Wetshaving is a good thing...

Well, it's probably no doubt a lingering influence from the very wonderful Mr. Burton's Sweeney Todd, but I recently decided to get a bit more serious about shaving.

After a bit of research, it turns out that you can get a better shave by just using a good brush and a decent shaving soap or cream (you can tell by the picture I'm using a Kingsley badger bristle brush and L'Occitane's Cade shaving cream). The concept of a wetshave is just that: the idea is to make sure your face is wet as possible with hot water before you apply warm shaving cream while making sure that you use more cream if you have to make another pass of the blade.

The end result is a smooth, close shave with no irritation whatsoever. I've even decided to discard my cartridge razor for a real safety razor. Shaving is now joy! Thanks goes to the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.