Newb Check In

[TimmyMac]

Hey, all -

Landed here after a kind soul on Mastodon pointed me in this direction. Just ordered some wet shaving stuff (Merkur 34C) and am waiting for it to get here. I spent a couple months shaving with a straight razor like 25 years ago (I was very pretentious about it) and have basically been a cartridge guy since then. I've been shaving my head for a very long time and am a little worried about tackling it with a DE safety razor but looking forward to the ride!

 

[Lightcs1776]

Welcome. Glad you joined.

 

[Tillerman]

Welcome to the site. You will get good advice.

 

[Phoenixkh]

Welcome to the B&B community.

 

[wes1953]

Welcome to B&B forums!

 

[TheBurgh]

Rest assured that many of us joyously arrive here from "cartridgeville."

Relax, read and enjoy.

Welcome!

 

[NickCutlip]

Welcome to the forum !!

 

[dmshaver]

Glad you’ve joined, welcome!

 

[Buttercup]

Welcome aboard, @TimmyMac!

I started shaving my head in the last few months. Progressed from cartridge to Leaf razor to now using vintage Gillette Techs. They are mild razors that give a similar result to the Merkur 34C (IMO). I'm starting to get real good results. It took some time to develop my technique, to include shaving with my non-dominant left hand.

Take your time and you can do it! Enjoy the journey!!!

 

[Eric_75]

Hello from St. Clair Shores, MI. Welcome to B & B!

 

[Chef455]

Welcome to B&B. It's just a matter of time before I'll need to learn the head shave. For some reason the hole in my hair keeps getting bigger.

 

[DEgeezer]

Welcome to B&B!

 

[Dave himself]

Hi and welcome to B&B.

 

[BigJ]

Welcome aboard!

 

[DrewMc]

Landed here after a kind soul on Mastodon pointed me in this direction.

Hey! That was me! Glad to see you made it, @TimmyMac. Welcome (back) to the hobby.

 

[Manye]

Welcome to the community. Advice can be found in abundance here. Enjoy!

 

[cryhavoc]

Welcome to B&B!

 

[Hms123]

Welcome. You will love it here.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Welcome!

 

[Lazylathe]

Hi Folks!

I am almost 50 now and for most of my life, I have used a Gillette Mach 3 cartridge razor.
For all those years, it has been a love/hate relationship! I love how fast the shaves are but I hate that it is not smooth and the cartridge lasts 2 or 3 shaves.

I was browsing Reddit a while back and found the Wicked Edge group, a gathering of like minded Double Edge Safety Razor geeks!
They guided me to my first proper DE razor and I picked up the Rockwell 6C in Gun Metal.
It's a beautiful razor with very nice finishing. I love the swappable plates for various degrees of aggressiveness of the shave.
It's quick and easy to swap plates mid shave as well.

I had my first shave with it last night and it was pretty amazing!
Not a single nick or cut but the alum stick afterwards was a spicy adventure on my face!
Face is nice and smooth but still a few areas that are slightly rough still. A lot more practice is required with my technique!

Looking forward to participating and learning as much as I can!!