Welcome to the fun from northeast Illinois. Mike's lemongrass roxks....one of the best soaps I have ever used...like many others but this one.... Good luck in your journey
Do you plan on getting a vintage razor?Thanks Alex. Got my starting gear on Amazon. Merkur Long Handle DE. Col Conk Shave Bowl and an Escali Pure Badger Brush. After reading about Whipped Dog on B&B I recently acquired a 24mm High Mountain knot in black resin handle. Have hardly touched the escali since. Have tried a few different soaps and creams but am currently rotating some GFT Coconut Oil Cream, Strop Shoppe Baker St. w/ Tallow. Had several samples of Mike's and ordered a tin of Lemongrass/Eucalyptus. Think I'll become a tallow soap guy as so far they seem to perform the best for me.
Welcome to the fun from northeast Illinois. Mike's lemongrass roxks....one of the best soaps I have ever used...like many others but this one.... Good luck in your journey
Do you plan on getting a vintage razor?
Great to have you aboard! I was born in Hammond and grew up in that area til I was 20.
I'm about 6 months into DE shaving and I absolutely love it. I used to HATE shaving - now I look forward to it 7 days a week!
The only negative is I initially got into this to save money but now can't stop buying new products to try, oh well.
You cant go wrong with a Super Speed, or a Tech razor model either.I definitely would like to at some point. Are there any particular models you would recommend keeping an eye out for? I see there are usually quite a few gillette superspeeds on Ebay.
You cant go wrong with a Super Speed, or a Tech razor model either.
The only negative is I initially got into this to save money but now can't stop buying new products to try, oh well.
Well hopped on ebay last night w/o the intention of buying anything but right away saw a 1954 Super Speed date code Z1 w/ only 5 min left in the auction. Kinda seemed like a sign so I went ahead and bid and won. Really excited for it.
I received my 1954 Gillette Super Speed. It arrived in great shape. Gave it a quick clean/polish and had my first shave w/ it last night. Gave me a really close shave although I admit I did knick myself 3 times which hasn't happened in awhile. Must be a bit more aggressive than my Merkur Long Handle so I'll have to be a little more careful. Overall though I'm very pleased.
Also received part of the first batch of Strop Shoppe Formula 221B AS. Smells just like the Baker St. soap. Great stuff and I really like the bottle.
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Maybe at some point. Have a bunch of personna blues to get through. Also have a 5 pack of feathers and of gillette silver blues. Picked those up at Merz Apothecary in Chicago along with that semogue 1305. Merz is an awesome place for anyone to check out if they dont live too far.Congrats, are you getting a blade sampler pack?
I agree, it's a popular choice among BB.Maybe at some point. Have a bunch of personna blues to get through. Also have a 5 pack of feathers and of gillette silver blues. Picked those up at Merz Apothecary in Chicago along with that semogue 1305. Merz is an awesome place for anyone to check out if they dont live too far.