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Shaving like Grandpa

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shootinfool73:
I think so... I know its all about technique, so I know I am the problem.  I usually TRY to follow all those things you mentioned -- lather/re-lather, using only the weight of the razor, not shaving over area with no lather, etc...  and I learned most of that from the same videos you and Warhawk mentioned. 

 I gave myself a DE shave yesterday...first time in a while... not too bad, only a few spots, but spots nonetheless.  I'm gonna try using pre-shave oil again....I never really gave that stuff a fair shake....

Goatee:
Time. That is what is needed. No super products that will give you the ultimate shave every time. Time to learn the craft.

Magoo:
I know about taking a blood thinner I take one also. But getting back to DE shaving which is what I learned on and used for many years,I never shaved against the grain. Why because it would irate my skin,sometimes you have to decide to give up very smooth for comfort and less cuts.

Blitzed:
My grandfather had a valet who shaved him everyday. And, of course, they'd put me in the chair, all very serious, get a good mug full of foam-about the consistency of meringue, lather me up and then "shave" me with the back edge of a comb. That was when I was 9. By the time I was13 I could grow all the facial hair I needed and was two meters tall. Cepetti-his valet-taught me how to shave myself but only with a double edge. What was important to learn was not only the ritual but what you really needed to do to have a great shave. Move forward about 60 years. To prove I could overcome the inherent shakiness of MS I took up straight blade shaving. (I've mentioned the first few outings in other posts someplace on here.) Now I'm a straight blade shaver par excellence. Only thing I cannot shave is the back side of my head...but I'm trying. Thanks for the video, lots of basic, good information. It used to be that mans castle was his home now we're backed into the bathroom only. And then you may have to share it. There is something about shaving with a DE or a straight that connects one to the past. And, yes, the smell. I'm hooked on Old Spice and, by the way, their spray deodorant makes a great room freshener. Nothing heavy, but like a new car, a good, comfortable smell. Try it. Of course you'd have to buy a can of their deodorant but it's the sort of thing that, eventually, does get used up.

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