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rebelson
06-22-2010, 12:42 AM
It has been 2 weeks since I first started wet shaving. So far I have:

-Cut myself.

-Couldn't make a lather from soap if my life depended on it.

-Purchased WAY too many shaving related items e.g. - soaps, razors, brushes, a.s. etc. (not a bad thing at all :biggrin1:)

-Wished that I could shave more than once a day (I think most of us are guilty of this)

-Building a second medicine cabinet for my new found hobby!

-Trying to get my friends on the Wet Shaving wagon.

-Owe a HUGE thank you to the wealth of knowledge on this here forum and to the members who made it all possible.

I will say this: no matter the good and bad that have come from Wet Shaving, I am in for life. The cuts will heal, my technique will improve and my den will grow as time goes by.

Thank you! :thumbup:
RayH
06-22-2010, 12:53 AM
Your welcome.
Luc
06-22-2010, 12:58 AM
That's how it starts...

http://www.sc0tty8.com/pics/smilies/Emotions/Emotions/alien003.gif

I would recommend visiting the tutorials for your lather: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Lathers
ambrose
06-22-2010, 03:17 AM
haha I read no stropping :lol:
fidjit
06-22-2010, 03:29 AM
haha I read no stropping :lol:

Damn straight you did !!!

Congratulations Rebelson. Yep, it's addictive :thumbup1:
DaveNJ74
06-22-2010, 04:20 AM
haha I read no stropping :lol:

Thats exactly what I first read...:laugh:
SafetyManiac
06-22-2010, 04:25 AM
Been there, done that. :thumbup:

and welcome to B&B! Once you start there's no going back...and it's all good. :w00t:
sodajerk
06-22-2010, 05:26 AM
"The cuts will heal, my technique will improve and my den will grow as time goes by. "

Great attitude and dead-on!! I (and many others) worried too much and over analized everything early on. Enjoy the journey and all your shaves! )
bradyarz
06-22-2010, 05:44 AM
It has been 2 weeks since I first started wet shaving. So far I have:

-Cut myself.

-Couldn't make a lather from soap if my life depended on it.

-Purchased WAY too many shaving related items e.g. - soaps, razors, brushes, a.s. etc. (not a bad thing at all :biggrin1:)

-Wished that I could shave more than once a day (I think most of us are guilty of this)

-Building a second medicine cabinet for my new found hobby!

-Trying to get my friends on the Wet Shaving wagon.

-Owe a HUGE thank you to the wealth of knowledge on this here forum and to the members who made it all possible.

I will say this: no matter the good and bad that have come from Wet Shaving, I am in for life. The cuts will heal, my technique will improve and my den will grow as time goes by.

Thank you! :thumbup:

sounds like you're doing it right! :thumbup::lol:
ouch
06-22-2010, 05:44 AM
It's only beginning. :thumbup1:
rebelson
06-22-2010, 10:06 AM
"No Stropping" LOL!

Thank you everyone for the positive responses! :thumbup1:
MrLastway
06-22-2010, 11:01 AM
-Purchased WAY too many shaving related items e.g. - soaps, razors, brushes, a.s. etc. (not a bad thing at all :biggrin1:)


Welcome to the AD :thumbup1:
Rollie Juddernaut Fingers
06-22-2010, 11:04 AM
haha I read no stropping :lol:

So did I.
Easttexasman
06-22-2010, 12:21 PM
You sound just like me.As soon as I see someone recommend something I buy it,I have packages arriving that I forgot that I purchased
STP
06-22-2010, 12:39 PM
Hahaha same here


haha I read no stropping :lol:
camondw
06-22-2010, 01:14 PM
haha I read no stropping :lol:

Ditto.

Welcome to the dysfunction. Wait until you are dealing with 3-4 wet shaving ADs all at once.

I am so glad SWMBO is the one balancing the checkbook, my self-control in this regard is....less than perfect.

:lol::lol::lol:
ackvil
06-23-2010, 04:39 AM
"The cuts will heal, my technique will improve and my den will grow as time goes by. "

Great attitude and dead-on!! I (and many others) worried too much and over analized everything early on. Enjoy the journey and all your shaves! )

+1.

I wonder what it is that makes this addictive. I know have more razors, brushes, blades, and creams that I ever thought possible. :w00t:
SRock
06-23-2010, 04:52 AM
It's like a snowball rolling downhill.
Lereas
06-23-2010, 08:10 AM
aaaand I also read no stropping :)

As for lather with soap, I had that problem at first. I used wayyy too much water in my brush. I switched to creams for a while, and have recently come back to soaps and found that after a year or two with creams, my general lather-forming technique has improved and I can get pretty good lather with soaps, too.