Hello to one and all from Houston. There is a common thread to a lot posts on how and why a bunch of guys came to join Badger and Blade, and mine is no exception: Get rid of the nonsense and find what matters for a close, clean and comfortable shave.
My moment of epiphany came as I was shaving with my Gillette M3 and contimplating going to a four or five blade system. That is when I remembered an old Saturday Night sketch poking fun at the new Gillette two blade razor with tag line "because you will buy anything."
My three blade system didn't shave any better than my two blade system which didn't shave any better than my old DE razor, which as far as I can remember was never considered a system of any kind, just a shaving razor. I suspect shaving with a four or five blade razor won't be any different, just more expensive. I wish I had my old Gillette DE back now.
For me the a fine shave is a sharp blade, a shaving cream or soap that is lubricates the skin and shaving first with the grain and then against the grain, using short strokes. Follow that with a toning aftershave and an aftershave balm and I am ready to take on the world. I guess that could be a system of sorts.
Anyway, that lead me a to a Google search looking for DE blades, the Merkur HD Safety Razor and Badger and Blade. I think there may be more men than we realize who changing their thoughts on shaving. A couple of the places I looked where back ordered on the Merkur HD. Mine should be here any day now and I can't wait.
Dave LeBlanc
My moment of epiphany came as I was shaving with my Gillette M3 and contimplating going to a four or five blade system. That is when I remembered an old Saturday Night sketch poking fun at the new Gillette two blade razor with tag line "because you will buy anything."
My three blade system didn't shave any better than my two blade system which didn't shave any better than my old DE razor, which as far as I can remember was never considered a system of any kind, just a shaving razor. I suspect shaving with a four or five blade razor won't be any different, just more expensive. I wish I had my old Gillette DE back now.
For me the a fine shave is a sharp blade, a shaving cream or soap that is lubricates the skin and shaving first with the grain and then against the grain, using short strokes. Follow that with a toning aftershave and an aftershave balm and I am ready to take on the world. I guess that could be a system of sorts.
Anyway, that lead me a to a Google search looking for DE blades, the Merkur HD Safety Razor and Badger and Blade. I think there may be more men than we realize who changing their thoughts on shaving. A couple of the places I looked where back ordered on the Merkur HD. Mine should be here any day now and I can't wait.
Dave LeBlanc