited my dad's 1940s navy issue cutthroat and if I can get it fettled properly I fancy giving it a go.
cubastreet
Espresso Fiend
There’s a guy here in New Zealand who does it but if you’re in the UK there are quite a few as there’s been a resurgence in recent years.
If you search “razor honing [your city]” you might find someone local, if not, “razor honing uk” should give plenty of options.
alternatively you could ask on https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/
That's not out of the way. Christmas coming too.
Well, got home tonight to a Gillette 7 o'clock, delivered with a blade for less than £4. I gave it a test drive. Decent shave. It's not much to look at, just plastic and pressed steel, but it works. It fits the brief completely in that it does the job and if I leave it in a hotel room it's cost me the same as a pint and I don't much care. Recommended.
miktec
retired
Bought a gate type razor during lockdown one from some online artisanal type company (possibly based in Nottingham?). Nice weight and balance to it ...
Use Wilkinson blades and Erasmic shaving soap that I buy in bulk from our local Boyes store when they have them in stock. Brush is horsehair from the Body Shop (Xmas present from daughter a few years back)
Electric razors make my face glow in the dark for a few hours - can't abide 'em
In Winter I grow a tache/goatee combo and sheer it ceremoniously in Spring.
Use Wilkinson blades and Erasmic shaving soap that I buy in bulk from our local Boyes store when they have them in stock. Brush is horsehair from the Body Shop (Xmas present from daughter a few years back)
Electric razors make my face glow in the dark for a few hours - can't abide 'em
In Winter I grow a tache/goatee combo and sheer it ceremoniously in Spring.
blossomchris
I feel better than James Brown
bollocks to shaving in the winter, stubble trimmer here
only complaint is after shave seems different but still splash it all over
only complaint is after shave seems different but still splash it all over
soileduk
pfm Member
The blades are stainless steel, 100% re-cyclable.
They are indeed. The quantity is tiny though. Most blades come with a blade safe pack, when you fill this it goes safely in the recycling. If you wanted to get creative you could cut a slot in a soup tin, eat the soup, wash it out and you'd be able to collect razors for ever. Bin the lot when you're ready. Coming soon to a Bessemer Converter near you. You can also buy blade safes that are attractive enough to keep in the bathroom.