Really cool seeing what you do after the shave is done. I will put water into the brush like you, holding it so that the bristles are supported, then I will shake the water out a bit and lightly squeeze the bristles, listening for a "soapy" sound. You can hear if there is any remaining soap in it. If there is, I will repeat the process until I do not hear the "soapy" sound in the bristles. I then lightly tap the bristles against my thumb while over the sink, so that the excess water sprays into the sink and not all over the counter. I purchased a bigger brush and it wouldn't fit into the stand, but I had some 12 (AWG) and fashioned a stand with a piece of heat shrink tubing to make the upright part of the stand. Necessity is the mother of invention LOL
When I was a teenager living in Buenos Aires, I used to watch my Great Uncle shave. He always insert the the blade in the razor one side to shave and the next day would use the flip side of the blade. He said it was to wear the blade evenly. Not sure if this makes a difference but its a custom I use
Glad to see I’m doing most things correctly post shave. Something very therapeutic about cleaning and tidying away the kit. Genius the reverse stand on the edge of the table tip.
A thoughtful, behind the scenes glance at all the steps that take place during the post shave. Your audience can experience all the care and maintenance you practice. All the while the soap imparts the skin friendly properties, the sanitizing duties are whisked away with the magic of editing. This reinforces my admiration for your unfettered genius by way of OCD. It is this novel regimen that keeps your gear in top condition. Riley was unimpressed, but I was, in every aspect. Thanks for this demonstration in a methodology that benefits all who wet shave. I hope the meetup was a tremendous success. Thanks again, mate. The world is yours to instruct. My sincere respects to your Mrs., and the indifferent Riley.
Great clean up. I pat dry blades. I do apply touch of some barts oil onto blade which ends up in packet. I think this keeps blade nice and slick. Just summink I thought useful. Clean razors. Blow out water from the hollow parts of razor. Rinse my brush, (only cheap brush) it always looks good after. My hard soap puk is in an old metal pudding bowl. Open top. Running out of my Mitchel wool fat. Now replaced with a Scottish fine soaps vetiver and sandalwood. Nice puk really great shave today.🤠😃👍
Good evening Kevy! A great tutorial of a post-shave routine. Yours seems reasonable compared to mine. Alas, the U.S. Navy and barber college turn me into a detailed cleaner of all things.
I like how you use the cord of the venetian blind to hang a brush to dry. That is exactly what I have been doing. Also it's obviously next to a window getting some air to dry. Good idea that is.
Good to know your post shave routine sir, learned something different from you today. The attention to every detail is amazing. Great to see Riley as well, he’s a really cute puppy. Thanks for sharing your experience with us sir. Thanks a lot, Zuber.
After rinsing the blade, I hold it by one end and twang it a few times to remove water droplets, then hold the other end & repeat. By the time I'm done rinsing and towel drying my razor, the blade is dry and ready to replace into the razor.
Great information for those looking to develop a post shave routine. When I went back to wet shaving, I tried many different post shave routines until I found one that all the elements worked for me. I viewed many RU-vid vids for information in the process. Have a great and safe week!
Hi Kevy- Nice tutorial on your post-shave routine; thank you! Nice to see Mr Riley catching-up on a bit of rest! I hope your week is off to a great start and all the best!
Very useful video Kevy!!! Cute dog too! I use my bathroom windowsill for all of the drying as well. I have a mini dishwasher rack with a towel underneath that I modified for drying of soaps, brushes, shave bowls, and the like. Rubbing the last of the soap into the face at the end is something I'm going to start doing. Great video!!!
Nice vid. To recap: 4th pass= soap to face. 5th pass abundant water to face. Both 4 and 5 w intense rubbing that way if any hairs were left standing, now they will be grounded to skin level.
That was 👍🏻 great. Thanks for showing us your techniques. Most are like mine with some slight differences, nice den. Hope Riley gets exited about something 😉. Take care Kevy.
Nice tips. Very similar to my routine. Good tips about the brush holder from the table and leaving the soap on your face. I also, from time to time, clean my razor with alcohol. I always wipe the razor blade very gently after washing...this is the 2nd time I have heard not to wipe it. Thanks for your video.
When you put the soap rinse off on fast forwards, it reminds me of a trick my Dad played on me as a kid.He played back a tape of what he said was me eating a bowl of ceral which was a favorite, and I was in shock,said surely I dont sound like that do I?It was a recording our dog lapping up water in his dish. I still get rubbed on that one from time to time😄Enjoyed the video Kevy,appreciate it 👍
Great to see a video shown you how to care for shaving equipment after the shave unfortunately for me you know when you buy that new car it gets washed every day and pamper but as time goes by so does the care that’s me lol great meeting on Sunday nice to see you and the rest of the wet shavers Paul n
Good to know im not the only one who fusses a fair bit after the shave!😄 That brush you hung upside down to dry; i LOVE it! It looks like abstract scrimshaw!! Is that a design I can purchase here in the states?
I didnt know that you can always lather up the towel! :-0 Now that I saw it better, I want this brush! 16 euros shipped to Greece! I'm leaving now, I must place an order!
Plenty water in Scotland running the tap Pay for water usage in Oz and it’s not cheap 😂🤣😂😆 I do similar but with water in sink Depending on soap it could act like a Moisturiser
You are a VERY good, indulgent and patient host! I am astonished that people request(and this has been made of other RU-vid shaving channels too)to see basic COMMON SENSE behaviors one would logically engage in post shave. Of course, there will be some variation but the core routine would be very similar since a razor, brush, soap and etc is a razor brush, soap and etc.... Yet some people NEED to see this in order to understand or know what to do????? Really? They can't figure this out by themselves? Incredible. I do not have that level of patience and tolerance to be a RU-vid host. Plus, I have a sharp rapier-like tongue and scathing sarcastic wit which I would not hesitate to unleash...But that's me and you're you and I enjoyed the show. ;-)
Thanks for the comment 😀 Someone asked to see how I clean my gear so I like to be polite and try to do that. When I was starting out, I would watch all types of shave videos. Things like this video might help someone who is just starting out shaving this way. Good to know you enjoyed it. Cheers. Kevy 😀👍
You don’t really need to hang your brushes upside down. Just dry them thoroughly in the towel after the shave and give it a shake or 3 (not too vigorously to avoid the knot getting lose in the handle) I also thought for years it was mandatory to have my brushes upside down for gravity to pull the water out of the knot. I have owned 100+ badger brushes from Simpson, Shavemac, Thäter, M&F etc., so I know what I’m talking about here. Never had a knot come off the handle. If you ask the brush manufacturers, most don’t even recommend storing your brush upside down. The base of the handle is flat for a reason after all. To stand on. Cheers, Claus
Thanks Michael. The soap I use for the facewash is the same soap that's used in the shave. I squeeze it out from he brush and use that lather. Cheers. Kevy 👍
I bought myself a sonic cleaner, so every now and again I clean my razors with it, handy bit of kit, could I get the razors clean without it yes, guess I like spending money before the wife gets the chance lol.
😂 I clean my razors thoroughly every couple of months with a soft kids toothbrush and some gentle liquid hand soap. Just removes any soap build up. Chers. Kevy 👍
Kevy, just so you know. Hanging a brush upside down is completely unnecessary. When you've first flicked out the excess water from the brush and dried it on a towel, the remaining water is going to EVAPORATE away, not drip. When water evaporates, it goes UP, not down. So it's better and easier to just set on its base. Otherwise nice seeing your post-shave routine.
Nice video for newbies...however using all that water just to clean a brush and blade would be the wrong sort of teaching. I get my stuff tolerably cleaned using possibly only 20% of all that water
