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Ultimate Beginner Safety Razor Shave Tutorial: How to Use Merkur 34C
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
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My first DE Razor was the 34C, you can't go wrong with that razor. I made the switch from cartridge to DE several years ago, and I am so glad I did! No mor ingrown hairs, no irritation, and now I only shave every 2 or 3 days. Thanks for the info video, Matt, keep them coming!
Thanks for sharing!
Just used my first DE razor today, got a little close in some areas, I felt like I came back from one of those Solon's that do a face peel. 😂
But seriously. What kind of shaving cream do you use?
And how long do your blades last until you can tell it's time to change? ...and how can you tell?
Also, any advice you quickly found out as a first time user? ...like something you used to do with a disposable but realized it's different on a DE razor, and realized you had to change. Something like that.
I use these products on a regular basis and I ain't no beginner...they're just great products for anybody at any stage of shaving. They are however great for a beginner and this is a nice tutorial for the newbies. Well done Matt, lots of folks will appreciate this video.
Totally agree!
І've got tons of creams and many razors but you never can go wrong with Proraso and 34 C. Every wet shaver should have this staples.
Great tutorial. You proved that DE shaving is not complicated.
Great video Matt, I hope a million beginners are watching your video!
You and me both!
@@RazorEmporium ❤️👍
Great starter video! I’m sending this to my son (27 now); I gave him a DE razor and kit as part of his birthday gift.
Sounds great!
My first razor over three years ago was the Murker 38c, the long handle 34c. I also started out with Proraso products. I’m a big fan of the red, Sandlewood scent. My fancy razor now is my Rex Supply Envoy with the long handle.
Thanks Matt! Super awesome! I love DE razor shaving. I will never go back to cartridge-it is the best decision I’ve made when it comes to men’s grooming.
Right on!
hey Matt thanks for all your videos. Wet shaving with a DE razor is an addictive hobby. I remember when I was shaving in high school and early college years back in 2002. Shaving with a cartridge razor and shave foam used to literally make me cry with all the tugging and I never got a good shave. I used to hate shaving and had a keep a patchy beard. I think in 2008 maybe is when I got into DE razors.I used to remember my Dad shaving with a safety razor and shave brush in India. My first safety razor was an Edwin Jagger DE89, astra green blades, and TOBS lavender. After that just went down the rabbit hole. lol.. Although now I have stopped buying stuff. But there is always tantalizing new products lol. It's crazy when I see some people's shave den videos. My goodness.
I'm an experienced DE shaver and I still enjoyed your video. Keep em coming!
Awesome! Thank you!
Epic after shave splash moment 🔥
I tried Poraso for the first time yesterday and enjoyed it. The stuff rinses away easily in cold water. Got a nice shave and will continue to us it.
I been using Proraso about 8 years, always an excellent shave but I mix it in a bowl. I have 10 razors and the Mercur 34 is my go to when I need to make sure ,no nicks. The only negative for me is it’s a smaller length razor and I have big hands
Thanks for sharing!
I made the switch to wet shaving a little over a year ago and I’ll never go back. I love Merkur and Proraso. Two great companies
Whip it!...Whip it ready good....haha!
I was waiting for the flower pot hat to fall on your head when you inadvertently hit upon some of the phrases to the song whip It!, by Devo.
I have the Parker 99R and a Mach 3. I rarely use either since I have a beard but I decided to just have a goatee for the rest of the summer so I shaved with both, using Proraso for sensitive skin and to be honest with you, the Mach 3 game a more comfortable shave. Super smooth and didn’t cut my face. The Parker was also pretty smooth but a tad too rough and cut my skin twice. Also, it is more time consuming. Wet shaving isn’t for everyone and nobody should feel bad for shaving with a cartridge razor.
Thank you Matt.
Always a pleasure listening to you. Self-care is everything.
I've been away for a while from shaving videos due to a worsening of complex ptsd and severe depression.
I do not know why I am telling you this...
Anyway, you are a good man.
My cat is always helping me out.
Be blessed Matt 🙏
I used to hate shaving. Since I switched to a DE razor, I look forward to shaving every 2nd or 3rd day. I highly recommend COLD water shaving.
Yup 👍
Im a fragrance head I like,buying the gift sets for the aftershave because they smell of the colognes/then i was just looking at the aftershaves that lead to the db shaving rabbit hole,i been binge watching your videos i might have to switch up to db get out of the disposables cartridges ,try a different experience..
Yes, this is a great way to get started.
I've been wet shaving for quite some time now so I don't necessarily need a tutorial. But because I enjoy your outlook, attitude, and just the way you bring joy to the camera that reaches all of us, yep! You guessed it. I watched this video till the end. Take care brother
Awesome! Thank you!
Waiting for your next sale to get some stuff. Black Friday is the biggest sale of the year.
Wet shaving is the best way to shave! You among others helped me take the plunge and wish i did so earlier!
Great job Matt! I started on this path about two months ago with the 34 as well. I have learned so much from your channel and website. Keep up the good work.
Awesome!! Video. I switched over around 2011. Started using brush soap (Willams) way earlier because of the cost and hassle of traveling with cans. I’ll never go back to cartridge blades.
Favorite pre-shave: Cremco facial scrub. It has great oils and slight grit to exfoliate. Extremely slick.
Favorite blade: Feather! I used whatever came with my first DE bundle I got at Bed Bath And Beyond and Google’d DE razors for the sharpest. Feather was recommended over and over, and I’ve not looked back. I bought a sleeve of a hundred from Amazon. Then I got talked into buying a bundle of various blades which most were trash, a few made it to two shaves. In an absolute pinch, I’d buy a minimal amount of Wilkerson Sword, Kia, or Voshkod.
Favorite razor: Pemco two piece slant, a copy of the Merkuer slant, that I was given as a Christmas present from my mother-in-law as it was my father-in-law’s before he passed. This is the only thing that makes the otherwise useless blades from the bundle at least usable.
My wife bought me a Viking Emperor Augustus for my birthday a few years ago as I wanted to try an adjustable. I tried the first pass on 5, second on 3, third on 1 thing a few times as George had done a in a few videos with a different razor. I ended up putting it on 3 for a year, now down to 2 and I don’t adjust it.
I cannot bring myself to spend $100.00 to $500.00+ on a razor I see in videos, so I’ll never own a Rex or whatever the current laser forged titanium is in the cool boys videos. My $20.00 hand-me-down is nearly 60 years old, and my $50.00 adjustable are fine.
BBS Shave: this was literally drilled into my head at boot camp and I like it. It gives me the best look and feel with my coarse black whiskers that could be used for sandpaper after a day of not shaving; hence, another reason I like Feather blades. They cut, and last around four shaves. But my trick is, two passes with a DE, and a final light pass with a cheap disposable that I use one per six months or more as it isn’t doing any heavy shaving. I equate things to my DE is like 60 grit sandpaper or whetstone, and the cheapo is 1,000 grit or a leather strop.
My first DE razor was a Merkur 34C and I bought one for my Grandsons first razor.
Proraso is so amazing. Whenever I use it, I feel amazing. Kinda like when I watch a Razor Emporium video!
Thank you
@@RazorEmporium no Matt......Thank You!
Great video Matt. Will be sharing it as more people need to learn the benefits of the "Old Ways"
Absolutely!
Man great tutorial, when do we get a straight razor tutorial?
Already filmed.
Helpful tutorial.
Just shared your video with a new wet shave posting on Redit who was turned off be a lot of experienced shavers coming off as elitists. K.I.S.S. for the win.
Awesome thx
Love this channel it’s what got me to try de shaving, still not fully used to getting the angle and pressure right so I still get a few Knicks and cuts especially under my chin and neck. But I’ll keep practicing and I love the poraso eucalyptus and mint it’s the stuff I’ll use forever
Matt, great video😊 You are keeping it simple and putting any hesitations a person might have to wet shaving at ease. I like when you were demonsrating how to face lather with the brush and you said, "Now whip it into shape..." Did you flashback in your head to Devo's song Whip It?😂 You should have that as background music when you are lathering up 😂
Lol 😂
Good hints, especially the skin stretching. Thanks.
I think it's also important to note that while Proraso and Merkur stuff is classic beginner stuff, it's still stuff that seasoned wet shavers will still use.
I've been wet shaving for years and I'm nuts in that I've bought a lot of product from many different companies because I want to try them to see if it's better.
However, I still go back to Proraso products. It's just good, cheap stuff. I should have saved all that money and just kept with the Proraso stuff. It's just good stuff.
Absolutely 💯
Damn wish I encountered these guides and videos sooner, maybe my transition to wet shaving smoother.
Personally I always hated shaving, due to irritations as buying those expensive 5 bladed Gillette cartridges was not something a young me could afford. Eventually I transitioned, to those electric shavers, but the experience itself was also a hit and miss, but since it beat previous experience I stuck with it for years.
Only a few months ago I had a recommendation from a co worker to try out using a straight razor as the experience was just different and decided to try it.
Although I do admit that I kind of yoloed it and got lucky as I just bought myself a Parker shavette with their blades included, Proraso white set (literally was just a top recommendation for sensitive skin on the website I was using) and the cheapest brush I could find. It took a few weeks and half a dozen cuts on my face, but it was the first time I enjoyed shaving. Although after a month or so I understood that it takes too much time to use a shavette on semi-daily bases, so I started looking for alternatives and finally got into DE razors.
Went with Parker 96R (since I already started with Parker) and honestly I regretted that I haven't found out about DE razors and this whole thing 10 years ago when I moved out of my parents house. Not only did I started to look forward to shaving, I am even considering going with it as a daily routine.
Although I still do love the process of using a straight razor and am planning to buy a classic one (for now from Dovo), for now it takes too much time for me to consider doing it daily.
I find the best way to face lather without a mess is to take an almond size amount of cream like Palmolive in palm of my left hand. Take a slight wet brush and swirl the bristles on the palm to soak up the cream. Then rub the suds on my left palm on my beard as a pre shave. Then lather as usual. This makes the least mess in the bathroom.
Great video Matt!! Definitely a lot better and more fun than cartridges or disposables.
Right on!
Great video Matt !
Great way to start wet shaving. 👍
Yes indeed!
Great video, Matt. Keep the tips coming.
Thanks! Will do!
technically lathering with a brush is the pre shave process. Shave is the actual process of cutting with a razor. I always found that oil works better for me. The proraso pre shave messes with my lather
Great video Matt! You can‘t go wrong with Proraso and Merkur 👍
Definitely!
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Thank you very much!😀
Nice vid and another very nice Merkur is the 38C
Sure is
I'm not a beginner so I wont be watching this vid all the way but I just wanted to stop by and thank you for making these beginner guides for getting people away from terrible cartridge razors.
Thx 🙏
my only gripe with the Rex envoy razor is the curved head design. It's very easy for the head to slip and cut my fingers when I am screwing in the handle. I know you will say "use a towel" or cup the head upside down in the palm of your hand. But tbh, I am not inclined to make special exceptions for one razor over others that have a traditional rectangular head. Also I found the Envoy razor head to be very aggressive. It's a heavy razor. But the handle knurling is perfect. Overall I like your soaps and I am so glad you guys service vintage razors. You are my go-to to servicing.
This is funny the Forum tend to make you think if you do not have high end, high dollar razor. You will never get good shave.
Forum people are all experts, and knowledgeable.🤪
Matt”s info good, it is baseline to work off of. Using a DE has learn curve.
Well said!
I had to start shaving again after nearly 20 years of beard growth. I have extremely sensitive skin, so much so that when I was briefly in the US Army I was the only white guy to be exempt from daily shaving. My oldest has been using a DE razor for about a year now, and convinced me to go that route. I went full wet shaving though, he didn’t change anything else other than the razor. For as long as I have to shave I will never go back to cartridges. While I still get some irritation it’s no where near as bad as it is with cartridges & disposables.
Also it’s kind of funny at 46 years old I remember seeing DE “Safety” Razors in old movies and maybe even old TV shows, but I don’t remember knowing anyone not even my born in 1912 grandfather using one.
Great video Matt. That's how it's done. I bought a 34C a while back because everybody swears by them. I've not had a good shave with it yet. After several passes, I still feel like I need to shave. I still have stubble, and my face has had all it wants. I've tried Feather blades, and everything in between. Did I get a bad one? Have you heard of other people having this problem? I shouldn't have to shim it should I? Not a 34C. I have way too many razors (a horrible case of R.A.D.) and none of the others are like this. New or old.
I started wet shaving with a 34 c years ago. you will never get a BBS with one. They are a good starter DE.
@@bigdchidepends, I have fair skin, blondish hair and fine hair. The 34c to me with a parker blade or Rockwell does the job. Any sharper I'll get a rash on the second pass
You need to make some V neck shirts
Keep it simple and somewhat basic, and you'll always get a good shave.
Very true!
The Only caveat to de shaving is the prep time before the shave which sometimes it is annoying when you are in a hurry and not in the mood to stand doing the prep for at least 15 min. Recommend any beginners to start with Persona Red razor since they are very sharp but not aggressively like Feather, Gilette Platinum, Astra Green or Perma Sharp. If you like it without any irritation then keep using it because if you try to go sharper then there will be a lot of irritation. If you want sharper then you can go up to Feather level. If you feel that Persona red is too sharp then go down to Derby Extra because they are very mild and you can feel the weakness when shaving with Derby’s. Good shaving everyone! PS use potassium alum block afterwards for me beats any aftershave and also stop the bleeding and naturally deodorized, especially the armpit and down under shaving.
Im starting to become a "team Perma-sharp". I've been getting a good 3 comfortable shaves from Gillette platinum, but I'm getting a good comfortable 4 shaves from perma-sharp now
My favy
Hi Mr Pisarcik. I am curious about your story, and how you went from wet shaving to opening up your warehouse. Also would like to know your technical background. You have a lot of knowledge about metallurgy and mechanical skills with gadgets and machines. How did you learn?. Have a done a video telling your story before? If not, I hope one day you tell your story. Thanks,
Need to do a video I suppose but I don't want to make it all about me
@@RazorEmporium Well sir, you have a lot of people who love the work you do and the products you sell. So I feel a video would be nice, but it's of course up to you. Thanks,
Would you recommend the 34C for someone who likes to shave every morning? R41 seems too aggressive for me.
Yup
I've never tried the Merkur. Is it aggressive or mild? Love the vids Matt....
Goldilocks
I’m new here. Which one is the best for beginner? Is it this merkur or rockwell 6c? Or any other suggestion? Thanks!
Either!
Fantastic 👍🏻
Been using the 34c with a parker blade now for 4 years. But I have stripped two heads since, replacements are easy to come by. So I am looking at a stainless steel razor. How would you recommend the Feather AS D2 over the 34c? Or just stick the 34c and buy heads when the stem is stripped? Cheers
Feather is milder than merkur
@@RazorEmporium oh wow. Thanks for the fast reply. Any other stainless steel razors you could recommend for my skin type? Cheers!.
Compared to cartridge razors would you say this gets a closer shave?
Absolutely
Very nice
How do you shave under your nose? And around your mouth?
Stretch the top lip out. Move the nose left or right.
Top
I like to shave every 2 or 3 days. I like something to cut. Every day seems like a waste. 😂😊
Oh yeah🎉
You forgot to tell people, though it is apparent if watching the video, you don't need to tighten down the razor really hard. No need to horse it down, light touch is all that is needed.
👍👍
Sick! Back to reviews of razors from progressive countries 🤘🏻👽
Lol 🤣 what?
@@RazorEmporium oh nothing, love the videos Matt 🤣👍❤️
Keep in mind that most men, the vast majority of men don’t shave as a “hobby “. Shaving enthusiasts aka “wet shavers” will always say it’s cheaper & superior to carts & disposables. However most of these guys have dozens of safety razors, brushes, soaps accessories. At the end of the day they end up spending triple 😂
Great point!
WALLAH!
Face lather army +++++
🙏🥳
Mr Pisarsic. If you make a TTO Stainless steel, I will buy!! No new artisan other than Rockwell has made a TTO>
Ya but there's is Chinese. With cast components in zinc and brass.
@@RazorEmporium Thanks you are right. But I was looking for something made in America. I have a couple of Weishi style razors. The Rockwell one looks too heavy. But wanted your opinion. I have a Gillette super speed flare tip tto. I have green stains on the handle and under the base plate. I couldn't remove using dish detergent or tooth paste with a tooth brush. Do you have any other suggestions? Do I need to soak in detergent for a specific amount of time? Btw, your team did a professional grade job tuning up and polishing my Gillette tto.