Wow! Cambria is one of my mom's hometowns. I was lived there briefly when I was a newborn. When I lived down there we went to a pizza joint over there. Fond memories. This weeks shaves has been old spice shave cream in a tube, old spice aftershave, gillette silver blue blade, a unbranded badger brush, store brand witch hazel, late 1940s superspeed gillette razor. Tomorrow taking a day off from shaving and on Halloween I am busting out the original old spice shave soap in a old spice shave mug, treet black beauty blade, with the U.K. version of Old Spice aftershave. Happy shaves!
I picked up a tin tub of LEA a couple of years back during a vacation (found it for cheap - under $10) and loved the soap. It had a cool effect on the face, lathered perfectly and was slick to shave with. Haven't tried the after shave yet, but it's on my radar.
Great shave. Happy birthday to Mrs Kensurfs. I'm excited to follow the No Shave November tradition this year and let's fucking get it. Have a great day
Hi Ken, i really like your kindness and passion you share, i started wet shave because of you, thanks for this new hobby. Once again thank you for all. Lio
Nice shave Ken. I used the same soap and balm last weekend and for the money I think they are excellent. I also have the aftershave lotion which for me gives a big burn but the scent is weak. Belated birthday wishes to Mrs Surfs, looked like you had a great trip. Be lucky.
Good afternoon Ken! LEA shaving cream, shaving stick, and Mentholated shaving cream are very nice. I notice you had what I think is a lot of shaving cream in the lather bowl. I use about a dime size ball and you can add water to make it creamy and luxurious. Great cushion and outstanding slickness. I like the Mentholated the best. All LEA soaps/creams have a basic soap scent. The Mentholated has a bit more scent, which I find nice. I like the look of the brass Blackbird! I have the Blackland Dart...IMHO it is a bit aggressive and a lot of blade feel. It bites almost as bad as my Muhle R41. It is well constructed and reasonably priced though. Thanks for sharing! Take care.
For the handle, you can use different grades of sandpaper lighty on it to remove the old coating. Then rub some lemon oil for wood on it. After that's completely dried, use a polyurethane spray. Give it a few coats letting it dry between coats. That'll keep that hand pristine for many a year to come!
Now for the horse hair brushes after you use it and rinse it out, it’s important to take a comb and comb it or else after a few uses it could/will tangle and knot up. Horse hair is the only brush material that will do it. Might want to start combing horse after using it!
If you haven’t used it, and get the chance - try the LEA Classic hard soap and LEA Classic aftershave splash. I’m relatively new to the brand myself, but my understanding is that “Classic” is their slightly more upscale and (ironically) newer line of products. At any rate, I can attest that the hard soap is a great performer for me. It ticks three of the ingredient boxes that I really enjoy: tallow, lanolin, and menthol.
Ken, I was walking through my local dollar store and found the after shave you used two weeks ago on the "Budget Shave" episode. I saw it, I bought (inexpensive), I tried it. The first impression was, I made a mistake. However, over a short time a very pleasant aroma came out. Not a replacement for the olde Brut or Skin bracer but was surprisingly pleasant. You made me come back to DE shaving after being away many, many years. Thanks
It was me who recommended this shaving cream a while back :) If you want to try the softest boar brush, try out the Semogue S.O.C. Boar Bristle Ivory. You wont be disappointed
I Have a LEA shave stick which I brought back from my hols in Spain in the summer but not got round to trying yet, must dig it out. Have tried La Toja shave stick very nice(Also Spanish). Cheers 🍻
Difference between the horsehair and badger brushes is they don't kill the horse - only the badger, so the horsehair is actually a ... Renewable Resource. Used to have a plethora of Zippos - always liked the smaller ones, since they fit better into the Levi's watch pocket - beware not to overfill it, since the lighter fluid would soak thru the pocket and give a skin burn. Got a Lea shave stick & it's good stuff - lathers like crazy & it smells nice, too.
Good shave Ken. I had to take the day off today, had 2 kids sick today. Happy belated birthday to your wife, hope she enjoyed it. That Blackland Blackbird Razor is a fantastic razor. Paired with the right blade, it yields amazing results. Can't wait for the Gillette "Heritage" to show up. Cheers!!!
Hi Ken- Great shave and soap review; thank you! The Blackland looks like it did a great job; nice lather with the Lea shave cream. Happy Birthday and best regards to Mrs Ken Surfs as well, please. Be safe with the fires. Best regards.
Really cool story about your dad, Ken. I have my Nonno's Zippo that he passed down to my father and my father has given to me (since he doesn't smoke any more). I don't smoke cigarettes but do thoroughly enjoy a good cigar from time to time as well! Ps. Thanks for posting the pinball video!
Seiko SRP777J1 on my wrist, great. Nice shave there Ken💈💈 Never tried Lea products, may never try them. Have so many artisan products now, it's crazy. Have a great day. Enjoy!
You need to visit the bodega bay in California where they filmed the birds. It's an inn know. But it was a filming location out there. Before we were a state we where a con·ti·nent which means none of us belong in the U.S. but them of the native American Indian.
I’m i encouraging people to buy even if they don’t agree that the light is making a DEETnine style head or whatever their reason may be... if you love WetShaving or vintage Gillette’s... I suggest you buy it to show Gillette there is indeed a market... hey maby they will bring back the slim or FatBoy!!!
Ken< I just checked on my Gillette Heritage and my Russian Start Razors and they have both been shipped!!! My wife says if I keep spending this way that I won't be allowed to view your channel anymore!
Hey Ken! Happy birthday to your wife!! Cant wait till the Gillette DE razor comes out! I preordered mine before they ran out! If Gillette really wants to win over people, they need to reissue a Slim adjustable or a Fatboy OR better yet....a Toggle!! Their sales would go thru the roof,😁😁. As always, great videos!! I look forward to yours and Paul H's the most!!
Given how quickly the Heritage sold out, Gillette should bring back the Fatboy, Slim Adjustable and Super Speed in limited production, special edition models along with full production runs. Examples could be special James Bond editions, anniversary models, commemorative and tribute editions, etc.
I'm trying this in place of Gillette since I found out its parent company used sweatshop labor. Spain treats their workers well and its about the same price.
Thank you Ken. Question. Do you clean and sterilize a brand new razor out of the package/box before you use it? You may have covered this on new razors but I don't remember it. All the best, William
Nice video, Ken. And such a great story about your Dad! Thanks for sharing that. You're not being affected by the fires, are you? Have a great week and hope you're feeling better soon.
great video i have a lot of different items from LEA, a website in Denmark sells them, DE, even multi blad ect, send me some heat...here its getting colder winter is coming :(
Hey Ken. Been enjoying your videos. Don't really want to be "that guy" - I know I'll probably get hate- but in case you read comments from old vids- you probably wouldn't be on blood pressure meds and your father-in-law probably wouldn't be on blood thinners if you guys dropped the hamburgers and have been on a whole-food predominately plant-based diet. If that sounds too "vegan-y" check out Dr. Dean Ornish's work. It's worth at least not dismissing altogether. Just sayin' Yeah- I'm taking good care of my badger brush I got as a gift almost 30 years ago. It's really great and I'm doubtful a synthetic can live up to it. I'm with your daughter on supporting that business. But I get why you enjoy them. Anyway- cheers!
I tried the LEA shave soap, garbage! Too much of a chemically smell, not lubricating enough I had to keep reapplying. But I think the worst part is that I get shave supplies wholesale and paid $10 wholesale for this garbage!
That LEA shaving cream is the cheapest one in Spain. Available at any supermarket (1.5€). The aftershave balm is very mentholated. I like it a lot.
Jose O 👍👍👍💈🎃🎃🎃
Wow! Cambria is one of my mom's hometowns. I was lived there briefly when I was a newborn. When I lived down there we went to a pizza joint over there. Fond memories. This weeks shaves has been old spice shave cream in a tube, old spice aftershave, gillette silver blue blade, a unbranded badger brush, store brand witch hazel, late 1940s superspeed gillette razor. Tomorrow taking a day off from shaving and on Halloween I am busting out the original old spice shave soap in a old spice shave mug, treet black beauty blade, with the U.K. version of Old Spice aftershave. Happy shaves!
Z Lopez-steele 👍👍👍💈💈
I picked up a tin tub of LEA a couple of years back during a vacation (found it for cheap - under $10) and loved the soap. It had a cool effect on the face, lathered perfectly and was slick to shave with. Haven't tried the after shave yet, but it's on my radar.
robatsea2009 👍👍💈💈
Great shave. Happy birthday to Mrs Kensurfs. I'm excited to follow the No Shave November tradition this year and let's fucking get it. Have a great day
GoldenSteelTV Lol...👍👍👍💈💈💈💈
Hi Ken, i really like your kindness and passion you share, i started wet shave because of you, thanks for this new hobby. Once again thank you for all. Lio
Lionel Locolas Thank you👍👍💈💈🎃🎃
Nice shave Ken. I used the same soap and balm last weekend and for the money I think they are excellent. I also have the aftershave lotion which for me gives a big burn but the scent is weak. Belated birthday wishes to Mrs Surfs, looked like you had a great trip. Be lucky.
Karl Harper 👍👍💈💈
Good afternoon Ken! LEA shaving cream, shaving stick, and Mentholated shaving cream are very nice. I notice you had what I think is a lot of shaving cream in the lather bowl. I use about a dime size ball and you can add water to make it creamy and luxurious. Great cushion and outstanding slickness. I like the Mentholated the best. All LEA soaps/creams have a basic soap scent. The Mentholated has a bit more scent, which I find nice. I like the look of the brass Blackbird! I have the Blackland Dart...IMHO it is a bit aggressive and a lot of blade feel. It bites almost as bad as my Muhle R41. It is well constructed and reasonably priced though. Thanks for sharing! Take care.
Todd F Thanks Todd👍💈
For the handle, you can use different grades of sandpaper lighty on it to remove the old coating. Then rub some lemon oil for wood on it. After that's completely dried, use a polyurethane spray. Give it a few coats letting it dry between coats. That'll keep that hand pristine for many a year to come!
Jeofrey Pereira Awesome👍👍💈
Now for the horse hair brushes after you use it and rinse it out, it’s important to take a comb and comb it or else after a few uses it could/will tangle and knot up. Horse hair is the only brush material that will do it. Might want to start combing horse after using it!
b H I should start👍👍💈
If you haven’t used it, and get the chance - try the LEA Classic hard soap and LEA Classic aftershave splash. I’m relatively new to the brand myself, but my understanding is that “Classic” is their slightly more upscale and (ironically) newer line of products.
At any rate, I can attest that the hard soap is a great performer for me. It ticks three of the ingredient boxes that I really enjoy: tallow, lanolin, and menthol.
Wallace Rickman II Awesome👍💈
Ken, I was walking through my local dollar store and found the after shave you used two weeks ago on the "Budget Shave" episode. I saw it, I bought (inexpensive), I tried it. The first impression was, I made a mistake. However, over a short time a very pleasant aroma came out. Not a replacement for the olde Brut or Skin bracer but was surprisingly pleasant. You made me come back to DE shaving after being away many, many years. Thanks
Larry Borkowski thanks Larry👍💈
It was me who recommended this shaving cream a while back :)
If you want to try the softest boar brush, try out the Semogue S.O.C. Boar Bristle Ivory.
You wont be disappointed
*nocturnallynumb* Thank you for the tip👍👍💈
I Have a LEA shave stick which I brought back from my hols in Spain in the summer but not got round to trying yet, must dig it out. Have tried La Toja shave stick very nice(Also Spanish).
Cheers 🍻
William Hunter 👍👍💈
Great Shave as always Ken and Happy Birthday Mrs Ken Surf!!!!!!
Glen Harper Thank you 👍💈
Difference between the horsehair and badger brushes is they don't kill the horse - only the badger, so the horsehair is actually a ... Renewable Resource.
Used to have a plethora of Zippos - always liked the smaller ones, since they fit better into the Levi's watch pocket - beware not to overfill it, since the lighter fluid would soak thru the pocket and give a skin burn.
Got a Lea shave stick & it's good stuff - lathers like crazy & it smells nice, too.
AZshooter 👍👍👍💈💈
Wow! That's a cool beach. Someday I'll visit California. Astra greens are my go to blade
Mike Hazlett Thanks Mike👍👍
@@kensurfs How about aftershave scent? Is it strong or mild & how long it last?
In Your Backwards it wasnt very strong, not like a good splash cologne or aftershave at least to me.
Good shave Ken. I had to take the day off today, had 2 kids sick today. Happy belated birthday to your wife, hope she enjoyed it. That Blackland Blackbird Razor is a fantastic razor. Paired with the right blade, it yields amazing results. Can't wait for the Gillette "Heritage" to show up. Cheers!!!
NY Diesel in Fl Thank you. Hope the kids are better👍💈
England born here too. NYC raised since a toddler. 👍🏽🇺🇸🇬🇧
Kelvin Williams Awesome. Where in England?
find a small magnet and attach somewhere in your den, it becomes a great place to store once used blades for later.
Sheetz46 👍👍
Hi Ken- Great shave and soap review; thank you! The Blackland looks like it did a great job; nice lather with the Lea shave cream. Happy Birthday and best regards to Mrs Ken Surfs as well, please. Be safe with the fires. Best regards.
Mike H Thank you Mike👍💈
Ken
Happy Birthday 🎂 to Mrs. Ken
Nice shave video
Thank you 🙏
Krish Thank you👍💈
Happy birthday to Mrs Surfs!
4 The Love of The Shave Thank you🎂🎂
Great video Ken! Happy Belated Birthday to Mrs. Kensurfs!
Stanley Tam Thank you 👍💈
Really cool story about your dad, Ken. I have my Nonno's Zippo that he passed down to my father and my father has given to me (since he doesn't smoke any more). I don't smoke cigarettes but do thoroughly enjoy a good cigar from time to time as well! Ps. Thanks for posting the pinball video!
Anthony Palermo Thanks for watching👍
Seiko SRP777J1 on my wrist, great. Nice shave there Ken💈💈 Never tried Lea products, may never try them. Have so many artisan products now, it's crazy. Have a great day. Enjoy!
Terry M very nice Turtle👍👍💈
You need to visit the bodega bay in California where they filmed the birds. It's an inn know. But it was a filming location out there.
Before we were a state we where a
con·ti·nent which means none of us belong in the U.S. but them of the native American Indian.
Big Country 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Most excellent video Ken.
TheRobby1971 Thank you👍💈
Ken, if you're interested Lea also makes an aftershave splash
Luke Johnson I saw that👍👍💈💈
Cant wait for the Gillette Heritage razor review Ken. It's now sold out on Amazon. Currently unavailable.
Chris Kelly oh man it sold out quickly
I’m i encouraging people to buy even if they don’t agree that the light is making a DEETnine style head or whatever their reason may be... if you love WetShaving or vintage Gillette’s... I suggest you buy it to show Gillette there is indeed a market... hey maby they will bring back the slim or FatBoy!!!
@@magnoliamike I'm super excited for when they go into production fully
Must be popular. They recently pushed back my delivery date by three weeks. Looking forward to Ken's review of the Heritage.
Great video Ken, looking forward to your new brush.
shaefc1 Thank you👍💈
Ken< I just checked on my Gillette Heritage and my Russian Start Razors and they have both been shipped!!! My wife says if I keep spending this way that I won't be allowed to view your channel anymore!
Charles Tait my wife says the same...lol
Awesome video Ken. Loved the zippo story and damn right love me a cigar!
The Bearded GOrilla 👍👍💈💈
Great shave and what a great looking razor. Looking forward to your next brush release.
David chaffin Thank you👍💈
Hey Ken! Happy birthday to your wife!! Cant wait till the Gillette DE razor comes out! I preordered mine before they ran out! If Gillette really wants to win over people, they need to reissue a Slim adjustable or a Fatboy OR better yet....a Toggle!! Their sales would go thru the roof,😁😁. As always, great videos!! I look forward to yours and Paul H's the most!!
Jim G. Thank you Jim👍👍
Nice LEA Looks Like a Great 👍🏼 Shave Soap 😮😊🎃😀👍🏼
Chris Chiampo 👍👍💈
Hi Ken. That Lea looked real nice. Thanks for the video. p.s. Hang tight on your wait for the Heritage.lol😊
Brian B. Amazon said it arrives Tuesday 👍👍
Given how quickly the Heritage sold out, Gillette should bring back the Fatboy, Slim Adjustable and Super Speed in limited production, special edition models along with full production runs.
Examples could be special James Bond editions, anniversary models, commemorative and tribute editions, etc.
Schön I agree👍👍👍💈💈
I don't smoke but for some reason and I'm not sure why but when I think of a cigar I think classy
James Allen 👍👍💈💈
I'm trying this in place of Gillette since I found out its parent company used sweatshop labor. Spain treats their workers well and its about the same price.
Nice looking razor there, Ken. I'll have to give the LEA cream a try.
Cheers!
The Spectre Cheers👍💈
Great video and story about your dad. Reminds me of mine😆 must be a Newcastle thing.
Colin G Scrowther 👍👍💈💈
Thanks for this great shave, we here in europe use LEA products often, very fine stuff :-)
Dominik Silberhorn 👍👍💈💈
@kensurfs I think they have a 007 Zippo lighter on Amazon or eBay or something.
RektDynamic I actually have one on my shaveden shelf. 007👍👍💈
Nice shave, thanks.
Victor Mazzella 👍👍💈
Thank you Ken. Question. Do you clean and sterilize a brand new razor out of the package/box before you use it? You may have covered this on new razors but I don't remember it.
All the best, William
William Bettis I have usually washed them with antibacterial soap, but it wouldn’t hurt to go it better
Got two crystal skulls from tjmax plus a few products from proraso. Good video once again.👌
RICK MACCHIO Awesome👍💈
Thnx ken
Hi ken great shave I sent you a tweet from my 4day weekend
Please be safe with the fires in Your part of the world
Cheers
Bryan Read Thanks Bryan👍💈
Be good to try the wilkinson sword classic double edge razor from Britain and have you used Arko shaving soap?
The Last Guitar Hero yes. I have done Arko in my collection💈
Homage to Spain, for Vie long is from Valencia, Spain.... paradise for oranges
Great shave and story!
4 The Love of The Shave Thanks👍💈
ooohhh man suddenly i want a zippo and i dont smoke!
cool vid and a great story.
frips1000 It’s cool to own a lighter, just to have one
Hi Ken, Great story about your Dad. A genuine Geordie then. I can recommend the LEA balm in the glass bottle too. Lovely scent! 😊
Paul Allison 👍👍👍💈💈🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
What about LEA's performance Ken?
T Rex Sorry. It did do a very good job. I should have mentioned it mire in the vid
That is great shaving cream. I have used that before.
Robin Hood Shaving Artisans 👍👍💈
Great shave Zippos are the best
airdbreck The Scottish Australian 👍👍💈
Nice one brother! I’ve gotta give this stuff a shot too. 💈😉🤙🏼💈
SoCal Shave it worked pretty great👍💈
Nice video, Ken. And such a great story about your Dad! Thanks for sharing that. You're not being affected by the fires, are you? Have a great week and hope you're feeling better soon.
Jack Gillespie They are about 20 miles from me
Great shave ken you should get the new karve razor
Joy Ghosh 👍👍💈
What about its cricket after shave
alkwwaw 👍👍💈
My Daddy always used a Zippo too. My Gillette comes too.
She Shaves with Jill 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice job Ken. You have mentioned in the past of a soap you use with a toothbrush to clean the razor. What is the soap you use? Keep up the good work.
Melkbone dial antibacterial Gold soap
I also love horse hair brushes. My Vie Long has a recess in the center of the brush. Anyone else have a similar problem?
Sheldon Cwinn 👍💈
Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
Lou Handberry Thanks Lou
Jeez wish you had told us more about the bowl I think it is great!!:-(
John Goard I’ve used it in a dozen videos. They are travel bowls under $10 usually
I Love LEA. Great Shave.
Mark Creighton Thank you👍💈
Ken, my wife's birthday was on the 26th. Scorpios, axe-murderers, all of them! Ha ha.
DwightM S Lol 👍💈
You could re clear coat that brush it wouldn’t be difficult.
abe frohman 👍👍💈
Hay una brocha Danidom con esa misma forma que le da 100 patadas a la Vie Long que muestras en el vídeo. Te la recomiendo
LEA are great products.
The content of that shaving den is too important to us. Please upgrade the door nob. LMAO
Joel Lopez 👍👍💈
it taste good too . Yummy scrummy in my tummy.
There killing you ken asking you to try brushes that are $200. - But that’s cool that you try. 👍🏻👍🏻
Albert Castro 👍👍👍💈
great video i have a lot of different items from LEA, a website in Denmark sells them, DE, even multi blad ect, send me some heat...here its getting colder winter is coming :(
pkj77 48 degrees this morning and fires burning
@@kensurfs it sucks
Cool videos.
Do you get monetized for these videos?
Book Flip I allow TH-cam to add commercials and I get about 5 cents per view. It helps me buy new items to review
Kensurfs you should get more. Nothing wrong to monetize for your work!
i just got a horse hair too by vie long... it didn't smell...until i wet it!!!
Daniel Guerrero oh yeah...I know that well
Cool Zippo story, Ken. I didn’t know you had a small collection of them, have you ever considered having a Kensurfs custom zippo made?
william bingham That would be awesome. Just need a good engraver
The Zippo company will engrave or make a custom zippo for you if you order from their site.
I’m a proud member of PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals.
Christian Salazar mmmmmmm steaks👍👍👍👍
Hey Ken did you know Mowvember isn't just for physical health but also mental health & suicide awareness among men?
Rusty Shackleford I’ll mention that.Thank you👍👍👍💈💈💈💈💈
Kensurfs you're welcome
Any review on " Tarr Aftershave" some old aftershave ?
NooB It’s too expensive on ebay
Ken gettin mad todayyyy hahaha 😆 bro use whatever the hell you want who cares what anyone says!!!
🌊🌊🏄🏼♂️
Mike Rose 👍👍👍💈💈
New james Bond posters ???
Alexis Boyer I’ll be getting the new one soon
Alexis Boyer it was the lighter on the shelf...lol
Kenny don't listen to the Negative Nancy's. Life is to short.
Genesee Boy 👍👍💈
start a cigar smoke/review side channel! I to love good cigar.
Hey Ken. Been enjoying your videos. Don't really want to be "that guy" - I know I'll probably get hate- but in case you read comments from old vids- you probably wouldn't be on blood pressure meds and your father-in-law probably wouldn't be on blood thinners if you guys dropped the hamburgers and have been on a whole-food predominately plant-based diet. If that sounds too "vegan-y" check out Dr. Dean Ornish's work. It's worth at least not dismissing altogether. Just sayin'
Yeah- I'm taking good care of my badger brush I got as a gift almost 30 years ago. It's really great and I'm doubtful a synthetic can live up to it. I'm with your daughter on supporting that business. But I get why you enjoy them. Anyway- cheers!
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Hoarse brushes don't kill the horse. Just a mane ant tail haircut.
Frigin google changed the spelling on me! Horse damnit. lol.
Vintage Life 👍👍👍
Vintage Life lol
I also heard that... but who cares if someone wants to use a badger so ppl need to stop beingssuch a social justice warrior lol and chill out
I tried the LEA shave soap, garbage! Too much of a chemically smell, not lubricating enough I had to keep reapplying. But I think the worst part is that I get shave supplies wholesale and paid $10 wholesale for this garbage!
jord mackay I understand