Shaving fast

Not everyday can we take our time with a luxurious shave. Sometimes, and at the worst time you can cut yourself. A handy old trick if you do get a gash, is to spray the area with cologne. This due to alcohol, will seal the cut very promptly. A purist will use a traditional coagulant like alum, or a styptic pencil. I have witnessed a customer in a rather expensive straight razor shave, once applied with a styptic. Flip out at the barber and say “what are you doing.” I then Intervened and explained that it will only hurt for a short amount of time. “What a wimp!” I chortled to myself, he must have been a molly coddled man, with a priviliged expectancy of life. Alum block is slightly softer and refined and is generally that bit softer. I would watch any other parts of your body you wish not to shink though. Seriously there have been reports of people having less manhood so to speak.

Shaving shop

In a quick shave, I will use a either a non aggressive razor. Like a Fatip Gentila or a Feather AS-D2. I will always use a shaving soap and a shaving brush. It is is only momentarily faster than using shaving foam. Shaving foam Inadequately moisturizes the beard, and doesn’t hold heat. Which will make your shave more prone to cuts, especially If you use a blunter blade.

I will also use a cartridge razor no problem, a sharp cartridge razor will plough of any grain. A blunter one will leave you In a right old state. The secret Gillette don’t want you to know is, you can sharpen cartridge razors. Just think, why not? I mean It’s metal and it was initially sharpened.  Technique wise, I would recommend seeing your face in sections. The cheeks the tash the neck under the chin. Also the elusive back of Jaw. When shaving quick, don’t miss this last bit. You will look a right mug son. Shave with the grain and do a good Job, one pass will do.

Shaving shop

With a new order of Fatip razors, Edward’s the shaving shop is all stocked and ready to rock. These lightweight Zinc safety razors are great everyday razors. We particularly like the Gentila style of non aggressive razors. Which are a careful yet consistent shave. Also fresh orders of Shaving creams from our friends at Muhle in there most popular of scent Aloe vera. Also another best seller is the Simpson’s peppermint and rosemary shaving cream. These high quality creams will burst into flavour, whilst providing you with the thickest of lather. Your razor of choice will peel any hairs of your face.

As summer is almost here people tend to want to loose they’re beards, the clever ones anyhow. We are the first in line for limited numbered razors from companies like Ikon and Feather. Our shaving shop has these overseas products ready for your purchase. We are firm advocates that a true shaver should try different DE blades, we have a wide range of different thickness and coated blades. Everyones stubble is as unique as a fingerprint and despite our expert help. The only way to find your favourite products is to try them out. Blades are cheap enough to try different ones regularily. Another brilliant way to try new blades, is the Edward’s Anti plastic shaving subscription. https://www.edwardstraditionalshavingemporium.co.uk/product-category/non-plastic/

With It you will recieve 2 months supply of different safety razor blades. We have a lot of blades from unusual small companies from around the globe, a great thing to take note of is the thickness of blade. Different people find different blades more effective. I particularily like non aggressive razors with thin blades, like Lord greens.

The Edward’s home products are top notch, they are currently all In a timeless chrome. They will make the drabbest of bathrooms look classy. With a great relationship with companies like Morgans Pomade, or Taylor’s of Bond street. We have a great grounding, as a solid English shaving shop. Also Edward’s prides Itself on a sense of English Identity. We are loved by people all over the world for our style.

Edward’s the shaving shop

Also Edward’s prides Itself on a sense of English Identity. We are loved by people all over the world for our style many enjoy the Edwardian era. Which Edward’s embraces. Everyone loves the English gentleman, for eccentric anecdotes. Or his bowler hat and umbrella. But mainly the fact that he clean shaves with a fanciful razor. We sell straight razors and will comprehensively teach you how to use one. Also how to hone and maintain one, at Edward’s the shaving shop.

Shaving shop

A shaving shop is not quite a barbers, although you can be shaven at a barbers. Sometimes barbers also contain a shaving shop. But we are strictly a shaving shop, some see this as a bizzare concept. We do not, as a man in his lifetime will spend 45 days shaving.

Safety razors

We are big fans of the safety razor at Edward’s, they are our top selling products. We have also honed our understanding of them, and choosen our range accordingly. Also we have got some great Instruction of use on our most gallant of blogs.

Shaving accessories

We at Edward’s love things. A good Englishman should be a firm believer in things also. In the world of traditional shaving there is a great range of things. Ranging from Shaving creams and soaps. To bizzare oddities like Alum block and styptics. It’s a great subject to accessorize on, it seem’s the more you have the longer you have stuff as well. So it’s a useful pay out.

The Edward’s shaving range

We are very proud of our growing range of gentlemens delights. For example our shaving soap the Smoke, that is so very powerful and full of London spirit. We also have been busy making a safety razor and a shaving brush. Something wonderful has come out of It also which is th Edward’s anti plastic shaving subscription. We are quite frankly trailblazers in the world of eco friendly shaving and we will happily debate with anyone who say’s otherwise.

We still sell all the old makes, well not all. But certainly companies like Taylor’s of Old Bond street or Kent Brushes for example.  We have made a lot of customers happy with our shaving shop, we are definitely about selling what you need, as opposed to what we want to sell you.

Restoration of antique straight razors

This is massively my nerd outlet. I have substituted finance for perfection in this service for customers. But this isn’t about money, this is something far more interesting. Also safety razors won’t be mentioned in this blog as the blades are disposable they only need body maintenance.

I started restoring straight razors by request from a customer at my since gone market stall. Some of the guys would buy interesting 1920’s and 30’s razors in flea markets around london. However they would be as blunt as a spoon. essentially they were buying these curiosities to sit around in draws. Until the owner realized they were missing out on an amazing shaving experience.

I would be presented with these razors and was asked to make them shave ready. I would take them home and for about £30. Where i would restore and sharpen it.

To get the rust off use a heavy grit sand paper and go up a few grades. Ending on emery cloth.

Equipment

You will need the following. Electrical tape, 1000 grit block, a strop which is canvas and leather. Strop paste.

Method

Start on the block put the tape on the spine of the razor’s back. Otherwise you will scratch it horribly. You need to push on a block. When you get to the end roll on the spine and push the other way back. Water the block also and dont drag the blade. Repeat this method 50 times.

Put the strop paste on the canvas. This is the most important part of the process, as it is abrasive. Drag the spine up the strop you can remove the tape now. Pull the strop tight. At he top of the strop roll on the spine again. Always drag on the strop. Do say 50.  Repeat 8 passes on the leather then 8 on the canvas. Finish on the leather. After every shave do the 8 and 8 method. Restoration of antique straight razors is a the greatest thing.

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Beards and my experience

I had a beard once, when they were fasionable. It was 2013 and I had just broken up with my girlfriend, and I quite frankly wanted to see If I could grow one. After 3 months of looking like a scruffy mess, I began to cultivate a thick beard and moustache. Also I didn’t live in the most fasionable parts of greater London so I encountered comments. Comments from older men who thought a goatey was still the thing to sport. I conditioned my beard and looked after it’s ever changing state with a safety razor, and trimming it ect. It took a bit of upkeep but it looked okay so it stayed. There is a masculine factor in growing a beard, with so many imasculating factors in everyday male life. As long gone are the caves and the legality of the duel.

Not all women like beards

On Tinder you see a large amount of girls profiles saying they like tattoos and beards. Although admiring one from a distance is not the same as finding the lips inside of one. As I once found out. Imet an old girl friend whom I had always fancied. So did she until she saw me at the train station with my facial furniture. At home this European beauty asked me to shave it off and gave me an ultimatum. This was luckily wavered but there was no second encounter.

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Every one had there say it seemed. It was quite boring infact, I still kept at the cultivation of the chin wig throughout a hot summer. Then one morning I awoke in a itchy fury and to the image of that of a cat on my face. I after a short deliberation walked to the bathroom honed my straight razor and cut all 8 stone of beard of my face. It felt orgasmic as if i was squeezing a massive zit.

Now it seems 5 years later that every Tom dick and harry has a beard. From bankers to shelf stackers. They walk around  thinking they are ike Hugh glass going about there day. My advice grow it and get rid of it quick, or if machoism is your beef then go and punch your dad. There are a large number of Instagram beard clubs, the only requisite being, that you have a beard. What an achievement lads congratulations. With slogans like, “my beard is not a trend” and Viking like sentiments. British youth culture must be as bland as anything, at least at least the new craze of moped gangs gets you out and about.

If you do have a beard use Zues oil from us please. It seems to be the best about.

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