The Shav-trix

p38thadl said:

Have you seen "The Box Trolls?"

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TheVez2 said:

... You see back when I shaved with a Mach 3, I was happy with my shave because I didn’t know any better. I used to shave, then kiss my wife, and she’d tell me I was scratchy. I was like, “But I just shaved!” ...

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p38thadl said:

definitely a better allegory for the internet I know.

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htownmmm said:

One.of. the.best.posts.ever.


marty

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TheVez2 said:

The Shav-trix

BADGER & BLADE:
Let me tell you why you are here.
You have come because you know something.
What you know you can't explain,
but you feel it in your face.
You've felt it your whole life,
felt that something is wrong with
your shave. You don't know what,
but it's there like stubble on
your cheek, like razor burn driving
you mad. It is this feeling that
brought you to me. Do you know
what I'm talking about?

NEWBIE:
The Shav-trix?

BADGER & BLADE:
Do you want to know what it is?

(Newbie swallows and nods his head)

The Shav-trix is everywhere, it's all
around us, here even in this forum.
You can see it on television and
magazine ads. You feel it when you
wake up, take a shower, and go to work.
It is the world that has been pulled
over your eyes by P&G to blind
you from the truth.

NEWBIE:
What truth?

BADGER & BLADE:
That you are a slave to
commercialism, Newbie. Like
everyone else, you were born into a
world of cartridge razors, kept inside
a prison where shaving is expensive and
a chore. A prison for your face.

BADGER & BLADE:
Unfortunately, no one can be told
what the Shav-trix is. You have to
experience it for yourself.

(Badger and Blade holds out a red pill in one hand and a blue in the other.)

BADGER & BLADE:
This is your last chance. After
this, there is no going back. You
take the blue pill and the story
ends. You wake in your bed and
you believe that your multi blade razor
gives you the best shave possible.

BADGER & BLADE:
You take the red pill and you stay
in Wonderland and I show you how
deep wet-shaving goes.

Badger & Blade:
Remember that all I am offering
Is the truth. Nothing more.


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After reading this I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?



But seriously… I had intended on writing a thread titled “B&B, you ruined me”. And I realized that what I was going to write about, paralleled the Matrix so well.

You see back when I shaved with a Mach 3, I was happy with my shave because I didn’t know any better. I used to shave, then kiss my wife, and she’d tell me I was scratchy. I was like, “But I just shaved!” Due to the cost of carts, I was pushing the longevity of the refills a bit too far. That was causing some bad razor burn and irritation.
(Then I took the Red Pill)

Now I obsess over my shaves. I strive for BBS, and am constantly feeling my face to check my stubble level. I am unhappy with any stubble now, and it is far far less than I had with the Mach 3, and I was satisfied with it back then. I used to be happy as long as my face felt smooth going WTG. Now, it needs to be smooth ATG. Thinking back, I can’t imagine how rough my face used to feel ATG. Now, even a tiny bit of stubble, felt ATG, feels like a lot. I’m sure most guys would be happy with the level of shave I get with 2-3 passes, But I need at least 4, with an occasional touch up to be satisfied. I often think that I wouldn't be obsessing like this if I didn't know about DE shaving. (Where's that blue pill?) But now I know how far down the rabbit hole goes and there's no turning back.

I will say that I’m OK, if I don’t achieve perfection. I know it is a goal that I probably will never achieve. I get a good BBS shave on my cheeks, but the neck area is another story. And when I strive too much for BBS, I do get some redness and irritation, so I sometimes have to settle for DFS, just skipping the ATG pass. But a DFS with a DE is still much better that I was getting when I was stuck in the Shav-trix.

But this whole shaving thing, for me, is really more about the journey than achieving the perfect shave at the end. And I sure am enjoying the ride, loving every minute of it!




On a side "Matrix" note. The twins in "The Martix Reloaded" used straight razors as weapons.
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