u/Hendrix-Classics-Co

I needed a quick and great shaves. The Vicco (from Amit) really came through.

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GIVE AWAY - Indian Independence Day is coming up on August 15th.  In support of this celebration as well as the many accomplishments India has achieved; Amit Kalambe and I are sponsoring a giveaway away.  Entrants need to reside in India as the prizes are already there.

Reply with “I’m In” to enter.  Remember, you must reside in India.

In recent years, India has:

• Been the First Nation to land a spacecraft at the South Pole of the Moon.
• Been one of the few nations to succeed on an interplanetary mission - going into orbit around Mars.
• Made extensive advancements in their digital Infrastructure.
• Become the 4th largest global economy
• Become one of the top four countries for renewable energy capacity.

We applaud your success and are happy take part in celebrating!

The details:

You can only win once

Must reside in India

Reply with “I’m In” or something similar to enter. 

Drawing to be done on Friday, August 14th at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time (same as Chicago)

We’ll use a random number generator to select the winners.

The winner gets both free shipping and a free set of Hendrix Classics & Co. Shave Soap & Splash.

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Posted this info on Reddit in the past and faced skepticism. Worse yet, someone followed my suggestions and it didn't go well. So, I've re-written the post as well as doing a video demonstrating why this technique works as well as how to use the recommended shavette or a straight. I have extensive experience with straights.

Why this post? Someone on Reddit spent the big bucks to get a straight and a strop ($200ish) only to give it up within a week. Here is how to to use a disposable Kai Artist Club Shatter to approximate shaving with a straight. We have two topics here:

1. Good instruction for shaving with a straight
2. Many won't like straight razor shaving. Use this method to try before you buy.

Notes:

Have you acquired a straight? Shave readiness is required - test as follows. First, pass the blade on your arm 1/2 way between skin & hair end. It should be popping a lot of hairs. Get some hair from the upper chest. Hold the thick end. Attempt to cut w/ a straight through motion-not sawing. It should be cutting the hair on the majority of your attempts. Skeptics may question - I've tested this many, many times and have never had a blade pass both tests that wasn't shave ready.

There are two categories of straights. Actual straights and shavettes. The only shavettes I recommend are the Feather Artist Club style. Kai competes w/ Feather. My 'try before you buy' method, less than $10; uses disposable Kai Artist Club shavettes. Performance is close to a true straight, which is demonstrated in the video.

Here is a summary of the main points in the video:

1. Pre-shave prep is not optional.
2. Here is the most important of all......use the lightest of light touches. Shave the cream and the whiskers will take care of themselves.
3. 6:30 in the morning when you are rushing to get out the door is not the time to begin your journey of mastering a straight.

Happy to answer questions and help as best I can.