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So I've received everything but my brush, and decided to go ahead and try it out with my old drug store Burma-Shave brush. I shaved yesterday afternoon with an Astra blade and this morning with a...

Thanks a bunch, Razorfeld! I'll keep you all posted on how it turns out.

Gotcha. I'm supposed to get my stuff tomorrow, so I've got a bit of reading to do tonight I suppose.



Thanks. I did read that they could be a bit rough at first, but I also read that they're...

So I just placed my order:
- Edwin Jagger DE89bl
- Semogue 1305
- Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street cream
- one of those generic stainless razor/brush stands (I think the Perfecto one)
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That's not a bad idea. All of that's a while down the road, though. I think I've decided to get a DE, a decent brush and some good soap to start off with.

On that topic... I think I've decided on...

Thanks! I'm hoping that will be my result also. :)



I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think I have 1k, 3k and 6k stones. Guess I'll probably want another stone when I actually...

Ah, good points about honing. I do have water stones, but even if I started with a SR tomorrow, I'd still send it off to get professionally honed for quite some time before trying to learn to hone...

A DE is sounding more and more like a good idea (especially as a backup or if don't have time for the stropping and such). A couple of days ago, I ordered a cheap SR on ebay so that I could blunt the...

Thanks guys! I might try out a DE and see how that goes.

I should also mention that I tried a replaceable-blade straight razor a few years ago and didn't get great results. I don't remember *how*...

Ah, sorry. I haven't actually tried a DE safety razor yet. How similar would they be to straight razors in such a situation? Cost isn't such a big issue - I just want to shave without my face being a...

Hi all!

So I've tried just about everything other than a straight razor or a laser. Every time I shave with a blade (either disposable or "Mach3" cartridge type) I get terrible ingrown hairs on my...