Proraso Red was my first shaving soap when I got into wet shaving. Great soap for the money, and is super easy to lather. Also one of my favorite sandalwood scents behind TOBS. 😎
Setting "10!", I almost closed my eyes for the first pass, but well done Paul. Thank you for the lovely burst of color Mrs. H, it's snowing heavy here so to see those beautiful flowers gives us the hope of spring to come. Good report from my cardiologist this morning, so I'll see him in a year. Thank you for the mention, it made Mrs. W and I smile. She is planning her garden despite the snowstorm. It will be a smaller garden with tomatoes, beans, zucchini, peas, and peppers. I'm planning an extra bean patch too. Everything will have to be fenced due to the deer and rabbits. When I opened the patio blinds at 4am there was four deer waiting for me, they could feel that storm coming and wanted their treat. Congratulations on the 12k subs! Take care, Ossie
Great news regarding the cardiologist report Ossie, and nice to plan the garden ahead of time.....yes those deer and rabbits would soon eat everything, a great sight to wake up to I'm sure, seeing the deer in the morning so close...have a great weekend, regards to you both :-)
Great shave, Paul. You’ve inspired me to pull out my Mergress. I use Proraso White pre quite often, and I really go through the Green aftershave. Sometimes I use the tube of cream in the Green as well. But today in Green Bay, Wisconsin it is snowing and I am itching for spring weather that is still a long way off. So I dug out my Petrichor set from Barrister/Mann and will use that astounding scent to fool my senses into thinking it’s spring. There is an amazing Fougére a/s, now discontinued, by Peter Charkalis called “Afternoon In Paris” that adds a bit of vegetable glycerin, a tiny hint of menthol and a beautiful bouquet of blossoms atop the grass and damp earth of the amazing Petrichor soap and splash. It’s as though you went for a walk in the grass after a light spring rain, then came home to your den to a fresh bouquet from Mrs. H. Or at least that’s how I’m hoping it will go. Astra, 3rd use, RazoRock 400 aluminum brush, Crown King hot scuttle just to hold the brush between face lathering.
Paul you go man. I have always been gun shy of setting #3 on my merkur progress and you jump up to #10. Looked like one of your best shaves. Give Mrs H a big hug.
I've gone to #11 or #12 (whichever one is the setting before it comes loose). I have a pretty coarse growth after 2 days so a 4 days growth really needs some blade exposure.
Hey Paul. Larry from Kingsville Ontario. Another fantastic shave. I continue to be inspired to replicate your shaves and will continue to do so. Thanks so much for all you do for our beloved hobby. Cheers
Thank you Sir Paul for another cool shave with Proraso, one of my favorite brands, I use both the red & green versions.. You can't beat the quality & the price with this brand..a beautiful razor by Merkur, a bit aggressive for my taste, especially on a 10... I will be taking a walk over to my pet store😀....thank you for the tip... A beautiful flower arrangement by Mrs.H... Cheers David
Wow, unbelievable shave! I was holding my breath on that first pass but what a testament to the Merkur razor and the med prep blades and a steady hand! Not even a weeper! I love Proraso products, great protection. Mrs H outdid herself today! Great video.
Great shave Paul! ;) You can't go wrong with Proraso and the Red Sandalwood it's lovely. Please tell Mrs H the flowers are beautiful, well done! Have a good day and take care! :) #Heart
Hi Paul- Great mid-week shave; thank you! Lovely flowers from Mrs H! Looking forward to the tour of the den; you seem to have it planned out quite nicely! Enjoy the rest of the week and all the best. See you on Sunday for the weekend shave!
Excellent shave Paul as always, I had the Merkur progress but unfortunately I sold it didn’t workout for me very well. Love the proraso line specially the red line, smells amazing. Great arrangement of flowers from Mrs.H Thanks both.
Nicely done Paul💈💈. #10 on the Progress was a brave experiment, lucky no issues as the head looked a little loose. Proraso is really good stuff, all the products perform well and it's not expensive. Personna Med Prep blades are good, a bit expensive. Beautiful flowers today as always, thanks Mrs H. Great video and comments again. Enjoy!
Great shave Paul you’re a brave man taking the progress that high, what’s next a Roedter 1909! MrsH did a wonderful job with the flowers again enjoy the rest of the week:-)
nice to be back watching ure vidz…..I love proraso red....I use the preshave as a post shave lotion...I have the balm in the bottle as well....team welsh kitteh!!! ure beauty mark's gone? tell the missus well done on the flowers...
Nice to have you back, hope your doing great. I went to the Dr about that "beauty mark", it started itching.....he gave me some cream, after a few weeks, completely gone...lol....all the best :-)
Nice shave Paul...Although my name appears to be R7 it is really Dr. Bob Kieffer. :) R7 is shorter and easier to remember and the spelling of it is simple too. See you for your Sunday shave. I always look forward to your videos.
Great video with lots of suspense with that scary razor setting - was waiting for a gusher! Useful advice about avoiding the Adam's apple - 'swallow and hold it' .
Watching from Shenzhen in the south of China here, weather today was 26 degrees C and it's still only late Feb!.. Tomatoes all year round here haha. Not been long DE shaving, was a 'cartridge' user before, had razor bumps, razor burn and hated shaving each and every day !!. Took up DE and razor bumps almost gone, razor burn? I've forgotten what that feels like now. Anyway, most of my bowls are 'repurposed' into shaving bowls, real cheap to buy here (rice bowls etc) razor I managed to get in HK on a visit there, as were the soaps and the badger brush. Here on the mainland there's very little available other than cartridge stuff and 'spray can 'foams' .. looks like another HK trip needs to be made. love watching your vids... real informative and useful for a DE newbie - keep it up.
Great video! Always nice to see people experiment with things. Congratulations with 12k subs. Very kind of you to do a give away, and of course it helps cleaning up a (little) bit. Looking forward to the tour. I’ve recently cleaned out my bathroom, was getting too full. Also it was getting a bit dusty on the shelves ;) bet you have some cleaning to do after removing everything :)
Good evening Paul! Looking forward to the shave den tour video. Great tip for an inexpensive lather bowl. Sandalwood soaps; I liked the Truefitt and Hill sample I used. The smell of it was intoxicating. The Progress's blade gap was intimidating to say the least. I think the Personna Med Prep blades are good...I have found they are a bit inconsistent...in my box of 100 I have found one blade is super smooth and sharp with great longevity and the next blade will be mediocre and only good for a few shaves. That was a nice looking shave Paul. Yes, the blue lilies look so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Thank you Todd, hope your week went well , and of course your shaves, will see if I get any of that type of blade in my box, hopefully not. Blue lilies are great aren't they....all the best :-)
I'm mulling over picking up a Yaqi brush. I own the Progress too. I might man up & go for the 10 setting! My wife likes the Proraso Sandlewood smell. The weather in Northern Arizona? Cold with snow in the forecast!
Great shave, I'm off for one of my own very shortly....Merkur 34C HD with a new Perma Sharp blade, Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic brush with SV 70th anniversary soap. Nivea 2 phase aftershave lotion and Weleda skin food post shave. Cant wait. BTW....the little nozzle widget in the top of your aftershave bottle is called a reducer. So there 😎👍
Great video as always love Proraso, got practically every soap, preshave...hey even a can in yellow with chololate lol shaving foam that is weather just now rainy
Great shave Paul!...I have a huge storage roller box full of artisan goodies but at the end of the day, I really do enjoy the old Proraso. No fuss, perfect lather every time. I'm particularly fond of Proraso 'Blue' cream. It ticks every box for a great lather with a magnificent post-shave that doesn't overdo it. Mmmmmyeah I wouldn't find that setting on a progress a great deal of fun. It's a test of nerves when you can see that cap is just barely captured and the blade capture is possibly unstable LOL...you did very well my brother!
I was wondering if any nut would go past the 5 + setting which is super aggressive on my face. I might try the 10 setting or + 5 setting. The Parker Variant has the same + on their adjustable razor. Brave man you are.
Great shave Paul. Very much a fan of inexpensive and utilitarian items for the den. Dedicated products are nice, but my salsa bowl produces just as good a lather as my nice scuttles. Looking forward to the weekend shave. Cheers 👍🏻💈
Hi Paul I have seen those bowls in home bargains so I will get one at the week-end, I'm eager to try the proraso products especially the sandalwood looks good, nice looking razor and another great video take care and have a great day 😀
Hi Mark, yes they do a great job, Proraso is good quality products, inexpensive too fair play. about £5.50 on Amazon at the moment anyway....all the best, and have a great week too :-)
PaulHFilms hi Paul yes I have seen them on Amazon I'm going to buy the shaving soap Friday, I bought Arko shaving stick last week 3 of them bloody good stuff and my wife likes the smell lol thanks for the heads up take care and enjoy your evening 😀
Your channel is fantastic. I'm beginning now in the classic shave, a pity here in Brazil to be so expensive shaving products, as soap, after-shave, brushes, etc ... I use Brut after shave, its fantastic smell, certainly remits to the past, I want import now old spice, aqua velva among others. Hugs...
Good Morning old friend, nice to see you too :-) Yes, having a cold... and yes, having children ;-) One in the school and the other starting Kindergarden now... can´t wait to get all the viruses ;-) All the best, looking your shave now. Progress on 10...oh man... ;-)
@@PaulHFilms thank you Paul. I have a cold right now, looking forward what comes next 🤣 happy that the shave went well. So all will recognise your face in the next video 😁👍
Med Preps are double the price of Lab Blues here in Australia. Hard to understand as although Med Prep may sound impressive, it is just a blade to shave the body where a surgeon is going to cut.
Wow, on setting ten. Another fine shave video. You know what you are dooing. I have a question for you. Do you enjoy your shaves as much now as before starting making shaving videos or has it changed.? Thanks for the videos and info. Take care. Greetings from Norway. 😊
great shave Paul. I love the Proraso red aftershave so much, I bought the 400ml bottle. But i also bought the 240ml Aramis, two 300ml Tabacs and an 800ml bottle of 4711......maybe I have a problem.
Just shaved with the progress. I was meaning to use the mildest setting, 1. Felt very aggressive and I wondered what was off. After the first pass I realized I hadn't set it properly. I had it on 1 but I had one full "round" to screw, meaning it was on a super aggressive setting.. No wonder I had some nicks. Good thing I had a proper lather (Moon soaps Union) and an alum pen. And wasn't using a feather blade..
Oh yes, for that reason I subscribed to this channel! To see things like the Progress on "10". Excellent Paul! 4:34 "This could be a blood bath, as usual!!" hahahaha I can't stop laughing Paul... :-) Next time instead of pickup time, say "overshave time"! PS I believe you have only two-three soaps to show us on DEN tour, right? 12.000.000 subs I wish and more to come Paul. Giveaway? I'm in!
Great Paul!!! I am new in this channel and I love it. Congratulations! In this period I am looking for a synthetic brush with more backbone and density than my razorock plissoft (24mm). How would you compare the yaqi you have used in this video with the Fine Stout brush you have used in other videos? Many thanks in advance.
Welcome to the channel, thank you...this brush is about the same as the Fine Stout brush is softness, maybe a bit more backbone though, but , not a lot between them...all the best :-)
Paul. I have a question about how you film your flowers on every video. What camera do you use for that and do you use a stabilizer? I have noticed that you usually start filming on the right, pan left and then pan to the upper right and back away from your great flower arrangements by Mrs.H. Just curious.
I use a Sony HDR - CX450 for the flower shots and the shaves themselves, I don't use any stabilizer on the flower intro shots, they are handheld...good little camera. Many thanks :-)
I’m intrigued! I heard you say that you wet the soap . Please tell me the steps you use to get the soap ready for your face.What do you use to put the Poraso in the bottom of the bowl? Then when you put it in the bowl do you smash it down in the bottom of the bowl before working up a lather?
Yes I put a thumbnail size bit of soap in the bowl, press it down, then with hot tap water literally wet the soap, then drain the water, then lather up....add water as you need it (if you need it)
I use it now and again yes, it was a copy of an old Gillette, not sure which model, but does not resemble any I own, especially in aggression...thanks.
Good shave, you're braver than I, but if the razor has settings 1-5 and +, then wouldn't wrapping it around to 5 again be setting 11? I'm having flashbacks to Spinal Tap: "these go to eleven". 😆
Hi Paul I have a big shave scuttle already but want to get another one do you know if there still available I looked on Etsy but don’t see them on there thx much
@@raychandler2757 If I can but in here. Joe gave me a shout out here in Saint Joseph, Michigan during his last video'' An Olive Shave.'' Have not seen or heard anything from Joe since. Great guy, sure miss him. Maybe Paul can get him cracking again. Thanks Ray
@@raychandler2757 I watch them also, Joe has a lot fans. Hopefully he is in good health. Sure would be nice if we could have a big meet up sometime. Maybe we would invite Paul H . What do you think?
Oh, and last Sunday I did a vintage shave, just to say I did it, with a very special Gillette President set (New De Luxe type, heavy gold plated and engraved brass, 1930). Mitchell’s Wool Fat, Same Astra Blade as today. What a beautiful shaver. Too pretty and historic to use on a regular basis but to celebrate the acquisition I had to shave with it, right? For your gazing pleasure: imgur.com/gallery/5YG4y8O
I usually, get an old toothbrush, some dishwashing soap/liquid, and clean the razor that way first, then as the two comments answered here, either use Barbicide, or antiseptic soap, I use the soap, so rinse off the dish washing soap, then use the same method with the antiseptic soap, rinse again, and your good to go....barbers use Barbicide for there combs, clipper graders, and scissors .....all the best :-)
One of these days someone in complete and somber seriousness is going to ask: "how do you walk and chew gum at the same time?" and then Mister H. you will know that the end of the world is nigh.....
Yes it was a silly thing to do,but then you are a silly man...lol...Mrs H said so...lol..love the progress I go 4..3...2...or....1...depending on the blade....no go on the bowl for me...to shiney..lol....great lather Shaving at that level just makes me nervous...I shave to relax. ....Better your face then mine..lol Notice you didn't go 10..9...8...went right to 5-3...lol...great soap and brush.....in conclusion it's not the size of your.bowl that counts...but what's in the bowl....Great flowers Mrs H....now their a 10 cheers!🇬🇧🇺🇸🐈🐈🐈🍺🍺🍺
Proraso Red was my first shaving soap when I got into wet shaving. Great soap for the money, and is super easy to lather. Also one of my favorite sandalwood scents behind TOBS. 😎
Great soap to start with...many thanks :-)
Setting "10!", I almost closed my eyes for the first pass, but well done Paul. Thank you for the lovely burst of color Mrs. H, it's snowing heavy here so to see those beautiful flowers gives us the hope of spring to come. Good report from my cardiologist this morning, so I'll see him in a year. Thank you for the mention, it made Mrs. W and I smile. She is planning her garden despite the snowstorm. It will be a smaller garden with tomatoes, beans, zucchini, peas, and peppers. I'm planning an extra bean patch too. Everything will have to be fenced due to the deer and rabbits. When I opened the patio blinds at 4am there was four deer waiting for me, they could feel that storm coming and wanted their treat. Congratulations on the 12k subs! Take care, Ossie
Great news regarding the cardiologist report Ossie, and nice to plan the garden ahead of time.....yes those deer and rabbits would soon eat everything, a great sight to wake up to I'm sure, seeing the deer in the morning so close...have a great weekend, regards to you both :-)
I never get bored with you my favourite shaver👍
Another great video...would love to have you and Mrs H as neighbors on BOTH sides...take care Paul
Yaqui brushes.... look great. It is a pity they are not available in Spain. Thanks a million!
Great shave, Paul. You’ve inspired me to pull out my Mergress.
I use Proraso White pre quite often, and I really go through the Green aftershave. Sometimes I use the tube of cream in the Green as well. But today in Green Bay, Wisconsin it is snowing and I am itching for spring weather that is still a long way off. So I dug out my Petrichor set from Barrister/Mann and will use that astounding scent to fool my senses into thinking it’s spring. There is an amazing Fougére a/s, now discontinued, by Peter Charkalis called “Afternoon In Paris” that adds a bit of vegetable glycerin, a tiny hint of menthol and a beautiful bouquet of blossoms atop the grass and damp earth of the amazing Petrichor soap and splash. It’s as though you went for a walk in the grass after a light spring rain, then came home to your den to a fresh bouquet from Mrs. H.
Or at least that’s how I’m hoping it will go. Astra, 3rd use, RazoRock 400 aluminum brush, Crown King hot scuttle just to hold the brush between face lathering.
I’m about 40 minutes north of Madison and the weather this winter has just been ridiculous. Rains then snows. Today we had freezing rain/snow.
Your a brave man Paul. I’d be wearing bandaids all over my face. You did great at that setting. Hats off to Mrs. H fantastic flowers.
It may have been luck John...lol.....many thanks :-)
A Progress is my daily razor. 👍👍. Wide open is a great shave ! Great video. Well Done!
EXCELLENT MY GOOD MAN....!! One of my favourites Paul, both the Proraso and the Razor.
Why thank you Sir :-)
Great shave and very brave too! That blade gap was insane 😮
Great shave, nice razor, ordering this soap today
Paul you go man.
I have always been gun shy of setting #3 on my merkur progress and you jump up to #10.
Looked like one of your best shaves.
Give Mrs H a big hug.
I've gone to #11 or #12 (whichever one is the setting before it comes loose). I have a pretty coarse growth after 2 days so a 4 days growth really needs some blade exposure.
It went much better than I thought Jerry...lol....great close shave....many thanks :)
@@shave-a-thon3415 Seems like an open comb razor would be the ticket for you.
WoW!! 🤗🤗🤗 page 10!! 😐😐😇😇 Love that razor with that blade.
Hey Paul. Larry from Kingsville Ontario. Another fantastic shave. I continue to be inspired to replicate your shaves and will continue to do so. Thanks so much for all you do for our beloved hobby.
Cheers
Thank you very much :-)
Thank you Sir Paul for another cool shave with Proraso, one of my favorite brands, I use both the red & green versions..
You can't beat the quality & the price with this brand..a beautiful razor by Merkur, a bit aggressive for my taste, especially on a 10...
I will be taking a walk over to my pet store😀....thank you for the tip...
A beautiful flower arrangement by Mrs.H...
Cheers
David
Many thanks David, all the best :-)
Gr8 midweek shave Paul 💈Gavin really likes Prorasso. Love hearing Alys saying hello 👍 Lovely flowers Mrs H. Hope you've both had a good week 💈💐👍💈
Thanks Natalie :-) hope you both have a great Sunday :-)
Wow, unbelievable shave! I was holding my breath on that first pass but what a testament to the Merkur razor and the med prep blades and a steady hand! Not even a weeper! I love Proraso products, great protection. Mrs H outdid herself today! Great video.
It worked out well Don, maybe a bit of luck on my part...lol.....great protection with Proraso, and good solid products with it.....many thanks :-)
Great shave Paul! ;) You can't go wrong with Proraso and the Red Sandalwood it's lovely. Please tell Mrs H the flowers are beautiful, well done! Have a good day and take care! :) #Heart
Your very kind, many thanks :-)
Hi Paul- Great mid-week shave; thank you! Lovely flowers from Mrs H! Looking forward to the tour of the den; you seem to have it planned out quite nicely! Enjoy the rest of the week and all the best. See you on Sunday for the weekend shave!
Proraso products are so good! Very nice for the price. Congratulation for the 12K subscribers !! 👍🏻
Excellent shave Paul as always, I had the Merkur progress but unfortunately I sold it didn’t workout for me very well.
Love the proraso line specially the red line, smells amazing.
Great arrangement of flowers from Mrs.H
Thanks both.
Wow you could have driven a truck through that blade gap lol , great job . Cant wait to see the shave den tour , have a great week
Nicely done Paul💈💈. #10 on the Progress was a brave experiment, lucky no issues as the head looked a little loose. Proraso is really good stuff, all the products perform well and it's not expensive. Personna Med Prep blades are good, a bit expensive. Beautiful flowers today as always, thanks Mrs H. Great video and comments again. Enjoy!
Thank you Terry, yes the shave went well considering the setting...lol.....a nice close smooth shave....all the best :-)
Fantastic shave mate! Cheers!
Great shave Paul you’re a brave man taking the progress that high, what’s next a Roedter 1909! MrsH did a wonderful job with the flowers again enjoy the rest of the week:-)
Thanks Steven :-)
nice to be back watching ure vidz…..I love proraso red....I use the preshave as a post shave lotion...I have the balm in the bottle as well....team welsh kitteh!!! ure beauty mark's gone? tell the missus well done on the flowers...
Nice to have you back, hope your doing great. I went to the Dr about that "beauty mark", it started itching.....he gave me some cream, after a few weeks, completely gone...lol....all the best :-)
Nice shave Paul, I enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you, much appreciated Wes :-)
I love the smell of standard Witch Hazel
Me too. Also Speick splash, which is similarly refreshing and good for the skin.
I've always fancied trying that with the Progress. Nice shave as always Paul.
It worked better than I thought it would Craig....many thanks :-)
Nice shave Paul...Although my name appears to be R7 it is really Dr. Bob Kieffer. :) R7 is shorter and easier to remember and the spelling of it is simple too. See you for your Sunday shave. I always look forward to your videos.
Very, very enjoyable, Paul. Excellent way to start the day!
Thank you, hope you have a great rest of the week too :-)
Great video with lots of suspense with that scary razor setting - was waiting for a gusher! Useful advice about avoiding the Adam's apple - 'swallow and hold it' .
Watching from Shenzhen in the south of China here, weather today was 26 degrees C and it's still only late Feb!.. Tomatoes all year round here haha. Not been long DE shaving, was a 'cartridge' user before, had razor bumps, razor burn and hated shaving each and every day !!. Took up DE and razor bumps almost gone, razor burn? I've forgotten what that feels like now.
Anyway, most of my bowls are 'repurposed' into shaving bowls, real cheap to buy here (rice bowls etc) razor I managed to get in HK on a visit there, as were the soaps and the badger brush. Here on the mainland there's very little available other than cartridge stuff and 'spray can 'foams' .. looks like another HK trip needs to be made.
love watching your vids... real informative and useful for a DE newbie - keep it up.
Many thanks Peter, all the best over there in Shenzhen China :-)
Great shaving Paul,beautiful product!! Good weekend!
Thank you Marco, all the best my friend :-)
Great video! Always nice to see people experiment with things. Congratulations with 12k subs. Very kind of you to do a give away, and of course it helps cleaning up a (little) bit. Looking forward to the tour. I’ve recently cleaned out my bathroom, was getting too full. Also it was getting a bit dusty on the shelves ;) bet you have some cleaning to do after removing everything :)
Old joke: I cut my Adam's apple yesterday...got apple juice all over the place...
Nice demo. Made my cat thirsty! My next shave will be with Prorazo Red...thanks Paul. 🙀
Paul, Stainless Steel small salad bowl 0.39p in Homebargins down the Kitchen aisle. Awesome shaving bowl. Slightly smaller then the one on your video.
Good evening Paul! Looking forward to the shave den tour video. Great tip for an inexpensive lather bowl. Sandalwood soaps; I liked the Truefitt and Hill sample I used. The smell of it was intoxicating. The Progress's blade gap was intimidating to say the least. I think the Personna Med Prep blades are good...I have found they are a bit inconsistent...in my box of 100 I have found one blade is super smooth and sharp with great longevity and the next blade will be mediocre and only good for a few shaves. That was a nice looking shave Paul. Yes, the blue lilies look so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Thank you Todd, hope your week went well , and of course your shaves, will see if I get any of that type of blade in my box, hopefully not. Blue lilies are great aren't they....all the best :-)
I'm mulling over picking up a Yaqi brush. I own the Progress too. I might man up & go for the 10 setting! My wife likes the Proraso Sandlewood smell. The weather in Northern Arizona? Cold with snow in the forecast!
Hi Paul. A good shave as usual. Its tough to beat Proraso products. They`re just so good. Thanks for the video. 👍
Thanks Brian, hope your having a great week :-)
Great shave, I'm off for one of my own very shortly....Merkur 34C HD with a new Perma Sharp blade, Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic brush with SV 70th anniversary soap. Nivea 2 phase aftershave lotion and Weleda skin food post shave. Cant wait.
BTW....the little nozzle widget in the top of your aftershave bottle is called a reducer. So there 😎👍
Some nice products there Lee, enjoy your shave, many thanks :-) oh and yes "reducer"....thanks for clearing that up .
Great video as always love Proraso, got practically every soap, preshave...hey even a can in yellow with chololate lol shaving foam that is weather just now rainy
Great shave Paul!...I have a huge storage roller box full of artisan goodies but at the end of the day, I really do enjoy the old Proraso. No fuss, perfect lather every time. I'm particularly fond of Proraso 'Blue' cream. It ticks every box for a great lather with a magnificent post-shave that doesn't overdo it.
Mmmmmyeah I wouldn't find that setting on a progress a great deal of fun. It's a test of nerves when you can see that cap is just barely captured and the blade capture is possibly unstable LOL...you did very well my brother!
Great products aren't they, yes, thought I would try opening the progress out a bit...lol.....thanks Mark :-)
Thanks for the nice video Paul ... Another great shave.👍💈PS That blade looked scary
Thank you Rick :-)
I was wondering if any nut would go past the 5 + setting which is super aggressive on my face. I might try the 10 setting or + 5 setting. The Parker Variant has the same + on their adjustable razor. Brave man you are.
Great shave Paul. Very much a fan of inexpensive and utilitarian items for the den. Dedicated products are nice, but my salsa bowl produces just as good a lather as my nice scuttles. Looking forward to the weekend shave. Cheers 👍🏻💈
Many thanks :-)
Great shave dude hope all is well over your side of the pond 🤙💈
Thank you Mike, yes all good this end, hope it is over the pond too :-)
I picked up a nice ceramic finger bowl from Sainsbury's quite cheap. And very stylish. Need to try those med prep
They seem to give nice close pass
Hi Paul I have seen those bowls in home bargains so I will get one at the week-end, I'm eager to try the proraso products especially the sandalwood looks good, nice looking razor and another great video take care and have a great day 😀
Hi Mark, yes they do a great job, Proraso is good quality products, inexpensive too fair play. about £5.50 on Amazon at the moment anyway....all the best, and have a great week too :-)
PaulHFilms hi Paul yes I have seen them on Amazon I'm going to buy the shaving soap Friday, I bought Arko shaving stick last week 3 of them bloody good stuff and my wife likes the smell lol thanks for the heads up take care and enjoy your evening 😀
Your channel is fantastic. I'm beginning now in the classic shave, a pity here in Brazil to be so expensive shaving products, as soap, after-shave, brushes, etc ... I use Brut after shave, its fantastic smell, certainly remits to the past, I want import now old spice, aqua velva among others. Hugs...
Great vid as always!!! And Congrats!!!!!
Good Morning old friend, nice to see you too :-) Yes, having a cold... and yes, having children ;-) One in the school and the other starting Kindergarden now... can´t wait to get all the viruses ;-) All the best, looking your shave now. Progress on 10...oh man... ;-)
Hi Jens, the shave went well thankfully..lol.....enjoyed it, good luck with all the viruses .lol....many thanks :-)
@@PaulHFilms thank you Paul. I have a cold right now, looking forward what comes next 🤣 happy that the shave went well. So all will recognise your face in the next video 😁👍
Looking Forward To Your Shave Den Tour Paul . I Think Ill Have A Shave With My Rolls Razor And Use Ingram Shave Cream @ The Weekend .
I had the same Proraso Red shave tonight too, but with a Personna Platinum. The razor I have is so mild that I couldn’t even feel the blade. Lol
Lol......that happens sometimes, many thanks :-)
Great shave man thanks!
Can't go wrong with Proraso… BTW Sunday is my Birthday... Can't wait to see the Sunday Shave!
Happy birthday in advance Rob
Hope you have a "Happy Birthday" Sunday, and a great shave hopefully :-)
Happy Birthday, Rob!!!
@@PaulHFilms thanks Paul! btw it's snowing in Vegas right now
@@seanstoutgamer Thanks!
Med Preps are double the price of Lab Blues here in Australia. Hard to understand as although Med Prep may sound impressive, it is just a blade to shave the body where a surgeon is going to cut.
Wow, on setting ten. Another fine shave video. You know what you are dooing.
I have a question for you. Do you enjoy your shaves as much now as before starting making shaving videos or has it changed.?
Thanks for the videos and info. Take care. Greetings from Norway. 😊
Thank you, I do enjoy my shaves more, as I always look forward to making the videos, so double enjoyment..lol....regards to you in Norway :-)
great shave Paul. I love the Proraso red aftershave so much, I bought the 400ml bottle. But i also bought the 240ml Aramis, two 300ml Tabacs and an 800ml bottle of 4711......maybe I have a problem.
Thank you, and we "all" have a problem...lol. :-)
Well I know what I am going to use tomorrow for my soap and aftershave.
Great shave nice razor do you prefer the Merkur or the Parker? I really like pros soaps a lot. Thank you for the video👍
I like the Parker personally, just for it's build quality really (the way it looks).
Just shaved with the progress. I was meaning to use the mildest setting, 1. Felt very aggressive and I wondered what was off. After the first pass I realized I hadn't set it properly. I had it on 1 but I had one full "round" to screw, meaning it was on a super aggressive setting.. No wonder I had some nicks. Good thing I had a proper lather (Moon soaps Union) and an alum pen. And wasn't using a feather blade..
Wow...you did well there, many thanks :-)
Great shave. I am doing great. The weather agent Maxine is not allowed to use that kind of worlds. See you Sunday. Mrs H does a great job
Oh yes, for that reason I subscribed to this channel!
To see things like the Progress on "10".
Excellent Paul!
4:34 "This could be a blood bath, as usual!!" hahahaha I can't stop laughing Paul... :-)
Next time instead of pickup time, say "overshave time"!
PS I believe you have only two-three soaps to show us on DEN tour, right?
12.000.000 subs I wish and more to come Paul.
Giveaway? I'm in!
Many thanks Sir :-))
Great Paul!!! I am new in this channel and I love it. Congratulations! In this period I am looking for a synthetic brush with more backbone and density than my razorock plissoft (24mm). How would you compare the yaqi you have used in this video with the Fine Stout brush you have used in other videos? Many thanks in advance.
Welcome to the channel, thank you...this brush is about the same as the Fine Stout brush is softness, maybe a bit more backbone though, but , not a lot between them...all the best :-)
@@PaulHFilms Many thanks!!!
Paul. I have a question about how you film your flowers on every video. What camera do you use for that and do you use a stabilizer? I have noticed that you usually start filming on the right, pan left and then pan to the upper right and back away from your great flower arrangements by Mrs.H. Just curious.
I use a Sony HDR - CX450 for the flower shots and the shaves themselves, I don't use any stabilizer on the flower intro shots, they are handheld...good little camera. Many thanks :-)
Great shave 👍
Thanks Richard :-)
Çok keyifli bir traş oldu. Türkçe altyazı desteği olursa çok sevinirim 🙏
I’m intrigued! I heard you say that you wet the soap . Please tell me the steps you use to get the soap ready for your face.What do you use to put the Poraso in the bottom of the bowl? Then when you put it in the bowl do you smash it down in the bottom of the bowl before working up a lather?
Yes I put a thumbnail size bit of soap in the bowl, press it down, then with hot tap water literally wet the soap, then drain the water, then lather up....add water as you need it (if you need it)
Paul, do you ever use your Yuma razor anymore? What commonly known razor do you think it’s similar to?
I use it now and again yes, it was a copy of an old Gillette, not sure which model, but does not resemble any I own, especially in aggression...thanks.
another nice close shave,Proraso shave cream is great stuff ,but for me the sandalwood scent is too strong for me
Thanks Chuck :-)
Wow. The gap and channels on that razor. 😳
Great shave Paul how would you compare the aggressiveness to the r41
R41 would still win, even on this setting, I can feel the blade exposure much more in the R41.
Hi Paul. Have you used the Qshave futur clone before?
Not the Qshave, but I have the Ming Shi 2000 clone, and it's very good to be fair.
wow, that's a great video!
Thank you :-)
Everybody's first soap... I don't know why its so popular beyond that. I found it quite average.
Love that brush, though. Great workhorse
Good shave, you're braver than I, but if the razor has settings 1-5 and +, then wouldn't wrapping it around to 5 again be setting 11? I'm having flashbacks to Spinal Tap: "these go to eleven". 😆
You could be right there David 11 including the +....many thanks :-)
I started with a dip bowl that came free with the dip
Lol
Yeah but I SHAVED WITH THE DIP
BOOM
i want to know what sandlewood smells like ,,,,what would you compare the smell to
It's like a cedar wood, musky, classic scent (old school)
Heavens! Another absolutely arrangement from MrsH. Yes, the camera was lopsided lol
Always use Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm and I use probably about twice what you use lol
You can never have too much Nivea...lol :-)
Hi Paul I have a big shave scuttle already but want to get another one do you know if there still available I looked on Etsy but don’t see them on there thx much
I'm not sure if Steve has any available at the moment, as he is not as active on TH-cam these days..probably quite busy....thanks Michael.
The weather you ask? 18 below zero Fahrenheit and two feet of snow in Central Montana.
Wow....that is cold, take care :-)
Any contact with Joe from Queens?
@@raychandler2757 If I can but in here. Joe gave me a shout out here in Saint Joseph, Michigan during his last video'' An Olive Shave.'' Have not seen or heard anything from Joe since. Great guy, sure miss him. Maybe Paul can get him cracking again. Thanks Ray
@@jerrystill1936 Thanks. I rewatch Joe's videos once in a while.
@@raychandler2757 I watch them also, Joe has a lot fans. Hopefully he is in good health.
Sure would be nice if we could have a big meet up sometime.
Maybe we would invite Paul H . What do you think?
I’ll take third!
Third it is then :-)
Congrats on the 12K.
Thanks Jill :-)
eBay is where I got my sleeve of those blades. Wow, you could drive a Semi through those channels.
Great blades aren't they, and yes you could drive through the channels..lol. :-)
Where did you buy your Merkur Progress?
I got mine on Amazon.
I can't remember exactly, either a London shaving shop, or online George.
How would you compare Merkur Progress vs R41 in terms of aggressiveness?
The R41 is more aggressive for me, but the Progress at it's most aggressive setting would be heading towards it, but not quite.
@@PaulHFilms You've convinced me. I'm buying Progress:)
@@fringefringe7282 Hope you enjoy it, all the best :)
@@PaulHFilms Many thanks.Keep up the good work. All the best.
Oh, and last Sunday I did a vintage shave, just to say I did it, with a very special Gillette President set (New De Luxe type, heavy gold plated and engraved brass, 1930). Mitchell’s Wool Fat, Same Astra Blade as today. What a beautiful shaver. Too pretty and historic to use on a regular basis but to celebrate the acquisition I had to shave with it, right?
For your gazing pleasure:
imgur.com/gallery/5YG4y8O
Wow, now that is one special razor, what a beauty, thanks for sharing the pictures.....and a perfect name for it too :-)
Paul,i need your help...
I will buy a used razor, what must do before use it?
I can suggest using an antiseptic soap and an old toothbrush to clean it
Then a 10 minutes bath in barbicide
I usually, get an old toothbrush, some dishwashing soap/liquid, and clean the razor that way first, then as the two comments answered here, either use Barbicide, or antiseptic soap, I use the soap, so rinse off the dish washing soap, then use the same method with the antiseptic soap, rinse again, and your good to go....barbers use Barbicide for there combs, clipper graders, and scissors .....all the best :-)
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Ice And Snow Here 3 or 4 Inches
One of these days someone in complete and somber seriousness is going to ask: "how do you walk and chew gum at the same time?" and then Mister H. you will know that the end of the world is nigh.....
Very true..lol
The slickness of proraso is not good even with use of the preshave cream
Just started watching you trying to decapatate yourself
Lol
Yes it was a silly thing to do,but then you are a silly man...lol...Mrs H said so...lol..love the progress
I go 4..3...2...or....1...depending on the blade....no go on the bowl for me...to shiney..lol....great lather
Shaving at that level just makes me nervous...I shave to relax. ....Better your face then mine..lol
Notice you didn't go 10..9...8...went right to 5-3...lol...great soap and brush.....in conclusion it's not the size of your.bowl that counts...but what's in the bowl....Great flowers Mrs H....now their a 10 cheers!🇬🇧🇺🇸🐈🐈🐈🍺🍺🍺
You know me too well...lol...feeling nervous makes you concentrate more...lol...Cheers Bill .:-)
The lather at the beginning looked a bit too dry.
I like it dryer/thicker like that, but it works great either way.....many thanks :-)
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Thanks :-)