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- Friday July 17, 2020
Hi all!
I'm Ed, I'm a 34 year old from Belfast.
I've had a beard for the past three years or so, which I've kept trimmed with a Philips one beard. Before that it's been the world of Gillette cartridge razors since I was about 14.
One of the things I liked about the one blade was price, 12 quid a year to keep it in blades was certainly saving me money.
So once I started getting fed up with beardedness, I looked into how I could do things properly without breaking the bank. DE seemed the way to go.
For now I've picked up a Muhle R106, personna blades and some Taylor of old Bond Street sandalwood cream from the folks at Executive Shaving.
I've already an old Body Shop shaving brush kicking about that I used to use with a bar of dove soap, back when I used cartridge razors. I'll see how I get on with it.
Bowl wise, you'll likely laugh but I just grabbed a small steel cat food bowl from the local pet shop.
The stuff arrives on Monday so I'll see how I get on with it. I'll be sure to go through a nice long prep process with warm water, lather up well, and shave carefully without pressure and let the weight of the razor do the work.
I'll likely be asking for some advice here, probably on a replacement synthetic brush which is good without breaking the bank! Any thoughts on those “jock†ones by Executive Shaving?
All the best
Ed
I'm Ed, I'm a 34 year old from Belfast.
I've had a beard for the past three years or so, which I've kept trimmed with a Philips one beard. Before that it's been the world of Gillette cartridge razors since I was about 14.
One of the things I liked about the one blade was price, 12 quid a year to keep it in blades was certainly saving me money.
So once I started getting fed up with beardedness, I looked into how I could do things properly without breaking the bank. DE seemed the way to go.
For now I've picked up a Muhle R106, personna blades and some Taylor of old Bond Street sandalwood cream from the folks at Executive Shaving.
I've already an old Body Shop shaving brush kicking about that I used to use with a bar of dove soap, back when I used cartridge razors. I'll see how I get on with it.
Bowl wise, you'll likely laugh but I just grabbed a small steel cat food bowl from the local pet shop.
The stuff arrives on Monday so I'll see how I get on with it. I'll be sure to go through a nice long prep process with warm water, lather up well, and shave carefully without pressure and let the weight of the razor do the work.
I'll likely be asking for some advice here, probably on a replacement synthetic brush which is good without breaking the bank! Any thoughts on those “jock†ones by Executive Shaving?
All the best
Ed