Excellent tips, I also prefer a cold water shave as it really does help with the irritation, just like you want to apply ice to a sprain to minimize blood flow and swelling.
If I shave after a hot shower, with warm water it will be a huge disaster. I always shave before a shower, with cold water, which avoids cuts, and the overall experience is much better. The other great tip is using a new blade on the Safety Razor, along with a nice and rich lather. Just like my grandpa said - "A good Lather is the recipe for a good shave" Great video, as usual !!!
In my opinion you're right..... I think when you soften your skin too much with products, hot water or so.... you make your skin weak for the moment. A good lather 2-3 minutes on the beard and everything is fine👍
I just took your advice a few minutes ago. It was a significant improvement. Although it was a compromise as I used room temperature water I was surprised how easy it was. Second biggest improvement after the switch to fatty shaving soap.
Hot water/skin and "smooth" (dull) blades are the worst advices that many people give to beginners and sensitive skin shavers. Cold water and sharper blades solved my irritation problem.
@@alfaxgo It's crazy that this idea is so ingrained that I have read about it even as a kid in the science books that hot water help reduce cuts during shaving.
When I ditched my plastic razor for a double edge razor, my face, my bank account, and my appearance; all improved in unison! Those plastic razor companies never taught me how to shave, but this channel showed me how to shave like a gentleman... pun intended?
You all are quite knowledgeable and I just wanted to thank you for you all for the tips. The jokes are hilarious please never stop :) also your email list has probably the first and only one I’ve ever subscribed to with actual information and well compiled advice, this channel is pretty amazing.
Shave before shower/trimming first, thinning goatee or beard (depends what season it is and trying different thickness) touch up spots after shower if necessary...
The number one thing that helped me was switching to safety razor. I dont know the physics why it works but i just get a much better shave with no irritations. Sure the first couple times i got a little nicks here and there but now after a year everything just goes smooth like a butter.
Lots of great tips here! I think my shave really elevated when I used a pre-shave soap. It cleans the face and makes the hairs a little softer. It also helps even basic can shaving gel form a thick lather, helping cartridge blades give you an elevated shave. I always also recommended Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements for post-shave: their star jelly is the best of both worlds between a splash and a balm, and their scents are truly spectacular.
😂 When i see these guys with a real beard go against the grain on first pass 🤦🏻 By the way, the DE i love most is an EdwinJagger with a Feather blade,... for me, great👌and i leather up directly on the face. My tip is - don't spare with lather for each pass - the lather should be on for 2-3 minutes - start with the grain and don't try to remove all stubbles in the first pass For me it's ok to shave all two or three days and i go 2 passes... with and across, not against... is good enough. Special : i had dry skin and i cream, cream and nothing helped. So i start to use nothing... the first days my skin was very tight and itchy. But then the "miracle" happens... my skin starts more and more to protect itself. Now i use nothing and my skin starts to feel creamed after ~20 min..... but only with a real soap, not so good with canned stuffs....
Because I'm hypo dermo allergic (also have severe gutange plaque on my face so making it wet just clogs blades and with straight racer I just bleed) I dry shave and have done for 5 years. First 3 months it was harsh but after half a year you dry shave without even noticing. The main thing with shaving like cutting grass is a sharp blade. If you don't have a sharp blade don't bother wait till you have a sharp blade. I use Harry's shaver with 5 blades but I do have a straight favor for the odd occasion in the year where my skin calms in summer for the odd day and love a straight razor but I just can't with my plaques so a decent multi blade razor does well. I see why most hate dry shaving but try it for a year and then come back and see how your shaving game changes.
For me sharp blade and quality shaving soup is the most important part of shaving. From experience i found out that, even if i use the cheapest single blade Gillette cartridge razor with a 8 to 12$ shaving soup, i get the same resold as using my 30$ DE razor. When i do the opposite, use my 30$ DE razor, but with the cheapest shaving cream, i get razor burns.
@@gentlemansgazette hi! Sorry for responding so late, I didn’t get any notification. I luckily do not yet have to shave, I am only 13, but in the next few years I will most likely be taking your tips! (Now that I think of it, these would probably help my dad!) They seem incredibly helpful and i really appreciate all of the hard work your team has put into this video and many others. I will forever be grateful for your channel because you really helped me find my style (though it’s more 1890s-1940s than classic). Thanks for replying to my comment, too! Hope you guys are having a good spring!
I liked the video very informative. I recently bought a proraso shaving cream after viewing one of your videos and i was impressed by the change it had on my experience when shaving compared to the wilkinson sword shaving soap i was using before. And i would like to see a video on razors because i'm interested in purchasing a DE razor that's a bit more aggressive than the King C. Gillette or Wilkinson sword DE razor that i've been using since they are rather mild, although i think that the Gillette is milder than the wilkinson sword.
For years, I would get razor burn. I tried all kinds of creams, pre-shaves, etc., but nothing worked. Finally I came up with the perfect technique: Wash in warm water, cool rinse, towel dry. Then wait 20 or 30 minutes while getting dressed, etc. and come back and dry shave. People think it would hurt, but the truth is it's a lot better than wet shaving, at least for me. Plus you get used to it. The key is the dry skin has to be all the way dry. No sweating or it won't cut right, and no skipping days or it will be too long to cut right too.
I dry shave with hair clippers, no joke, actually plug in the wall clippers, zero burn or ingrown hair as i’m not cutting under the skin, but it’s not a close shave 🤣👍🏻
Double-edge razors with warm (not hot) water before showering, and skipping days in-between shaves, seem to work best for me. By the way, we always wore Florsheim Shoes in my family. The quality was of course higher years ago, but Florsheim still occupies a fond place in my heart, and in my shoe closet.
I take advantage of the convenience of shaving in the shower. I utilize my hair conditioner as a means of softening my skin, and I have found that it works remarkably well.
Thank you for the serious. I would have loved to have had it when I was 14. A video on sensitive skin would be great. I like the beard, and suspect that you aren't just wearing it for style, but also because your irritation is worse in cold and dry weather. At least that's my excuse for a beard. I have sensitive skin and eczema, so proper shaving technique is necessary. At least I find that shaving with a sharper blade with one or at most two passes reduces risk of irritation.
Watching this because I joined the navy and I’ve never been clean shaven before aside from a few times I always get razor burns so I just got use to an electric razor and always had stubble at least
11:15 PSA: Ceryl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol that is in pretty much any shaving and cosmetic product. It's pretty much harmless and safe for sensitive skin.
Please let’s have a video on razor talking on things like the difference difference in benefit of one two and three piece razors as well as blade, exposure, blade, support comb, and uncombed razors, and anything else you guys can think of
I switched to wet shaving two years ago. I use a glycerin based soap with a badger hair brush and a safety razor with an extra long handle all after a hot shower to soften the follicle. That is what works for me.
I only shave once a week so I have got into a good routine. Hair trimmer with no guide to get rid of the growth, warm shower, shave with 2 sided razor. My neck glows bright red if I shave too often but thankfully my job doesn't require it.
Here's a great tip which I've never heard mention, but have observed as true: If you want to have less sensitive skin... grow older. Seriously, past about 50 I, and I think that this applies to most men, have had far less problems. It's probably an upside to less hormones coursing through the veins. So that's maybe something to look forward to along with thinning hair (except in your ears), arthritis and erectile dysfunction! All the best everyone. By the way Preston, your full beard today looks much better on you than stubble on you. 👍
Do laser hair removal. No, it’s not only for girls. Wiping out facial hair entirely might be impossible/very hard for men, but it will reduce hair hardness significantly, which makes shavings rarer and easier. Irritation and cuts go away. I, personally, don’t like recent years’ trend of men growing a particular type of facial hair, like Mr. Schlueter here. It’s a personal opinion, but being clean-shaved suited him much more.
I've been using a $10 Amazon razor with Shark Super Chromes (after getting a sampler and testing about ten different kinds). I'd love to see a review of different handles.
Or you can do as I did, and grow a beard haha! I have a beard for more then 10 years now and I think the last time I got a clean shave is around 2013/2014. Ofcourse you gotta maintain the beard aswell and take good care of it with products.
Definitely going to try the cold shave, but I'm still gonna have to shower first, I work with jet fuel, & often get it on myself, along with dirt, so I'm thinking I might soak my face in cold water at the end of my shower
Just a correction: the alcohol featured in the video, cetyl alcohol, is not an alcohol that will dry your skin out. It is a hydrating compound and found in many balms, conditioners, and creams. Alcohols such as denatured ethanol and isopropanol will dry your skin out. Fatty alcohols such as stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, and the aforementioned cetyl alcohol are hydrating.
My neck is the worst. It hates getting shaved. I’ve spent hundred on different types of shavers, DE razors, lathers, soaps, oils. No matter what there are days the skin on my neck just doesn’t want to get shaved and it gets irritated and red.
Depending on the length of your stay, we've got videos for you! This is a good starting point: www.gentlemansgazette.com/how-to-pack-for-business-trip/?
I really want to move on from cartridge razors, but I'm afraid the but I'm afraid the closest shave I could get to BBS without irritation would be about the same as what I would get with an electric shaver. Any thoughts?
I recently tried a cartridge razor after years of DE shaving and I couldn't believe how much worse the result was. I do not understand how they became dominant in the market. They're not cheaper or more convenient or anything that would justify their inferior shave.
While we didn't specifically mention this, we do suggest that only one pass could be sufficient, as sensitivity affects people differently. The hope is that by watching our other shaving content, everyone knows the first pass is always with the grain. Appreciate you bringing this up!
Maybe the first shave but having that blade exposed to so much water for so long can lead to hazardous issues. It's better to do a hot compress, then use some natural Tree Oils, as well as a butterfly-handled single blade razor
As I do appreciate the information in that video. Most of those shaving videos gave me goosebumps. And, not for the right reason. - dumping my cartridge razor for a DE-razor was the best thing I ever did. For my skin, purse and comfort. Meanwhile I mostly use my straight razor.