Shaving Facial Hair

Originally Posted by The Professor

I'm into traditional wet shaving. I have a boar's brush (only thing available locally when I needed a brush), good shave cream (using Tayloy of Old Bond rose cream at the moment), and a double-edge "safety" razor with good blades (I've found Japanese Feather blades to work best on my beard).

I started using traditional wet shaving after I got tired of razor burn and pulled hairs. I found the single blade (after I got the technique) easier to get a much cleaner shave. I use a Merkur with both Feather and Swedish Gillette blades. I got my boars hair brush from Art of Shaving. It took a little practice, but now, it's quick and works great.

I didn't realize there were some fans of the badger and blade on the board.