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Bah. I got it for my gym bag because I couldn't find my old (Palmolive) brand and it is compact. Over time it dries out/becomes thicker and thicker, eventually being useless.

So now I picked up King of Shaves brand shaving gel, and I'll see how that is. When I got home with it the first thing I saw on the TV was the KOS speedboat wiping out in a terrible crash, so I hope that wasn't a bad omen.

It works better with the KOS oil, or the Shave Secret oil is even better than the KOS oil.

A safety razor, a badger brush, and real shaving cream is the best. Your dad / grandpa knew best.

onealjn wrote:A safety razor, a badger brush, and real shaving cream is the best. Your dad / grandpa knew best.

Yes, and that's what I have at home. This is for the gym bag. MUg and soap and brush don't travel so well.

GoDogGo! wrote:

onealjn wrote:A safety razor, a badger brush, and real shaving cream is the best. Your dad / grandpa knew best.

Yes, and that's what I have at home. This is for the gym bag. MUg and soap and brush don't travel so well.

Do you still use a safety at the gym?

Fuck that. The skill involved in the use of a safety razor is ridiculous. I don't need to cut my own throat while shaving.

Shaf wrote:Fuck that. The skill involved in the use of a safety razor is ridiculous. I don't need to cut my own throat while shaving.

I think you are confusing a straight razor with a safety.

Safety: http://www.classicshaving.com/page/page/522941.htm

Straight: http://www.classicshaving.com/page/page/725412.htm

Safetys are still used on the continent with badger brushes and what not. The BS multi blade razor were created as loss-leaders. Ironically, the more blades each one has the worse the shave, but the greater the profit. I work for the company who makes a huge amount of these fuckers and they are huge on profit margin.

Safety razor blades are cheap and more effective. I have very sensitive skin and the right angle of shave and the use of a badger brush spare every bit of irritation.

I use a Mach 3 or some BS, and I break out every where.

Straight razors are nutty and require a lot of skill to use and maintain.

The double edge safety blade in a good holder is hard to beat. I can't remember where online I got mine, but it's solid machined stainless. Very nice. Come to think of it, I think I posted about it in some other old shaving thread we have. The address is probably there.

I actually have a straight razor that takes replaceable blades, which removes the maintenance problem (although I have found that stropping even a brand new blade improves it substantially.)

I only use the straight razor when I have the time and am feeling contemplative. It does produce a remarkably smooth shave, but there is a high skill requirement. I don't recommend it for shaving your S.O's cooter.

GoDogGo! wrote:The double edge safety blade in a good holder is hard to beat. I can't remember where online I got mine, but it's solid machined stainless. Very nice. Come to think of it, I think I posted about it in some other old shaving thread we have. The address is probably there.

I actually have a straight razor that takes replaceable blades, which removes the maintenance problem (although I have found that stropping even a brand new blade improves it substantially.)

I only use the straight razor when I have the time and am feeling contemplative. It does produce a remarkably smooth shave, but there is a high skill requirement. I don't recommend it for shaving your S.O's cooter.

The links I posted have all kindsa shaving kits for traveling, including a portable badger brush that looks a little dubious to me. But they do have some great gels and creams in tubes, which lather wonderfully handwise.

For me level of importance is safety razor-> brush -> cream / oil. Thankfully, I usually shave at home.

onealjn wrote:Thankfully, I usually shave at home.

Thankfully,

BucketHead wrote:

onealjn wrote:Thankfully, I usually shave at home.

Thankfully,

Please strap yourself to a rocket. TIA.

Jesus. JoJo the Dog-Faced Boy?

Best shaving stuff I've ever used:

http://www.aveeno.com/productDetail.do?prodid=3670

I was never much on gels but this stuff is the real deal. Unscented, no bullshit, no razor bumps.

Sandman wrote:Best shaving stuff I've ever used:

http://www.aveeno.com/productDetail.do?prodid=3670

I was never much on gels but this stuff is the real deal. Unscented, no bullshit, no razor bumps.

This stuff is pretty damn good, I'm not as experienced as you guys with this stuff obviously but it's the best I've used.