An Inexpensive, Great Shave - The Merkur 34G & Proraso Green Soap
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- An Inexpensive, Great Shave - The Merkur 34G & Proraso Green Soap is this week's video on Friendship Shaving. It really was a fantastic shave. The Merkur 34G paired up beautifully with a Feather razor blade.
Proraso soap was one of my 'starter' soaps. With a full range of products to suit all skin types, it remains one of my favourite brands. I enjoyed the Green, Eucalyptus and Menthol version.
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Howdy Mark! Great shave and chat my friend. My best to you and your Mom. 🤠
Good day, Bradley. I hope you are all well, my friend. I really enjoyed today's shave, the Proraso was very nice and not too mentholated for me. Very Nice. All the best, enjoy your weekend. Cheers.
Great shave with a great soap. Have a safe week
Thank you, Roy. You too, mate. Take care.
Nice shave with the best of Merkur
Hi Danilo. I hope you are enjoying your week. Take care, mate.
Great one Mark, when I started Traditional shaving, over 7 years ago now, Proraso was my main stay soaps and creams, along with other large scale budget brands like Derby, it was many years before I became aware of the small batch Artisan soaps in the market. After over 100 years production Proraso is still a great soap and provides terrific shaving on a budget options, even here in Aus.
Same here, mate. Having been used to one can of shaving gel, for years, I thought I had hit the jackpot when I discovered Proraso and Palmolive and the Body Shop Macca Root cream. Then I discovered all the artisan soaps and my brain exploded! 😀
@@FriendshipShaving Yeah that's for sure, once the Artisan soap discovery was made, my soap collection grew exponentially, all part of the shaving hobby enjoyment though.
Great Shave! In my opinion the Proraso product line offers kind of the “best bang for the buck” in the wet shaving domain. For about half the price (on average more or less) the “factory” Proraso shaving soaps and creams can easily compete with most of the “artisanal” soaps and creams out there. I do not have the Merkur 34G, but the 34C HD, which is often referred to as the “work horse” in wet shaving, which is actually a compliment, because this razor usually performs very well. You are right though to put a somewhat sharper blade into the razor as the 34 leans indeed towards the mild side. Cheers…
Thanks Tommy. The 34G is exactly the same razor as the 34HD, to my knowledge. It just has the different finish. It has been renowned for being a good razor for many years, and with Feather, and the Proraso it worked very well indeed. I do like a Feather with a mild razor, it has always worked well for me. Cheers mate.
Proraso Green is one of my favorite soaps. I really enjoy an all-Proraso shave (the pre-shave, soap, and splash) using my Rockwell 6S loaded with an Astra SP or Gillette Nacet blade. Cheers...and have a safe and relaxing weekend.
Thanks for sharing! I like the green a whole lot more than I used to, it still doesn't beat the white, but it's a keeper! A nice shave. Have a great weekend,
Another excellent shave Mark 👏👏
Have a wonderful weekend 🇦🇷🇦🇷
Thanks, you too! All the very best.
Yaqi sagrada Famila is a great brush I bought it as a travel brush. The Proraso soap is very good value I purchased one a fortnight ago for around £3 which proves DE shaving doesn’t have to be expensive in fact quite the opposite. DE shaving can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. Keep well and keep safe.
Hi Leslie. £3 is so cheap for a soap that lasts very well indeed. I wonder how many shaves one would actually get from a pot. I hope you are keeping well, my friend. I am doing okay, thank you. Masked and protected at all times.
@@FriendshipShaving Mark since posting I checked how much I actually did pay and it was £2.99 from TK Maxx. I counted how many shaves I got from a Parmolive shave cream and it was well over 100 shaves and as there is more in this and it's a crope I would suggest more than that. If it was 100 it's only 3p a shave but I'm sure it will be less than that. That's good going I would say. I can shave for less than 10p including blade,soap A/S and post balm. Try shaving with a cartridge razor and tinned gunk for that and your using decent products.
Keep well and keep safe.
That is great, isn't it? Thanks for that information, Leslie. I really appreciate it. It is definitely good value, apart from the fact that I have thirty razors 😂😂😊👍
I used a Feather in the KCG razor with Diver Down on Friday, and loved it Mark.
That sounds another good combo, Lee. I'll be trying it out at some point. Cheers
Beautiful shave. I absolutely love proraso green. Cheers
Thanks Will. It was a very nice shave and it was also nice to use one of the better production soaps. Very good indeed. Take care, buddy. Shave on!
I’m on my 2nd tub of green. I like it. I have ordered the proraso pre shave as well so let’s see.
I do like my White pre-shave from Proraso, it is the only I use, just now and again. Enjoy.
I just bought like 7 poraso white tubs for $1.49 each and my wife bought me a tube of the poraso vitamin E one from a store called Ross here in Florida. Green is still my favorite. The red sandalwood is good too.
My goodness, that is cheap! It should last you a week or two 😉 Enjoy your weekend. Take care.
I haven't used a Feather blade in such a long time, but you make a case for using the 34G to return to one. I wasn't too sure that you'd steepened the shaving angle to 45 degrees, but I think that's how I'd tend to deal with a Feather. Anyway, thanks for the demo and for giving us an all-Proraso shave. Cheers.
Good morning, Warren. I have always enjoyed the mix of a mild razor with a sharp blade, and the 34G was very nice indeed with the Feather. I am much preferring these mild/medium razors these days and get excellent shaves from them. I enjoyed the Proraso too. Happy day!
I replicated your shave this morning except for it being a first use of a Feather in my 34G. It was a good result, and it wasn't just weeper-free. There was none of that alum sting I regularly brace for. I'll try the blade in my Karve with an A plate tomorrow, but I can already see that you've hit on something.
That is a top shave! Nice one 😀
Hi Mark- Great shave; thank you! I do enjoy the Proraso White every so often, but would also like to try the Blue shaving cream in the tube. I always enjoy the Yaqi Sagrada Familia brush, as well! I hope you have copious amounts of downtime scheduled for this weekend. Be safe and be well. Best regards, as always, Mark!
Hey Mike. I have not tried the Proraso Blue shaving cream. I did try the balm once; I wasn't so keen but can't remember why, at all. I might have to try it again! I hope you have an easy weekend. I have been watching celebrity Masterchef, on the T.V. I think of you everyt ime it comes on, mate. Be well, my friend.
Nice job nice thoughts Mark. There's a lot of good counsel in this one.
Thank you, Chris. I'll take that my friend. I hope you have a good weekend. Best wishes to your folks. Take care.
Great Shave Mark with a good accessible setup. I enjoy that setup and will do that tomorrow. There's just something classic about the green. New to your channel.
Hi Ronnie, thanks for getting in touch; welcome to Friendship Shaving. I enjoyed the green, it was nice to rediscover it and find that I quite like it now. It is definitely a classic scent. Enjoy your shave. 👍
Great shave Mark, I like the Proraso Soaps and also use their preshave 👍
Thanks mate. Take care of yourself and enjoy your weekend. I hope you get some down time.
Lovely job with some very nice products. Excellent shelf above the den door for the brushes as well.
Thanks so much! 😊 I'm trying to fill the den without it looking overfull! Take care, Paul. Cheers, mate.
Excellent shave! I have been watching for some time and just realized I’m not subscribed…rectified!
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your subscription, Calvin. It's nice to know that the channel is going in the right direction. Cheers, mate.
Great shave Mark. On my Christmas list is a modern tech. I use a 5$ pre war Gillette tech, and can’t get the angle, so I’ve got my eye on a merkur 34c , looks like a continuous winner.
If you like a slightly longer handle I can recommend the 38C. It's the exact same razer except it has a longer handle. That's the only difference. If your a tall guy or have large hands 38c for sure.
Great tip!
Hi Prentiss. It has been a popular razor for many years and while quite mild it does work well with a sharp blade. I've always liked a milder razor paired with a sharper blade. Cheers.
Agree with Mark there's a reason its a top pick among all DE razors for so long. I recently picked up a 34G and since the first shave can really appreciate it. Smooth, easy to find angle and ultimately can get a great comfortable shave. One thing to note at least in my experience for merkurs and many others is to be aware of even blade alignment when loading since there is a little play.
It's a great shame that Merkur have really fallen by the wayside in recent years. I think the 34c/g will keep being produced and making money. Good point about the alignment. To be honest I rarely check and, so far, have not really encountered any problems. Phew! 😊
Nice Shave Mark, prorazso Green is a good soap especially in the warmer weather not much menthol but still cooling I will have to get the prarasso green splash I heard it is getting discontinued? If so why because I thought it was a popular splash? Take care and have a great weekend 😁👍
What? No way. It's the best splash in the world. Honestly! You can buy a big bottle of it! It is 4 times the size of the normal bottle at a very good price. I might have to stock up! I'll have nightmares tonight! Cheers pal. Take care of yourself.
@@FriendshipShaving hi Mark that’s why I asked i think I may of got wrong sorry or is that they reformed the line? Knowing me I may of dreamt it lol 😂 sometimes something goes in one ear goes around my brain the ends up coming out total crap if there was an award for idiots I would come first place lol 😂 thank god for that I can still get some woohoo 🎉 take care and have a great weekend 😀👍
Phew! They do reform the line, hence the change to the white range, which I don't find quite so mentholated. They may have already re-jigged the green splash. I can't imagine they would stop making it.
I was talking a look through you older videos that I haven’t seen yet, and this one caught my eye.
I too use the Proraso Shaving Soaps & Shaving Creams. I generally prefer the Proraso White, and it’s the Proraso product I use most. Lately during the Winter months, I started using the Sandalwood which at firstI did like much because to me it doesn’t smell like Sandalwood shaving products I was used to. Later it grew on me, and while it’s not exactly like Sandalwood, it’s a good scent that smells better as a lather then from the tube. Also over the last year of so, I’ve been buying and using the Proraso Shaving Cream in the tube. I believe the cream lathers better… at least this has been my experience.
Anyway… like you I did not originally care for the Proraso Green, but got a sample sent to me and had a completely different take. I still prefer the scent of the White and Sandalwood, but the Green is still pleasant… much better then I remembered it, but it’s quality is it’s refreshing feel. I will use it more during the warm Spring and Hot Summer.
The Proraso Green Slash is a great way to finish off a shave with Proraso Green Soap/Cream, but recently I’ve been using mentholated Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm. It’s first very refreshing and cooling with the menthol being dominant, but as it turns down, it has a cool minty sent to it. It’s also a very good aftershave balm, that conditions your skin very well. I just shaved an hour ago with the combination, which is why this video caught my eye.
And I wanted to let you know, you have me give some Straight Razor a look. I’ve even just purchased a sharpening stone set and a strop. Perhaps, after practicing sharpening some of my knives, I will feel confident enough to get a straight razor and be able to maintain it???
Best wishes…
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I wonder how it used to come before plastics? Maybe it did come in a bowl? In any case, thanks as always for the video.
On their website there is a picture of a vintage tube of soap, but I doubt that would have been available in1958. Perhaps a shaving stick? Maybe you are right. I wonder. Thanks for raising that point. Cheers, Eric.
Nice shave Mark! The pic that gold replated Flaretip looks great! 👌
I was thinking of sending red tip to get gold plated, but I would still want the end painted red. Maybe have a different metal underneath the red paint instead of gold? 🤔
Anyways, have a good weekend!
Steve
Hi Steve, it does look good! I think the red tip, with the gold would be very nice. Classy. You have a nice weekend too. All the best, mate.
Great shave! It would be interesting to compare the performance of the Proraso soap vs. the shave cream. I like to mix half and half of the green and red Proraso creams to give the sandalwood a menthol quick. Have a great weekend!
It would be interesting. Now, the half and half mix is a novel idea. A nice one, sandalwood with a menthol kick! Enjoy your weekend. All the best.
Good afternoon Mark. Interesting that there is a good balance between a mild razor (Merkur) and a very sharp blade (Feather). I wonder if the reverse produces similar results i.e. an aggressive razor paired with a blade that is low on the sharpness spectrum? It always seems like a fine balancing act matching blade to razor.
I've only tried one Proraso soap, and it's the one you didn't mention, the Proraso red tub. I liked it! Normally I keep away from Feather blades. I usually do a lot of damage (they don't call me 'Scar Face Dave' for nothing). Actually, that's a good name for a shaving channel if I ever decide to make a fool of myself in front of a camera.
I am due for a shave tonight and I think it's time to change razors. I've been using my King C for weeks. I love it but I need to rotate razors a bit more. Hoping you are well, Mark, and your Mum. Have a great weekend mate!
How are you doing, Scar Face Dave 😀 You made me laugh. I think the reverse is true to a certain extent, but a mild razor and a Feather just seems to work well for me, without me having to think too much. We are doing okay down here, thanks. I do hope your gang are all okay . 👍 Take care mate.
nice shave mate . same as you can mix it up a bit with a mild razor and a feather blade in it . just sort of knocks the razor up a notch for me . now i have both the splash and the soap but for me they are not the same sent . however i have seen that paa make a soap and splash that the soap is the same as the green splash awesome sauce it’s called 👍👍👍👍
Hi Paul. No, the soap and scent are different, they do complement each other, as you know. I have a sample of Awesome Sauce - or rather the last bit of a sample. It is very good.
Oh, can you send me your address please, mate. Cheers.👍
@@FriendshipShaving i will drop it in messenger my friend
Got it mate, thank you.
Hi Mark, Proraso green was one of my first soaps when I started wet shaving. I don’t use it on a regular basis but still from time to time and still do like it. You are right, quite often wet shavers, including myself, tend to look after high end shave items which is not really essential for a nice shave. Take care mate
You too, mate. All the very best for the week ahead. I challenge you to use your Proraso Green, this next week. 😊
I use this soap more than 20 years, i have been shaving with another soaps, but nothing it s end nothing does smell like old Green , end i can't live wihtaout this soap. You can try Green Proraso in the tube, în my oppinion it 's more pleasant. Greetings from Romania.👍
Hello Ciprian, in Romania. I hope you are well and you obviously are enjoying your Proraso Green. Thank you for the tip about the tube! Take care, my friend. All the very best.
Nice shave. Curious. How many times a week do you shave and and do you always do three passes? Thanks
Hi Richard. Thanks for asking; I normally shave every other day and always three passes, unless I have irritation or soreness of some kind. So, typically that would be Monday, Wednesday and Friday and then an extra shave on Saturday, with a straight or safety razor but often two passes with the grain.
@@FriendshipShaving Thanks
Ten Prorasos out of ten for that shave, Mark! Did it turn out to be the new super formula or the old one?
I hope this fantastic shave was the start of a cracking weekend.
Wishing you and mum the best of health.
I don't know, to be honest Lee. It is so long gone since I used the green that I'm not sure, at all. I kind of have nothing get to compare it to.
In the UK.... TKMAX has a decent stock in Proraso shave soaps and creams. £2.99 for most things. On Amazon its twice or 3 times the price. Unsure if our North American cousins will have the same stock in TJMAX. I'm unsure why its TKMAX in Europe and TJMAX in North America.
That is so cheap, for a really good product. Thanks for that information. Hey, I didn't know that it was called something different in the States. Strange!
@@FriendshipShaving I picked up a tube of the sensitive cream... big tube.... and a red tub of the soap, same size as your green tub. £2.99 each.
@@BryBry2ply It was changed to TK for this country to avoid any confusion with TJ Hughes.
Hope this helps.
Keep well and keep safe.
Who are TJ Hughes? Actually, if I don't know, I probably don't need to. 😊
@@FriendshipShaving They are a company here and in the states. Kinda a low rent TKMAX. Alot of luggage and AS SEEN ON TV stuff.
Sir My Gillette Nylon Shaving Brush Has Some Scratches but am using it since 7 months working is perfect Am In A Confusion to Change or not Change What Is Your opinion Please Reply.
Hi Muhammed. I wasn't sure if you meant that your Gillette brush is scratched, and needs restoring, or that the hair in the brushes knot scratches your face.
Yaqibrush sell excellent brushes at a very reasonable price, their synthetic knots are really excellent! The pure and black badger knots can be a bit scratchy, on the face. A two band badger or a silver tip badger are much softer. They are from different parts of the pelt.
Is your Gillette brush the vintage black and white brush?