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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
My daily routine:
•Wash face with glycerine soap.
•Apply hot towel.
•Schmear a bit of Nivea Cream on the face (a lot cheaper than the pre-shave creams, but essentially the same formula). A bit of lubricant helps.
•Apply cream/soap of your choice.
•Shave.
•Wash face with cold water to close up pores.
• A quick run of alum block. Witch Hazel is also good.
• Aftershave/balm/cologne if you're into it.
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I was like this for the first few months I started shaving with a safety razor too.
Then I realized that it was adding a lot of time, without making for a better shave.
Now I have one razor that I like (Merkur 34C) and one cream that I like and can find easily at Shopper Drug Mart (Proraso). I also have a 100 pack of blades that I love.
Everything else (probably 5-10 different soap pucks, 5 different razor blade sample packs, a Merkur slant razor) just sits in a box in my closet.
If anyone is looking to start, let me know and I'll start you off with some soap and blades. I wouldn't recommend starting with the slant as it is a little harder to shave with than a normal razor, but you can try that too if you want.