Thanks for the forums!!

[pipskicks]

There are just SO many blades, and I know they're all personal and everyone has different experiences, yet there are popular ones and sharpness I believe can be quantified. However, the fact that people literally list out just about every available blade and their ranking, their idea on sharpness, it just gives a great starting point for someone like me just trying to figure out which blades to try out.

I think I'd be completely lost without B&B, I actually may go so far as to say I don't know if I'd ever pick up wet shaving if there wasn't such a great support group to be able to field questions too. Unfortunately I don't have older familial generations to guide me, so B&B it is.

Thanks guys!!! I love how the blades are listed out by everyone, obviously there are differing opinions but it still is a GREAT point to start from

[FaintlyM]

I agree. I'm glad I stumbled on this site while googling safety razors when the idea of using one for my legs first ocurred to me. Invaluable advice and info and experience here.

[PrincessSerenity]

I found this forum because of my fiance, whose been a wet shaver for years and has been trying to talk me into it for awhile. It's been a great resource for me, especially on soaps since I have such super-sensitive skin.

[pipskicks]

I found this forum because of my fiance, whose been a wet shaver for years and has been trying to talk me into it for awhile. It's been a great resource for me, especially on soaps since I have such super-sensitive skin.

I've been trying to talk people with super sensitive skin into this too, but they always say "I've tried everything it won't work" it's a pain sometimes to get people to change, but once they try it once....

[mistervee123]

+1 for the B&B Forum. So much help and information has come to me through being part of this community. I would have spent years trying to figure out how to do some of these things correctly in a way that works for me.

[DC_MPA]

Glad to have you around!

[ackvil]

B&B has become my go to forum on many non shaving subjects, also. For example, recently I had a question about a fountain pen not working properly and posted a question in the Nib forum. I was all set to send it out for repair and I knew that would be expensive. Instead I asked in the nib forum and got a number of good answers and a flush suggested by a member cured the problem for pennies instead of dollars. Similarly questions I have had about smokers and fillet knives gave me some good advice.

[pipskicks]

B&B has become my go to forum on many non shaving subjects, also. For example, recently I had a question about a fountain pen not working properly and posted a question in the Nib forum. I was all set to send it out for repair and I knew that would be expensive. Instead I asked in the nib forum and got a number of good answers and a flush suggested by a member cured the problem for pennies instead of dollars. Similarly questions I have had about smokers and fillet knives gave me some good advice.

Sure does seem like the hobbies overlap with pipes, pens and possibly knives and guns. I only like the latter and hopefully I can keep it that way, those fountain pens aren't cheap!

A lot more girls coming in, hopefully I can convince my girlfriend. I have her lathering and using (I think it's a Schick Hydro? I never cared for these 4-5 blade cartridge names) but I am waiting to see if she will try a DE one day...I don't think she NEEDS to though, the lather is probably plenty just because she doesn't have sensitive skin.

[Straight Rasier User]

So many Blades, so many Soaps, so many ways of doing things and to think that YMMV.

It is indeed nice to find a nice support group to ask question to or to read about the experience of others.

So Thanks to B&B.