Comments on: How To Shave Like Your Grandpa

By: Maury Cohen

Maury Cohen — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:48 +0000

I recently had my first, professional, straight-razor shave at a barber.
What a WONDERFUL experience. Laying back in the chair with the hot towls on my face. I felt like a mafia hit-man, or a cowboy. Every REAL man should experience this at least once in his life.

By: Rico Smith

Rico Smith — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:12 +0000

I’ve been using old safety razors I bought on Ebay for several years now and I love them. I have a light beard, so I only have to shave every other day, so I take my time and just enjoy a good, classic shave. Oh, and blades are less than a dollar for a pack of 20!

By: paul r

paul r — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:52 +0000

Brett, thanks for this post and especially the video you uploaded recently. I was fortunate to receive a safety razor from my old man and was pretty unsure of the whole process. I got a chance to do the whole nine and set up a traditional shave kit, now my face is smoother than a babys bum

By: John

John — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:00 +0000

No matter the razor, use a mug, shaving soap and a brush. I hated shaving due to the irritation, until my sister gave me a mug and brush for Christmas 33 years ago.

In my experience, Williams shaving soap is by far the best. It is a hard milled soap, so it is much less expensive than the glycerine based soaps, lasts far longer and provides as good or better lather. Williams’ lather is far superior to that of Colgate.

One bar that costs me $1.27, lasts about a month. I have found that, as the article states a boar bristle brush does not hold water as well as a badger bristle brush. However, if you will leave the boar bristle brush in the cup, rather than letting it dry, it will soften and retain water. The only down-side is that your bar of soap will not last quite as long and you will need to replace the brush every 3-4 years, where it will last much longer if you let it dry.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:21:35 +0000

I just ordered a Dovo straight razor from eBay. It is completely made of metal and uses disposable blades…am looking forward to using it. After I learn to use it I’ll “upgrade” to straight razor which has to be sharpened using a strop as opposed to using disposable blades.

By: celticfiregirl

celticfiregirl — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:56:30 +0000

One of you men need to put these into a book for us moms who have boys. There is so much out there for girls and the changes to their bodies andapproximately when things will happen. I never found anything for the boys. This is great and I’m forwarding this to my two sons.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:50:17 +0000

Merkur 180 and Feather platinum blades..they are SHARP and last forever. Never going back to cartridge shaving.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:24:37 +0000

Joe, http://fendrihan.com has blade sampler packs so you can try out a variety of blades to see what works for you. I’ve never used Derby’s but I’ve read that they aren’t as sharp as some of the other blades like Feathers. I have a Gillette razor and a Weishi razor and I get a slightly different shave from each even with the same blades. You may just need to experiment with different blades.

By: JimyD

JimyD — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:20:16 +0000

Another wet shaving tip – after you’ve lathered up your face, gently squeeze your shaving brush starting from the base of the bristles and work your way up to get more foam for your face.

This works for shaving soap pucks and really helps when using high quality shaving cream from a tube or can (which I use for travel) since you can regulate how much you need to take from the can or tube based on how well your brush holds the cream.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:03:15 +0000

Hey guys, I just ordered a safety razor and received it a few days ago. Since then I’ve shaved twice. I need help because it was really disappointing. I’ve got shave soap, the boar-hair brush and blades by derby. Both times I shave, however, it feels like the whiskers are getting ripped and pulled. Is it because I have coarse facial hair? or what? please help because I really thought the safety razor would be a good upgrade to other methods.