How to start wet shaving!

[Mottern Man]

OK newbies stop what you are doing and run out to Target/CVS/Whole Foods
and pick up the following if you see it.

Proraso cream
Proraso Brush
Proraso ASB
Aqua Velva
Nivea Balm
Tom's of Maine Shave Cream
Kiss My Face Shave Cream
Palmolive Red Tube
Witch Hazel
Gillette Sensor (should hold you over)

As for the DE razor.

Gillette Super Speed (find IT on Ebay)
or a Merkur HD (search engine will find it so go ahead and search and keep looking for the best price :))
and some blades (sample pack available through LetterK here http://letterk.net/blades/.

Also If you want to try Shaving soap find a tobacco shop and pick up some Col Conk or head over to www.Bear-Haven.com both are great inexpensive soaps to start.

(OK you don't have to buy all of that stuff but you will eventually :D ).


Now how to do it.

Read up on Leisureguy's blog
Head over to YouTube and check out Mantic59's video's

And ask Questions we will have the answer or find it for you. :D

The steps in the video's/blog's are a good start point and a great resource/value to the shave community but you will have to see what works for you (hence YMMV).

After all is said and done let the Product impulse buy take over. :D ;) because it will.

Have Fun!/Happy Shaving!:cool:

[Leisureguy]

The "Doc" is right: just do it. You can wait forever, but if you leap in, within a week you'll be kicking yourself for not starting earlier.

[TraderJoe]

Have Fun!/Happy Shaving!:cool:

As far as priorities....this is the most important part.

[Scorpio]

Take it slow and easy at first while you get use to the way of shaving and it will be worth it in the long run. Before you know it your shaves are going to better than ever.

Raf

[qhsdoitall]

Just start with this:

Proraso cream
Proraso Brush
Proraso ASB

Use your own razor like a you would a DE until you get some technigue down. Then go for it.

[Mottern Man]

Figure I would update this (or have other folks do it)

1. Sadly Target dose not carry Proraso anymore.
2. The Blade sample packs have grown from LetterK (the original and highly recommended by me). I also recommend Suffolk Supplies and RazorandBrush sample packs.
3. Lots of soap makers opening up shop, we have...

TSD
QED
MB
SCS
R&B
SBAS (Suzie's Bubbles and Squeak)
TGQ
HBS

Did I miss any acronyms? :cool:

4. Starter brush, Burma Boar and Crabtree and Evelyn Best and while at C&E pick up some soap and cream too. I am not a fan of anything of theirs but the brush but that dose not mean you wont like them.
5. Aftershave! Aqua Velva (or Old Spice, Pinaud, Skin Bracer, Masters...etc Just whatever the drugstore has).