The Art of Traditional Wet Shaving

You hold that Mach 357 in your hands and are about to smother your face in gillette super slick nuclear  petroleum gel. A morning ritual that most men just rush though so they can get it over with and get on with their day. Not me, this really is a ritual for me. I take at least 20 min to shave and wake up earlier because of this. It's somewhat of a spa treatment if you will. I know it sounds metro sexual but don't knock it till you try it.
What motivated me? The cost of cartridge razors! I was spending at least 30+ a month because a 4 pack would hardly last me a month. With traditional wet shaving a pack of the sharpest razors I could find cost me 50 bucks for the whole year. So what do you need?

1. Double Edge razor or Straight Razor
2. Blades (unless your using a straight)
3. Shaving Soap or cream
4. Small Bowl
5. Shaving Brush
6. Small Towel

There are a lot of You tube videos that can show you the steps but I recommend if you get started on something like this I recommend you change the way you shave and look at it as beard reduction with every pass instead of just trying to get to a smooth shave at once!

My process for the best shave:
First Pass - down with the grain
Second Pass - ear to mouth across the grain
Third Pass - Up against the grain on neck but across (opposite direction) on face. I never go against the grain on my cheek. Then minor touch up. Baby Smooth Shave!