I'm 54, started shaving at about 14, maybe 15. Started with a Gillette G2, then a Mach 3, then every incarnation of a Gillette multi-blade system up to when they became stupidly expensive. Tried Wilkinson Sword's 3 blade affair in the m90s - went blunt after 2 or 3 shaves. been using Lidl's 4 blade system for about 10 years, because cheap and they work. Hate the plastic waste though. Asked my wife to get me a straight razor about 4 years ago. Got me a decent one. I've used it about 10 times, because of the technique evading me and I have heavy growth. Recently got a single blade disposable from Henson Shaving. Works great....but, I'm going to practice more with the straight razor after watching this.
Thats great to here and i am glad it has inspired you to continue with your straight razor. Practice on your neck first, then each side of the face and leave the chin area till you have got some practice, usually about 5 times and you will have it sussed. Stretch your skin with your facial muscle and your free hand and not too steep with the angle of the blade...thats it. Let me know how you are getting on please. You did right to ditch the plastic. Using your facial muscle will improve the jawline over time. If you have a leather strop with a canvas back, strop the razor on the canvas side 30 laps to wake up the blade, then 50 laps on the leather side prior to shaving. When you have finished shaving, strop the razor again 30 laps to get rid of any microscopic droplets of water. I will doing a video on stropping next time.
@@pixsellpix Excellent stuff. The razor came with a strop - also got one my dad gave me which came from a barber's that was closing near me (Wallasey) in the 80s.
Aimed at newbies to cut throat razors ( i hate that term "cut throat") some guys are really put off by thinking everything is negative about traditional wet shaving, especially if they have only used electric razors in the past and are trying out wet shaving for the first time. What if i cut myself? Well so what if you cut yourself during a shave it's not the end of the world. You just learn from any mistakes and carry on improving your skills. So, keep it simple and learn your skills faster. I still nick myself occasionally and i have been shaving for 55 years, it happens sometimes and sometimes it can only be due to your skin being out of condition.
@@pixsellpix I agree with you 100%... the term cutthroat definitely might put some people off I don't even think that term was used because of people cutting their throats during the shave more so people using straight razors to commit crimes.
@@seanstapelfeld Cut throat razor originates from a fictional character Sweeney Todd, a Barber in the 1900's who used to stun some of his customers and finish them off by cutting their throats with his razor. From there, his accomplice (Mary Lovett) would then make meat pies from them.
Yeah....i wasn't laughing at the time, this was 40 years ago and i had not got a clue. Ohhh yes of course styptic pencil, i forgot to mention that. I will amend the copy now while i think on. Cheers for your input, much appreciated.
