A Classic Shave

Eric Schwartz — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:29:00 +0000

I recently came across a coupon from the slickdeals.net website for a free starter kit at The Art of Shaving. The Art of Shaving in their own words, “…has become the best-selling men’s brand at high-end department stores…”

I’ve been used to shaving with Gillette brand razors for most of my shaving experience so the thought I trying trying a little more sophisticated was appealing.

When I went to the Canoga Park location I was greeted by a young lady that showed me the 4 elements of a perfect shave.

Prepare to soften the beard & protect the skin
Lather Up! For a close & comfortable shave
Shave with a good handle & proper technique
Moisturize To sooth, refresh & regenerate the skin

The following day I was ready to use my new starter kit. Sure enough it came with everything I needed for my shave. I even used a new Mach 3 razor to get the best shave possible

The starter kit included:

Pre-Shave Oil
Shaving Cream
After-Shave Balm
Pure Badger Shaving Brush

To my surprise I got a really good shave. It got me thinking and I started doing more research on the art of shaving. It turns out many people find that to get an even better shave you must use a straight or safety razor.

A safety razor is a razor is where the skin is protected from all but the very edge of the blade. Safety razors go back to the 18th century.

I decided that if I was going to get the full experience of a classic shave, I needed to throw out all my disposable blades and get a safety razor.

One of the more popular safety razors is the Merkur Classic made in Germany. It is smaller than a typical disposable at 3 x 1 x 1 inches, but the magic is the weight. This one comes in at 4 ounces. Instead of shaving with a lot of pressure, you use the weight of the Merkur is get your close shave.

I recently ordered this from Amazon and am looking forward to to entire experience.

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A Classic Shave