When did shaving get so complex?
Have you seen how many blades are on some of these razors now and how they actually
rotate and they vibrate?
When I go to a barber and I've gotten a professional shave, I can tell you he doesn't use any of
that and he does an amazing job.
So, how can you get that barber type of shave every time?
In today's video, gents, seven tips to simplify your shaving so that you get the perfect shave
every time.
So, before I get into the seven points I want to give you a sneak peak at point number six.
I want to talk about the tool I'm going to talk about the razors and I will say that
I think most men should try at some point in their life a straight razor.
This one right here I've talked about before The Blades Grim, an amazing American made
straight razor, but I realize that's not going to happen, most men are intimidated by this.
They look at this and they're like I'm going to cut my throat.
One of the reasons they call this the cut throat razor, but I think that this tool right
here could change your life.
But, my friend, Luke over at Grooming Network which owns The Blades Grim and I've had him
at StyleCon, amazing guy.
He said, you know I want to create something which is going to give you the same shave
is actually more advanced than a safety razor, uses a better uses the same professional blades
that barbers use.
It's called Occam's Razor.
I'm going to link to it down in the description.
It's a Kickstarter right now.
Guys, I've got one of the early versions.
I've tested it out.
This thing is for real, you're going to love the price point.
And without further ado, gents, let's jump into the seven points.
Tip number one.
The right attitude.
Most men shave because they have to.
How about you flip that on instead and you shave because you want to.
This is your twenty minutes in the morning of like a manly meditation.
You enjoy the fragrance, you enjoy the tools that you use to shave your face in the same
way that presidents that pharaohs, that you great grandfather went through this procedure
and you can pass this this love of shaving onto your son onto your great grandson.
And it's about really only in the process realizing that it is something simple, but
something that we do every day and the way we approach it has a huge effect on how we
feel about it.
Tip number two.
The right time.
The key here gents is you don't want to be rushed.
You want to find the time in which you will have ten minutes, fifteen minutes, maybe twenty
minutes to have that perfect shave.
I know I live in a small house and I have a bath we have one full bathroom, I've got
four kids, I've got a wife and I know if don't get there early in the morning I'm not going
to have the bathroom to myself for the time that I need to shave.
So, the way I work around it is I go to the gym in the morning and I do my shaving right
after that because there's always room there at the gym there in the bathroom.
So, for me I have found my place I have found my time to be able to get the kind of shave
that I want.
Guys, you've got make time for that otherwise when you get rushed you lose the margin and
really you just lose the ability to shave properly.
Tip number three.
Find the right shaving soap, the right shaving cream, the right shaving lotion, the right
shaving oil for you.
And, there are a lot of things there and understand there's slight differences different companies
label them differently.
I would say you got to find the combination that works for you.
Try a number of them out there, go out there look at reviews, plenty of reviews on this
stuff I've talked about before.
I'm going to link to some companies down below.
I definitely recommend The Blades Grim.
I've got their Cinder, I've got their Smolder, I've got from their soaps to their oils, all
of them.
When they come out to StyleCon, they gave out hundreds of free samples just a great
product.
But, you may find, hey, I want to try something like Cremo Cream or maybe I want to go try
Gillette, whatever you want to do.
Avoid the propellants, I will tell you that.
But, find have a base and then from there experiment and that's gents how you're going
to find what works for you.
Tip number four.
The right lather.
That's when you take your shaving soap, you take a little bit of the shaving cream, you
put it into a bowl here and you mix it with the brush.
And what you're looking to create is the perfect type of lather that you're going to put all
over your face.
Understand it's kind of an art more than a science.
It's going to depend on the product.
Soaps oftentimes require a little bit more work than shaving creams because creams are
already kind of at that point where they're going to lather.
Soaps are a little bit farther from it, so they're going to require a little bit more
work, but there's a wide variety of soaps.
I think that they're also a little bit more economical.
The point is you want to have an idea of what the right lather looks like.
I'm going to link over to Mark Mantic's 59.
He's got an entire tutorial on how to get the perfect lather which is a little bit beyond
what I'm going to be able to do here.
I will say guys just have an idea of what perfection is, so that you know what you're
shooting for.
Tip number five.
The right application.
So, you want to get a brush and you want to use a shaving brush, it doesn't have to be
badger hair, synthetic ones are fine.
This one actually by Satin Tip by The Purest, I'm going to link to it down below is a great
synthetic brush.
The point being start using a brush, get into the habit.
You're going to need it to be able to create that lather I was talking about the last point,
but a good quality brush most importantly it's going to get shaving cream in and around
the entire base of the hair.
What this does it actually starts to soften up the hairs.
If you're just using your hands, it does an okay job, but it doesn't get in and around
the hairs and it doesn't soften them as much.
Tip number six.
The right tool.
So, the cartridge razor has done a great job dominating an industry and gives many men
a decent shave.
Now, notice that I said decent shave not amazing shave because most men actually will do better
with a single blade razor.
The cartridge, what it does is it lifts the hairs up and they actually tell you that they
lift the hairs up.
The problem with this is also lets them down under the skin can cause ingrown hairs, can
cause small infections can lead to bumps.
It doesn't happen with a single blade razor, but there's a reason a lot of men don't go
with a straight razor.
They're intimidating, it has a little bit more of a learning factor, it's something
they're not used to seeing and it's even hard to find.
This one by the way, The Blades Grim, I've talked about them before, amazing company.
I'm going to link to this particular razor down below.
Another shaving tool that many of you guys are familiar with is the safety razor double-edged
razor called the safety razor because it went to replace the straight razor.
It wasn't actually necessarily more safe, but it was actually a marketing ploy because
they realized, hey, we're going to sell disposable razors we'll be able to make money on the
person over a lifetime.
A lot has changed in the industry, they're actually I think very economical.
Some men have issues with maybe them getting clogged up or, you know, maybe, you know,
cutting themselves because they're having to handle the razor.
Now, what I really like is Occum's Razor and I'm going to link to the Kickstarter down
below.
I've got one of the advanced prototypes.
This is in my opinion between the safety razor between the straight blade and I have to admit
I really do like this because it uses the feather professional great series blades.
And they have five different types of blades depending on what type of skin you have, but
this is the same blade that barbers use.
And, I think I showed this at the beginning, but look at the difference right here in the
amount of coverage that you'll be able to get in one pass over your face therefore you'll
have to shave less.
And, again, the detail that I love is how close the blade is to this actual point, so
that you can do the really small detailed work on your mustache if you decide to have
one or if you've got certain trouble areas where you can never seem to get the razor,
this is going to do the job.
Made in the USA, you've got to love that and it's at a very affordable price.
If you go, again, I'm going to link to the Kickstarter in the description, but it's also
got like shaving brushes, some of the shaving soaps I've talked about.
He's wrapping all that into various packages, so go check it out.
Tip number seven.
The right post shave routine for you.
So, you, guys, again, you got to figure this out.
But, measure it, be consistent and look at the results.
So, cold versus hot water?
Let me know in the comments what side are you on.
But, I've talked about how I think cold water is best, but I've had other men reach out
to me and say, Antonio, I love hot water.
The answer is figure out what works for you, find different shaving balms, different shaving
cream, go out there and experiment.
Of course, I've got ones I'm going to recommend, I'll put that in the description down below.
But, you need to find what works for you.
Some men tell me they love the feel of the after shave and a little bit of the burn which
is the alcohol in that.
That's cool, if that works for you, wakes you up, it is a signal that your day has started,
go for it.
But, for some men, that's not what they want.
They want to avoid that they want something that's going to be cooling more soothing and
something that over time is going to soak into their skin and leave it softer and actually
help deal with any irritation.
The point is, guys, you go to find what works for you.
So, set that routine, be consistent, and measure.
All right, gents, that's it.
Let me know in the comments down below what you thought of this video if you learned anything
new.
Maybe you would add something to it and go check out Occam's Razor.
Louis put together -- not only can you get this razor, but he'll actually send you twenty
blades he get and each blade by the way you can use about three times, so sixty solid
shaves right there.
He has wrapped up with some great shaving soaps, some brushes, some other great tools
which by the way if you look on Amazon you'll pay double the amount that he's offering on
Kickstarter.
So, go check it out, guys, great deal.
That's it.
I'll see you in the next video.