Shaving Myths......

For God's sake people: PORES DO NOT OPEN AND CLOSE. There are no muscles attached to them. I have no idea why this statement annoys me so much whenever I read it, but it does lol.

What other shaving myths can you come up with?

Biggest myth of all (for me personally)...wet shaving saves $$$

Artisan equates to Quality. It does not. One can be an artisan (baker, silversmith, soap maker, baker, etc.) and the product be poor quality (referenced in https://damnfineshave.com/thread-what-is...an-artisan by an artisan as a "shartisan"). No where in the definition does "artisan" mean nor imply quality vs commercially produced products. I find this inference in the wet shaving community, the mere mention of "artisan" means the resultant product will be the best thing since Popeye's canned Spinach, ridiculous. It does not anymore than when I see I sign saying "artisan pizza" that it will be any good. I can make pizza by hand from scratch. It does not mean its any good. I have had poor tasting "artisan" pizza, poor "artisan bread, and this concept applies to any product sold. Some is good, some is average, and some is poor, regardless if hand made or machine made


https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/artisan

An artisan has both the creativity and the skill to make a product.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artisan

a worker who practices a trade or handicraft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan

An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative ...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/artisan

a skilled workman; craftsman

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dicti...sh/artisan

a person who does skilled work with his or her hands

https://books.google.com/books?id=gTMjAQ...an&f=false

Artisan is a practiser of vulgar arts Note vulgar arts in lieu of "fine arts" or arts involving physical work

The Tech is a beginner razor. It is, but it's also good enough for any experience shaver and works as well as any razor out there.

The shaving brush will lift the hairs for shaving and exfoliate when you lather. Maybe if you are using a Beaver Hair Brush.

2-band badger is better than 3-band and Boars aren't as soft as Badger. Not if you get a good 3 band, it's got just as much backbone and face feel. Semogues are as soft as any luxurious $$$ badger I own, they are just not as flashy or prestigious and are easy to obtain.

I can lather my MdC in 0.2 seconds or 1/4 of a swirl. BS and if you can, you get a crappy lather.

The FB cuts under my nose better than the Slim. Then you don't know how to use a razor properly.

When you buy a used soap, just lather it, it's self cleaning. Mmmmm, nope. At least scrape the top layer off and remove the mystery hairs.

Something is of better quality only because it is sold in high end bricks & mortar retail stores for outrageous prices. Nonsense.

The shaving brush will lift the hairs for shaving and exfoliate when you lather.  Maybe if you are using a Beaver Hair Brush.

I can lather my MdC in 0.2 seconds or 1/4 of a swirl.  BS and if you can, you get a crappy lather.

Item #2 because this is so incredibly true and worth emphasis.

Item #1 well, just because it made me laugh.

You must hang your brushes to properly dry. It won't hurt but not necessary. I remember some time ago when Gary Young [Simpson's] said that if they intended their brushes to dry hanging, they would ship with hooks in the base!

Biggest myth of all (for me personally)...wet shaving saves $$$    

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Myth 1: Anybody can get a good shave with any razor.
People mean well when they say this, and it's nearly true. I can get a good shave with just about any razor I've tried. However, there are definitely razors that work better for me than others.

Myth 2: Sharper blades give smoother shaves.
Also, not completely false or true. It depends. I tend to steer away from Feathers because they are, indeed, "too sharp". They tear me up. Kai's, on the other hand, are just as sharp (if not sharper) and give me a much better shave.


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TheCleanShaver   Well, those are more opinions, but well taken.  

Kai is my favorite, but I use Feathers with the ASD2 Feather razor.  For some reason with their razor they feel fine. Of course, in my opinion and experience.

I break both of these guidelines for optimal shaves every day:

1) Shower before you shave
2) Use warm/hot water when shaving