My first DE shave and it was awesome!

**TH0MAS** · 12-25-2011, 07:59 PM

Well after tiring of spending so much money on Fusion blades, somehow I ended up finding these forums a while back and after much lurking, asked my wife for some shaving gear for Christmas. She and my daughter bought me a bunch of stuff including an EJ89 with the barley knurled handle which is a nice piece of hardware. Anyways I was a little timid at first but then after no mishaps on my first pass, I was really into it. I had two small nicks on my second pass which I used the Clubman nick stick on and they stopped bleeding immediately but stung like mad when applying. I was using an Astra SP blade and both my wife and I feel that it's the closest shave I've ever had which is saying a lot for DE shaving as it was my first shave and only WTG and XTG. The Clubman Pinaud aftershave smells awesome and my wife loves it too which is a bonus. I'm officially converted to DE shaving now. :)

**Viseguy** · 12-25-2011, 09:32 PM

Fantastic! That didn't take long, did it?

Welcome to B&B!

**rbnorman** · 12-25-2011, 09:43 PM

Congrats!

**wurls** · 12-26-2011, 08:05 AM

That was me 2 months ago! Used an EJ DE and Pinaud aftershave too.
I converted after my first DE shave...the rest is history.

**Drummer2177** · 12-26-2011, 08:08 AM

Excellent! You can never go back....

**Gam** · 12-26-2011, 08:08 AM

Gratz!!!!!

**Sledgehammer39** · 12-26-2011, 08:10 AM

Congrats!

**jsj_297** · 12-26-2011, 08:17 AM

Dont be to hesistant, the EJ89 series is the smoothest razor your gonna find, you have to actually work hard for that thing to bite you. Feathers are a different story iMO, they really bring this razor to life. And I get an occasional bite on my mustache area if Im in a rush. Other than that, have fun with it!! I love the look of the barley handle, I had the EJ89L The lined handle, just upgraded to a bobs razor works 3 1/4" "improved" handle. It actually made the razor even better! I didnt know that was even possible. So, if you ever feel the need to try another razor, I would Highly recommend trying one of his handles on it, makes it a totally different feel, which is awesome!! Good luck and keep us updated on your progress!!! :)

**Grips** · 12-26-2011, 08:21 AM

You have taken the red pill. There is no way to put you back into the Matrix. Enjoy.

**TinsleytheTerrible** · 12-26-2011, 09:01 AM

Congrats on entering a whole new world of shaving: where a mundane chore turns to a luxurious hobby! Guard your wallet and hunker down for the razor acquisition disorder.

**rxonmymind** · 12-26-2011, 09:10 AM

Yeah! That's what I'm talking about. Congrats and here's to many years of shaves. Welcome to wet shaving ~ B$B

**Sunflake** · 12-26-2011, 09:48 AM

Welcome and congrats!!! Another rescued from the dark side

**TH0MAS** · 12-26-2011, 11:46 AM

Thanks a lot for the warm welcome guys. I'm happy to be a part of this community and looking forward to tomorrow's shave. It's something to look forward to instead of an everyday mundane task. Better and cheaper don't usually go together but I feel they do with DE shaving. :)

**LiveOak** · 12-26-2011, 12:04 PM

I guarantee a month from now you'll love it even more once you drop the bad Fusion habits (i.e. slinging a razor around your face fearlessly) and learning your technique. Good for you.

**wurls** · 12-26-2011, 12:27 PM

+1

Originally Posted by LiveOak

I guarantee a month from now you'll love it even more once you drop the bad Fusion habits (i.e. slinging a razor around your face fearlessly) and learning your technique. Good for you.

**jsj_297** · 12-26-2011, 12:32 PM

I usually can't wait to shave! Or anything shave related! Changing blades, cleaning razors, cleaning boar brushes, etc etc. I remember how absolutely frustrated I would get, when I would see how clogged up my brand new Mach 3 razor cartridge would be after only a few shaves! That used to infuriate me, how expensive they were, and how no matter how hard u tried, u could never fully unclog them! On de's, u just unscrew them and rinse them off, whalla!!