Well, after months and months of DE wet shaving and prep refinement, etc. I had to travel out of town, and thought, "It's only for a few nights...I'll pack my old Gilette Fusion and Vulfix brush. For old times sake." (I admit to being somewhat worried that I would not tell much of a difference, or realize that this was more of a fetish than anything else...or even a distinction without a difference).
Well, it was NOT a good experience. I used Proraso Green cream and ASB (they did not fail), but the old brush all of a sudden had no backbone, and the trusty Gillette had no feel, no accuracy, no...NOTHIN'. Yes, I got a BBS (I usually did), but the experience was entirely empty, without sense of ritual or reward. I just wasn't aware of how powerful the 34C HD and the Simpson Duke 2 and the Crystal Plus' were, as part of a WHOLE experience. And I've this forum to thank. I was always afraid that my new wet-shaving lifestyle was not altogether genuine. But the difference was STARK. Thanks, Badger and Blade. The dream is real. There can be no return. And now I also see that the result is not necessarily the most important part.
Well, it was NOT a good experience. I used Proraso Green cream and ASB (they did not fail), but the old brush all of a sudden had no backbone, and the trusty Gillette had no feel, no accuracy, no...NOTHIN'. Yes, I got a BBS (I usually did), but the experience was entirely empty, without sense of ritual or reward. I just wasn't aware of how powerful the 34C HD and the Simpson Duke 2 and the Crystal Plus' were, as part of a WHOLE experience. And I've this forum to thank. I was always afraid that my new wet-shaving lifestyle was not altogether genuine. But the difference was STARK. Thanks, Badger and Blade. The dream is real. There can be no return. And now I also see that the result is not necessarily the most important part.