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Shave of the Day

Edward

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So, any of you folks into the cold preparation instead of the hot one?

TBH, I just go room temperature, and slap the lather off the brush straight onto an otherwise un prepared face - no water at all. Did it that way this morning (Chap branded handle, Derby Blade, badger brush, and Chap Flaneur soap), no problem. It's like smoking a pipe or the fit of an engineer boot - you have to find the one that is right for you.

Maybe keep using your blade too. Don't throw it out too quickly. I've been DE shaving for years, and I still (can) get weepers on a fresh blade (first 1-4 shaves on a blade). The weepers stop happening after that.

True. I used to change blades once a week, now it's once a month probably - only when I really notice it having no effect or sometimes after I remember it's been a month. (I shave les regularly when I'm at home all the time now).

Are you all shaving in the evenings? For me the issue with the DE is that i shave in the morning and am always sort of rushed. I can’t enjoy the event of it all. Also, how frequently are you shaving? I need to shave every day for work.

Morning mostly, though on lockdown I'm not as regular as I was. In normal times, I ideally shave every day, but with a three-pass DE shave I can usually get away with every other day.
 

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