I'm 56 years old and finally learning to shave like a gentleman. It's nice to know there are so many folks out there with great info and tips for me .
I find that wet shaving is my own personal ''me'' time to treat myself special and it's funny how quickly one becomes very passionate about it. I've already made a large number of ''converts''.
The first converts were my own family. My oldest son is at Texas A&M. He is also is in the ROTC and planning on getting his commission in the Army. He has a really tough beard so looking good and being properly groomed is important to him. Along with a new Merkur 23C as his daily shaver, I found a Gillette Khaki-Set from WWI that was new in the box. It thrills him to have a piece of militaria that represents a bit of a soldier's daily life from that period.
My youngest son is just learning to shave, so he is by-passing the chore of a lame shave with disposable razors. LOL! His daily (Every other day
) razor is a Gillette Flair-Tip from my birth year, 1957. It makes him feel like very much like a man.
Even my wife has converted. She is totally amazed by how much better a DE Razor works. I am in the process of restoring and re-plating a Gold Gillette Aristocrat that belonged to her Father who passed in 2007. She cried when I said I could restore that razor to like new condition so she could use it.
As for me, well, I use a new condition Gillette Gold Aristocrat that I got from an Arizona thrift store for $75. Lucky me.
I also have a WWII Gillette Ball-Tip Khaki-Set, a few Fat-handles and Flair-tips. All of these wonderful vintage razors, along with a Silver-tipped Badger brush and Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Crème, make me look forward to my shaving time every day. LOL!
I look Forward to more time on this forum and will continue to enlighten others on the joys of a great shave experience.
I find that wet shaving is my own personal ''me'' time to treat myself special and it's funny how quickly one becomes very passionate about it. I've already made a large number of ''converts''.
The first converts were my own family. My oldest son is at Texas A&M. He is also is in the ROTC and planning on getting his commission in the Army. He has a really tough beard so looking good and being properly groomed is important to him. Along with a new Merkur 23C as his daily shaver, I found a Gillette Khaki-Set from WWI that was new in the box. It thrills him to have a piece of militaria that represents a bit of a soldier's daily life from that period.
My youngest son is just learning to shave, so he is by-passing the chore of a lame shave with disposable razors. LOL! His daily (Every other day
) razor is a Gillette Flair-Tip from my birth year, 1957. It makes him feel like very much like a man.Even my wife has converted. She is totally amazed by how much better a DE Razor works. I am in the process of restoring and re-plating a Gold Gillette Aristocrat that belonged to her Father who passed in 2007. She cried when I said I could restore that razor to like new condition so she could use it.
As for me, well, I use a new condition Gillette Gold Aristocrat that I got from an Arizona thrift store for $75. Lucky me.
I also have a WWII Gillette Ball-Tip Khaki-Set, a few Fat-handles and Flair-tips. All of these wonderful vintage razors, along with a Silver-tipped Badger brush and Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Crème, make me look forward to my shaving time every day. LOL!I look Forward to more time on this forum and will continue to enlighten others on the joys of a great shave experience.
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