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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
[/QUOTE]Welcome to TSR Ed. Im also from Belfast and one thing I will say is we're lucky the Internet exists...not a single traditional wet shaving shop in the whole of Northern Ireland we can go to and see items first hand and get a feel for razors, brushes
Hi Ed. Get ready to remortgage your house.
Welcome to TSR Ed.
Don't worry about the bowl, I've used many types that weren't dedicated shaving bowls.
Razor, for a beginner I think an adjustable razor are ideal, you learn to find what aggressiveness works for you best.
Blades, here is where you will probably spend more time trying to find the best for you. I wouldn't buy those mixed blade packs, they have two or 3 decent blades and the rest is garbage... in my experience. Read the forum instead and see what people are actually using.
Brush, I've seen the brush you have and I wasn't really impressed to be honest with you. The body Shop do a very good shaving cream though, Maccaroot and something... excellent stuff.
Get the technique right and remember, no pressure, let the razor do the work.
Good luck
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