razors

[Ashtrayhead]

I use my Boots nostril hair trimmer for that!

Your boots have nostril hair??

 

[philipbh]

Does anyone know where you can get good old Wilkinson Sword stainless steel blades anymore?.

You can get them online from here

http://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/shaving/safety-razors/safety-razors.php

£1 for a pack of 5 or £5.79 for the Platinum Merkur for a pack of 10

The Merkur ones are on Amazon for just under £4

 

[chap]

Shaving

They do have shops outside the M25, I used to get all the shaving requisites I needed in the local chemist.

I apologise for any offence caused my Northern* chum.

In the days of yore almost every city, town, and indeed village would have had a local barber where men could gather to chew the fat and get their weekly shave. Alas, this is no longer the case (esp. outside Jermyn St and Brixton)**

* Assumption
** I would imagine that there are several places like this scattered throughout the nation.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm one of the mug & brush and soap scraps crowd. Didn't realise that there were so many others!

As far as a professional job from a real barber, I've heard of this fellow on on Fleet Street...

Brush and regular bar-soap for me and cheap blue twin blade razors.

 

[chap]

Brush and regular bar-soap for me and cheap blue twin blade razors.

This can sometimes work surprisingly well, although I would at least recommend you buy the Wilkinson Sword Shaving soap, you can buy a tub from Tesco for under £3 and it will last you a very long time.

 

[chap]

You can get them online from here

http://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/shaving/safety-razors/safety-razors.php

£1 for a pack of 5 or £5.79 for the Platinum Merkur for a pack of 10

The Merkur ones are on Amazon for just under £4

I am a big fan of Merkur (not so much their Vision shaver) but their blades are OK. Instead, I suggest your try these Japanese blades called 'Feather', they define what is meant by 'razor sharp'.

 

[weevil]

Don't waste your money on that gunk lad, get yourself down to London posthaste and invest in a badger hair brush, a double edge 'saftey razor', and some of Geo F Trumper's (or Taylors) shaving cream.

You're probably a little too fresh faced to brave the Saddlewood, but try the lime, rose, or Taylors Eton cream - their luxury soap is mighty fine too! The tub of cream will set you back £7 and last you half a year; the badger brush and razor shall last a lifetime. Plus, you'll get a smoother, closer, more comfortable shave.

There is a forum called Badger and blade, I suggest you google it.

Regards,

Chap

+1 for Badger & Blade, a thoroughly civilised place and my second favourite forum

+1 also for investing in quality kit.

Personally, I'm a straight (i.e. cut-throat) man, which should mean I never need to buy another blade. I will, of course, because straights are habit-forming.

There are downsides. The initial cost is high and it takes a long time to learn to shave properly.

And I'm pretty certain that there are no secret chemicals on my hundred year-old blade

 

[Bayerd]

Cheap Bics coupled with King of Shaves oil works for me.

 

[Headgardener]

The bit that I shave on my neckline is done with Gillette gel and a three blade battery razor but I find that the water needs to be as hot as possible, near boiling if I can stand it.

 

[Fab Foodie]

This can sometimes work surprisingly well, although I would at least recommend you buy the Wilkinson Sword Shaving soap, you can buy a tub from Tesco for under £3 and it will last you a very long time.

Posh Hotel soap is exceedingly cheap! Body gel, shampoo and conditioner all work fine for me too. I'm not a hairy monster.