chrisw87
Meow!
So slightly opposite of the 'wearing makeup' thread. Do you enjoy a skin care regiment, shaving or pampering yourself?
For me, I enjoy the art of classic wetshaving. Not using a cut-throat but safety razors. Unfortunately it has ended up as a slight collection too, with the following in my possession.
- Merkur 34c heavy duty
- Gem and Everready single edge safety razors (love em but no blades)
- Gillette twist-to-open
- A few old Gillette 3 piece tech razors (unpictured).
Trying new blades, soaps, aftershaves and brushes has can become an expensive addiction, however I like to keep it simple with the following.
1. A nice facial cleanse, and occasionally a mud mask
2. Good hot shower or bath to soften up the whiskers
3. A nice warm towel compress while waiting for my lather bowl to warm up
4. A good lather using a badger brush (cheaper kind) with a cheaper but efficient soap. I prefer the classic palmolive to be honest, though I have a fair amount of Proraso to finish up.
5. Preference is for the Israeli made Personna stainless blade, though I do frequently use the Turkish Derby stainless blades as well, Personna I can manage to get a nice baby bum smooth shave better though (waiting for more, ordered 50 for $16). Never touch the Japanese Feather blades because I still make a few mistakes now and then, and feathers have a tendency to remove body parts without any force.
6. Finish up with a cool wash and some witch hazel. Followed by a moisturizer balm. Loving the L'Oreal for men hydra sensitive to be honest. A bit of scented body talc is always good too.
For me, I enjoy the art of classic wetshaving. Not using a cut-throat but safety razors. Unfortunately it has ended up as a slight collection too, with the following in my possession.
- Merkur 34c heavy duty
- Gem and Everready single edge safety razors (love em but no blades)
- Gillette twist-to-open
- A few old Gillette 3 piece tech razors (unpictured).
Trying new blades, soaps, aftershaves and brushes has can become an expensive addiction, however I like to keep it simple with the following.
1. A nice facial cleanse, and occasionally a mud mask
2. Good hot shower or bath to soften up the whiskers
3. A nice warm towel compress while waiting for my lather bowl to warm up
4. A good lather using a badger brush (cheaper kind) with a cheaper but efficient soap. I prefer the classic palmolive to be honest, though I have a fair amount of Proraso to finish up.
5. Preference is for the Israeli made Personna stainless blade, though I do frequently use the Turkish Derby stainless blades as well, Personna I can manage to get a nice baby bum smooth shave better though (waiting for more, ordered 50 for $16). Never touch the Japanese Feather blades because I still make a few mistakes now and then, and feathers have a tendency to remove body parts without any force.
6. Finish up with a cool wash and some witch hazel. Followed by a moisturizer balm. Loving the L'Oreal for men hydra sensitive to be honest. A bit of scented body talc is always good too.
but there are still a few Turk and Italian guys that will go the old fashion route over a coffee if no customers are around to see it. The OHS brigade are all over that for the obvious reasons of blood transfer. 
This looks like a torture device
) so I use a scentless, soapless cleansing bar on it. Following that, two days out of three day I use some decent moisturiser - currently L'Oreal Hydra-energetic; also went through several varied brands before I found one which didn't irritate the bejesus out of my skin like Clarins, a Clinique, and a Hugo Boss Skin, none of which really aided my cause - and the third day I use some medicated stuff to keep the irritation and related dryness at bay.
