Shaving tips, or, “how I remain Gillette’s bitch” About six months ago, I read this excellent MSNBC interview about shaving (via the wiki’s shaving page), and I ended up experimenting with bits of what it suggested in my own periodic attempts at grooming. My results to date: Water is good. AKA “The wetter the better.” Keeping your beard moist before and during the shave is job one. Shower first, and go nuts with a moisturizing soap. Not allowing time for your whiskers to fully saturate will make for a painful and joyless shave.Get a brush. What about you? Got a shaving product or trick that you swear by? A guide to the gourmet shaving experience « Later On. NOTE: A considerably expanded version of this post is available as a trade paperback: Leisureguy’s Guide to Gourmet Shaving: Shaving Made Enjoyable – 6th Edition.
This is a beginner’s guide to wet shaving: how to shave with a safety razor and not hurt yourself. (Because the safety razor uses a double-edged blade, it is sometimes called a “DE razor.”) The book provides all the information you need to begin traditional shaving (including on-line sources for equipment and supplies), and it also makes a good gift for friends contemplating that step. The new edition includes a chapter on dealing with skin problems, such as acne, razor bumps, and ingrown whiskers, as well as information on boar and horsehair brushes in addition to badger brushes and synthetic brushes.
(FWIW, horsehair brushes are now my favorites: extremely efficient lather generators.) This book is a likely good buy for any man who answers “Yes” to question 1 and “No” to question 2: Do you enjoy shaving? Read on. 1. Basenotes: Your independent online guide to the world of perfume.