Kbennett
10-22-2008, 11:16 AM
Late last week I returned from an eight day business trip where I was forced to shave with a cartridge razor because while I had packed a tub of Musgo Real, a brush and my usual travel razor (fat handled Tech) I somehow in my rush to pack forgot to pack a couple of blades. Whoops.
The first morning did not require a shave, but that night I had a business dinner and wanted to be clean. I dug through the Dopp kit and found the Musgo Real, the brush, the aftershave, and the Tech...no blades. At first I thought that maybe they were hiding. Nope. There were no blade to be found, not even a single Derby. F*@k!
Thankfully I did bring a Schick Quattro just in case I needed a quick shave at any point. This was the razor I have used for a few years and from which I got a good shave...at least that is what I thought until I bought my FatBoy. Flash forward to two weeks ago and I have now been wet shaving for nearly a year.
For the first time since I started shaving with my first SuperSpeed I was going to put cartridge razor to face. I was a bit worried. I prepped as usual whipping up decent lather on my face with the Musgo Real and my old Vulfix brush. I locked my eyes on the little piece of four bladed technology and it stared right back at me unflinchingly.
I will admit that my apprehension was probably a little overhyped. By the end of the shave my face was smooth and I didn't have any nicks to patch up. It wasn't the best shave I'd had in the past 10 months, but it wasn't the worst either. Then I put on my aftershave.
I haven't felt stinging like that since my first week wet shaving. Holy crap did it burn. I'm glad I decided to get cleaned up a couple hours before my dinner, because I would have gone down with some serious razor burn and irritation and looked like an idiot.
Each subsequent shave after that just sucked the life out of my soul. I looked forward to the last day when I didn't have to shave (though I would have preferred to have flown with a clean face). I know there will be times when I will need to go back to the cartridge, but I will always double check that Dopp kit from now on to make sure I never make the same mistake again.
Yes, I did give my FatBoy a little hug when I got home.
The first morning did not require a shave, but that night I had a business dinner and wanted to be clean. I dug through the Dopp kit and found the Musgo Real, the brush, the aftershave, and the Tech...no blades. At first I thought that maybe they were hiding. Nope. There were no blade to be found, not even a single Derby. F*@k!
Thankfully I did bring a Schick Quattro just in case I needed a quick shave at any point. This was the razor I have used for a few years and from which I got a good shave...at least that is what I thought until I bought my FatBoy. Flash forward to two weeks ago and I have now been wet shaving for nearly a year.
For the first time since I started shaving with my first SuperSpeed I was going to put cartridge razor to face. I was a bit worried. I prepped as usual whipping up decent lather on my face with the Musgo Real and my old Vulfix brush. I locked my eyes on the little piece of four bladed technology and it stared right back at me unflinchingly.
I will admit that my apprehension was probably a little overhyped. By the end of the shave my face was smooth and I didn't have any nicks to patch up. It wasn't the best shave I'd had in the past 10 months, but it wasn't the worst either. Then I put on my aftershave.
I haven't felt stinging like that since my first week wet shaving. Holy crap did it burn. I'm glad I decided to get cleaned up a couple hours before my dinner, because I would have gone down with some serious razor burn and irritation and looked like an idiot.
Each subsequent shave after that just sucked the life out of my soul. I looked forward to the last day when I didn't have to shave (though I would have preferred to have flown with a clean face). I know there will be times when I will need to go back to the cartridge, but I will always double check that Dopp kit from now on to make sure I never make the same mistake again.
Yes, I did give my FatBoy a little hug when I got home.