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The original one is that white one with red box, right?

Every razor is different. The design of the head of the razor is also very important because it determines the so called aggressiveness of the razor, therefore how deep the cut is. The distance between the head and the safety bar also determines the blade gap, the bigger the gap, the more attention the razor requires.

I like the Old Spice, but I realised that it's quite different from the Old Spice I was used to buy in Italy. (I just bought a bottle, probably was watered, don't if it's the standard flavour). Never heard about Imperial Leather, can you share a picture of it?

It's understandable. It's not an easy business in an area of the world where men don't have facial hair. Not to mention the absurd import duties that the Land of Cryptic Smiles applies on these products.

But the safety razor and the shaving soap in this picture you bought from Siam Wet Shave 😉

Are you sure? In my country (Italy) and in Europe in general I can shave in every barber shop with good products and I find an infinite selection of commercial and artisan products. This is not the same for Asian countries.

I can't afford a scrub for that price.

I usually shave every other day, not because I care too much about what Thais think of my face (I’m quite sure that when someone wants to hate you, they'll always find a reason anyway). It's more of a necessity for me to let my skin breathe. With the heat and humidity here, my super-oily skin tends to get hyper-oily, and having a beard only adds to that greasy feeling on my face. It's a bad sensation for me.

These are the steps I've been following lately when I shave: - I heat up some water and soak a small towel in it, which I then apply to my face for a couple of minutes. - I remove the towel and wash my face with the remaining warm water. - I soak the synthetic brush in the water. - I apply an oil (usually coconut or jojoba). - I take the brush, squeeze it, and start swirling it on the soap (lately I've been using Whitebeard's Peppermint, made in Thailand by a farang), then I lather it in a bowl. - I apply the lather to my face and begin shaving with one of my Japanese-made safety razors. (I use different blades, I have a set of about twenty, to find the one that suits me best.) - At the end of the shave, I rinse with cold water and apply a pass of alum. - I wait a minute, rinse again, and put a drop of oil on my face (as I haven 't yet found a good aftershave).

Shaving foam is almost devoid of water. For a comfortable shave, it's always better to hydrate the skin, so lathered soap with the right amount of water is ideal.

I just use local produced Whitebeard's soaps, but of course cannot be compared to the shaving soaps produced in the West. Unfortunately I don't have opportunities to go back home so many times.

From what I understand, Mr.DIY is a superstore of cheap Chinese products that they can't even manage to sell in China. They just repack in an acceptable way and push these products all over the world to rake in money from people who think they're buying useful, affordable items.

Great guy, I recently bought two made in Japan safety razors from him. They've also a website, just tap Siam Wet Shave on search bar.

I've tried Mr. DIY's blades myself and found that they pull the hair. I believe those blades are not of good quality, not sharp enough.

One may drive the same road in a Suzuki Swift or in a Caterham Super Seven. While it is indeed driving in both cases, the experience is entirely different.