Beard to Baby: A Combo Wet Shave Using DE, Shavette, and Straight Razor 

As a Master Barber, and Barbershop owner Im so glad to hear you say that their is no perfect first time shave! So many misconceptions in my field.

Wow! Haven't seen clean shaven Matt in a while. Paper's! Lolll. Nice variety of tool's too. That train horn! 😂👍🏼👍🏼

Your beard was coming along great and really suited you!

Nice shave. All shined up like a new nickle.

Great shave, Matt! Your energy was off the chain today 😂. I never thought I’d want to try a straight edge or a shavette, but I’m starting to get that itch.

Spoke to Elvis on the ouija-iPhone and he wants his sideburns back! Says to send me a shirt, since he can't wear one. I'd have destroyed the entire mess with a shavette myself but the chin and lip areas could have used an open comb DE, just to limit the number of strokes. The Envoy looks alright for daily shaving but not for hedge removal! T

That was quite the change! As a DE shaver myself I’d love to give the shavette a go!

Nice to see you again. Excellent work and great tips throughout. It's no crime as you say to mix up your tools to establish your own perfect finish. I was imagining folk seeing 'electric' and shouting "NOOOO" at the screen.

Great shave Matt! When I first got started with real straights, I was also thrown off a little by the “tug”, vs the super-clean plowing of my shavette. But I’ve now come to love them so much, I shave with them exclusively these days (throwing in my Feather AC or safety when I “feel it” every so often)

I will say the long goatee looks great on you sir! And that shavette is really neat looking!

Quite a transformation. I was expecting to see you use the Ambassador at setting 6 🤣🤣🤣

Well done brother.Free at last.Enjoy your shaves good to have you back.

Hey Matt good to see you again. This will be a very unique shave.

I never got cut bad with a straight razor I always got a couple weepers but I never actually sliced myself until recently, about a week ago I was shaving and I forgot I really feel my face to see if there’s any marks or ingrown hairs or something and there’s a bump on my chin somewhere and I went through it with my straight razor and really opened up something and started leaking!!! 🤕 that I was the first time I got cut , It took forever to stop the bleeding because I don’t have an alum block or static pencil lol I actually never used either of them

Hi that stubble and moustache suited you very well. Kind regards from Holland

Great shave! Thanks for sharing.

There are two types straight razor which using half DE razor , Turkish style the blade is very less exposed causing less danger of cutting the skin only 1.5 millimetres exposed.

I always use a open comb bar on my razor when I have a good amount of growth. And that really gets the job done.

Good job Matt ! I'm going to have to try a straight razor one of these days.

Howdy Matt! Crackin’ shave(s) my friend. Cheers 🍻 to you and yours! Have a great weekend.

Nice clean shaven look

Wow what a wonderful transformation. It is always a fun time/ great pleasure to see Matt again back shaving. It was really funny when Matt found a small little cut on his chin, hahaha! Oh well can't expect the best of everything when not having shaven for some time.

You make great videos. Some guys you just enjoy watching, they capture your attention, likely because they really enjoy what they are doing. Keep up the good work and thanks for getting me into the Proraso line.

That was a fun video. I'm actually going to use a straight for the first time today so have been watching how-to vids. Good info on soap scents and grain mapping also. I did the same process when I removed my beard 6 months ago; mowed it down with electric clippers and it made it much easier to shave the rest. Thanks.

Thank You for the tip Mr. Matt. I did not know that the fragrance can irritate skin so much. I have sensitive skin and I have really suffered in the past using cheap creams. Nowadays I use a good shaving soap.

Haha good shave I bought a revamp 195 fat boy from you guys great work will shop more

Great job. Great video. Thank you

What a transformation!!!! Good to see the clean shaven face!!! Hope the meeting goes well!!!!

Matt, you have confirmed something that I have thought for years, My straight razor is not great for shaving around the goatee/chin area, and the shavette can be a little dicey as well. I usually keep the goatee, or will only shave that area with my DE. I literally have used all three on many occasions. thanks for the video.

Clean and smooth!

Showing multiple blade types definitely helps them to be less scary to new wet shavers. I've suggested shavettes and straights to people before and been told, "If I tried to use one of those, it might take my whole head off."

Very good, congratulations for the good job 👍👋👋👋🇮🇹

Hi Matt- Great beard shave-off; thank you! Nicely done. You are 100% right- you don’t need to use just one tool; use what you need to get the job done. Thank you for mentioning that sandalwood is OK for you even with sensitive skin; I’ll definitely keep that in mind. Have a great weekend. Take good care and be safe and be well. Best regards, as always!

That’s why people like Shavettes that take have half a double edge blade, there is no hassle or maintenance! Not saying anything to the guys that like to strop , hone or really enjoy using Straights most of the time. It’s just a lot of people don’t have time for that. And I have my own stones, leathers and everything it’s just if you were to ask me which one is better I would say safety razors. Still like everything about straight razors just not as much!

That was fantastic! About time you shaved that beard 😅

Every Shavette I have ever tried that uses the Safety Razor blade broken in half, always has the edge to the left or right of center. I prefer a shavette with a single blade in a spine.

That was fun

About time Matt you are back in shaving ground great Show Bud

Welcome back Matt!

Great vid

I've never had a reaction to a shaving soap/cream until The Undersea by A&E and Iove and use Kaizen. But with the lather of the Undersea on my moustache area felt hot. I think it's too much fragrance/essential oils.

You look a whole world of better, Matt!

Ah man that must have felt nice! I would have done a 1 pass as well.

Matt💈💈 Baby face for sure, nice shave even if just one pass. Understand the irritation thing after growing a beard for 6+ mo. Gotta take some time for the skin to reset😉 Heck yeah, use all the tools at your disposal to get the job done, no sense in taking a chance or shortcut. Great video and thanks for sharing👍

Great video! Any chance of a video on the merkur 11 with some history and options? 🤓 Cheers!

Great shave Matt 👍

"...next to the tracks, down in the hood." Ok I'll order online. lol I live 1500 miles away anyway.

Great and Fun video Matt! I totally agree with you about irritation from scented products! I have bad allergies and scented products really bother me. From shampoo, to body soap and shaving soap. I find many artisan soap makers do not offer “unscented” versions of their soaps. Are you thinking of offering an Unscented version of your Shaving soap? Think about it, it may not be a huge market, but I think it is very important! Thanks and have a great weekend!👍👍👍

I’ve never had a beard-I like shaving too much. A shame, because I would like to see myself with a month-old beard.

Show me your papers!!!!! Just bought all my intro stuff from you so fingers crossed🤞🤞Wish me luck!!!!

Thank you

Proud you got rid of the Hipster beard😜 and a bbs shave often turns out to be more likely a bit bloody shave 😉

My beard thankfully isn't swirly. But it does "sweep" off to my neck. So it'll go straight down from my cheeks, then curve towards my neck. It's going to make learning to use anything other than my cartridge, uh, "fun."

Do more shaving videos with razor emporium products

Rad video! I'm thinking of grabbing some of your shave soap and balm. Any recommendations on getting a old straight razor sharpened correctly?

I sure am glad I don't have beard growth that heavy, but I guess it's not that bad if you shave every day. Today I tried my Feather S.S. shavette with a Schick Proline blade for the first pass and my Envoy XL with a Perma-Sharp blade for pass two and three. Got a good shave with a bit of alum burn but I did get in a hurry and nicked my upper right cheek with the tip of the shavette blade, darn it. Definitely need more practice with an artist club type but I don't think I will ever get really comfortable like I am with a DE razor. PS: You really look better without that Paul Bunyan beard.

Here’s another example related to irritation, though it’s related to skin it’s. It related to the head or face but it’s related. I cannot use underarms deodorant that has the blue color to it. It causes huge irritation. But the deodorant bars with the pure “ivory white” color are just fine. So it is the additives that cause the irritation

Nice shave, Matt! It was cool to see you utilize all three razors. Would you ever consider putting out a video on how to shave cowlicks? I've tried everything from grain mapping to J-hooking, but nothing really seems to work well.

Drop the Shavette with a 3/8 or 4/8 mini razor.

Now I know who you remind me of…. Remind me of the school teacher from half baked with Dave Chapelle

Thought about trying the shavette but why change from the DE when it's faster. Aslo can't shave my head with a shavette.

New to straight razor. Would the shavette be a good way to transition int the straight razor from DE razor? Thanks

Yes, amen to the combo shave! I dig 🤙🏻 Btw the longer goatee looks better on you, should definitely grow it out again!

Ordered a pizza for this moment 🍕

I was recently using my Straight Razor and my CJB kamasori Style Shavette. And I haven’t been using those types of razors for a little while because recently I’ve been strictly team safety razor. For reasons that are kind of obvious. I just enjoy the overall experience better with a DE there I said it! I can use both no problem but only thing is I take a lot longer with a straight razor and I don’t get as close or as comfortable as a Shave because doing the chin and neck area is such a pain in the ass!!! 😡 All of that nonsense out of the way, 👉🏻 - I noticed a main difference between the blades when it comes to Shavette style that takes have a DE or a Feather Artist Club Styke like with my CJB Kamasori. The Artist club professionals are known to be a lot thicker not sure if that has something to do with it not cutting right. Even on the first pass it was pulling and tugging , feeling uncomfortable. With using the DE way you have a lot more variety of blade type to choose from weather it be a feather or a derby or anything in between. If you don’t like that artist club leaves you only have like three different choices , so what are the brain is a little bit longer I did a hack and found out you can actuallyusecthe Schick injectors in the scissor style Shavettes! 😉👌🏻 I used pre shave and my lather was maby a little dry but it just kept tugging even after I added more water to my face.. I think for the artist club blades to work properly you have to first trim your facial hair down with a buzzer as short as you can BUT!!!!! the double edged blades doesn’t even need to do that!!! I could go through two weeks no problem! But recently I’ve been using both Shavette and kamasori for shaping up my beard when I have one. I used to alternate between safety razors (vintage Gillette, modern, SE’s etc) and straight razor/Shavette for every other shave but recently I’ve just been sticking to the safety razor up until now I’m going to try to make it a little bit more even or try to fit at least one straight razor shave a week in. 💈😁🤙🏻💈 ~Mike 🌹

will you continue the razor archive videos?

Why The electric Clipper?? Straight razor is a satysfying thing to cut that dense beard.. i have done it.. awesome.

VERY INFORMATIVE,ON HOW TO TREAT YOUR FACE TO GET SMOOTH SHAVE!: RASH FREE

What do you do w the blades you use on camera? Do they go into a personal collection? seems like you go through alot of inventory this way lol

I agree it's important to know your pattern but I don't think you need to grow a half-yeard to see your pattern. You can do your shave like you normally would, wait a day, then feel around on your face. If it feels kind of smooth you're going with the grain, if it feels very prickly then you're going against the grain. Then when you shave next time you'll apply your new knowledge, on your last pass you can feel around, see what the trouble spots are and mentally note the grain direction. I guess it's sort of grain mapping but you're keeping the map in your brain and just refining it over time via practice.

See? exactly!!! My comment below ⬇️ 👇🏻 talks about how harder the chin area is to do with straight razors then safety razors I always do it with the four straight razor and never switch out for a safety razor I think that defeats the purpose of using it. Though a very good idea and I did it in the beginning when I was first learning how to use a straight but, I just think that if you can’t get a decent shave with just using the straight razor you shouldn’t use it if you have to keep on tagging in the safety razor you shouldn’t even use a straight in the first place! I do three pair shaves on my chin and underneath my nose! I know pretty Balsley right?! Lol but yeah I’ll never say shaving with a straight razor is better than a supervisor because it scientifically ignorant to say Given the technology of the safety razors and the upkeep you have to do with the street just to get a horrible shave (compared to the traditional safety razor) 😎

At long last!

When I started it took me almost a month to realize the Arko stick was irritating my face.

Yeah it bothers me man, because a lot of us are spoiled when it comes to safety razors getting baby butt smooth shaves all the time It gets us irritated and frustrated when we try to get one with a straight razor but the harder you try the more you’ll hurt let’s just say that…. And skip the aftershave splash because if you go for a clean shave with a straight razor bet your ass it’s gonna burn like crazy 🔥 🥵 🔥 😮

I don't get you.. I just watched this other video of yours with how to shave with a straight edge. And u said don't run under water it can mess up the carbon and invite rust da da da, so that sunk in. I'm like.. ok use a towel and try the shave cream off like that. Now I'm watching this video and your running the razor under the water every swipe. What do I believe then.

Using a shavette is all about the blades and zero about the holder/mount. If you use Parker/Astra you will not get as good a shave compared to the Feather and there is nothing more to be said on that subject! Especially if you have coarse beard hair and tight follicles (as I do).

U look really puzzled with T-razor. Nice experience though

But I want that beard lol

Hey, I thought I was the only one who shaved off their beard in stages, thereby going though the various facial hair looks - “hipster goatee,” “porn ‘stache,” and yes, the “Hitler.” C’mon, you guys know you all do it! (“Papers! 😆)

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MATT!?

Well it looks like your beard edges were already filled w ingrowns.....advice: next time just grow the whole thing. Taking it down: use a RazoRock OC and take it home, or use a Muhle R41.....that is all you need.But all in all, nice vid, you showed different methods of takin it down..... Or the easy way out: norelco one blade.....

You can't not do the H stache on the shave off.

Papiere, bitte!

More shaving less talking

Dude please shave off your sideburns. It’s no longer 50s-70s

I cringe everytime he goes with the grain with the haircutter. How can you as a professional do this, let alone the inhomogeneus sideburns and the quite less than perfect shape. If the skin is not super smooth, where is the satisfaction ?

No offense, but you need to grow your chin back.