I switched from the money sucking disposable razors to wet shaving about 2 years ago. What a freakin’ difference! Grandpa had it right all this time. Now I use a Merkur heavy classic 34c, Vulfix 2235s brush, and Taylor of Old Bond Street shaving cream. I wish I had discovered this decades ago.
I use that same razor with Feather blades and Proraso shaving cream. I was amazed at the difference. Nothing I’ve ever used comes close to the quality of that shave and the Merkur razor is quality that will outlast me! Considering trying the Taylor of Old Bond Street.
A good shave is the bubble bath for guys ;)
When I was a child in the 40s and 50s, my father used to take the double edged razor blade, press it against the inside of a drinking glass (long way up and down) and slide it left and right to sharpen the blade. I don’t know if this actually made them last longer, but he was a dedicated blade rubber. Does anyone know if this actually helped? I guess it would be an easy enough experiment to test out if you had two blades to work with.