Iwasaki Kamisori shave with Lea Classic Shaving Cream!

Hey guys! Lee from Charmwise! Welcome to my channel , where I will introduce you guys to the world of wet shaving, whether it's straight razor, safety razor, shaving soap and shaving brush, We are all here to share our knowledge and passion in this hobby!
After murdering my neck last video, today I will introduce the Japanese Kamisori, specifically the Legendary Iwasaki Kamisori! A very special razor made by an venerable artisan steel maker. Although crude looking, it shave very smoothly and glide through the beard hair effortlessly.
Not to forget! The excellent Lea Classic Shaving Cream, very underrated, smells great, sandalwood and oakmoss, with some menthol to freshen up your day!
Striaght Razor : Iwasaki Kamisori
Shaving Soap : Lea Classic Shaving Cream
Shaving Brush : Proraso Boar Brush
Aftershave : Proraso Green Aftershave Lotion

[@GHOST-gy4ul]

Very cool,my friend 👍

[@dsbrown]

A very different razor but looks stunning!

[@ZEROPHILOSOPHYS]

Hello Zero here. I really enjoyed your video. I wonder what the Japanese would use with the Kamisori like maby they used butter or something because I just do it dry if I had raw butter I would use that. Also I hear Urine is useful too I will maby try it out. I will buy a Kamisori right now I usually use straight razor or regular razor.

[@oldschoolshaving]

Great shave! Good technique. I have one of those on my wish list. I have a vintage nos inoue tosuke which I love shaving with. It’s very ergonomical just as your one.

[@thecutthroatjourney]

Looked like a smooth shave! Thanks for sharing.

[@charmwise3993]

The Iwasaki is really an excellent shaver!

[@richardng3736]

That's a cracking Kamisori and totally agree with you regarding how fantastic & easy it shaves...on both sides. Mine is also very well prepared by the magical skills of Meister Lim. Do shave with what you are most comfortable with (1 or both hands)...it's your shave, do it your way. Many thanks for your mention and wow...get to see the large Proraso Spray Mist in action...I always thought it's spray into the hand rather than directly to the face...hahaha! Well done Lee and enjoyed your video...keep it up!

[@Thadnill]

Thanks for the video! So far I have only been using double edge razors, I currently use the Muhle R41 with sharp feather blades, however, I feel that my beard is too thick, coarse and stubborn, even with the feather blades, and my sensitive skin wants something even smoother. Do you think that a straight kamisori will be a good fit for my heavy beard? I have been considering in transitioning to the straight razors, if it can give me a better and smoother shave experience! This razor looks absolutely beautiful though, so I would really love to try it one day.

[@imransuhaimi3522]

Hello, can u review one of your Omega Black Badger series? It caught my eyes because of how nice their handles look but very curious about the brush's backbone. I hope it has the amount of backbone like Semogue C3 grey badger.

[@charmwise3993]

Hey Imran, I did review one of the black badger brush on my video with the Razorock Hawk V3

[@imransuhaimi3522]

@@charmwise3993 i see, I didn't watched that one haha, my mistake 😅. Okay thank you!

[@Aaron83W]

What size is that iwasaki razor? I ordered the small now.

[@charmwise3993]

congratulations on your Iwasaki, its a great shaver, stropping will be required and its shave ready out of the box. For my iwasaki, the cutting blade measures 50mm long and its about 7/8.

[@Aaron83W]

@@charmwise3993 thanks! How often do you use it? I’ve tried about 6 different western straights and always had an issue shaving. Never got full BBS…so always sold them off. But since using feather artist club kamisori’s, I start by going against the grain and its been working great for me. So I thought maybe I’d get a real kamisori now that my new technique is working.

[@charmwise3993]

@@Aaron83W The iwasaki kamisori is one of a kind razor. While I love it's performance, I do go for standard straight razor more often just for the sound feedback. The wedge design of the kamisori reduce alot of that, not the fault of the razor, just by design and it's just my personal preference

[@Aaron83W]

@@charmwise3993 I prefer a good shave over sound effects 😜🤣 I’ve been through so many different razors over the past 6 years and now I’m looking forward to trying a real kamisori. I’ve got 3 different feather kamisori’s and the shave is great but I hear the real kamisori is super silky

[@charmwise3993]

@@Aaron83W YES! Especially being honed by a high quality Japanese natural stone! I have the honour to experience that by one of our local honer, absolutehone and it is buttery smooth shave, my beard hair just melted without any resistance

[@adriandominguez2872]

Try using olive oil to shave instead of shaving cream

[@charmwise3993]

I like the way brush exfoliate my skin before a shave 😁