Just figured I'd check in and say hello!
I've been wet shaving a few years now with DE's and SE's, I'm actually been getting the itch to expand to something in the form of something resembling a Dovo 5/8 hollow. I tend to favor the milder closed combs as well as Derby/ Shark/ Astra blades because I have sensitive skin. Shifted to wet shaving when some barber told me about it. He said shaving was like peeling a potato, you should be using a peeler, not a cheese grater. When he said that, the Mach 3's etc were forever etched in my mind as a cheese grater lol! Haven't looked back! I prefer a boar brush as a work horse, badgers are cool I guess when I get a cream for Christmas but that's about the only time it comes out to play. Sorry badger fans---
I only have a few razors, I'm not much of a collector, but I like mugs & scuttles, go figure, lol-
My safety razors are:
Edwin Jagger DE89
Merkur 34C
Gillette Suoerspeed
Gem Micro
Gem 1912 open comb SE
-That's it---
Brushes are even fewer:
Parker Silver tip Badger
Omega long handled boar (bought so long ago, can't remember)
Vanderhagen Boar
Blades I prefer:
Derby, Astra, Treet Black Beauties- and I don't stray far at all from these, these are my tried and true, I've past my "experimenting and sampling" phase. When I say these give me my best shaves, along with smoothness comes the lack of redness and bumpiness.
Soaps I have on hand:
Geo F. Trumper Rose /Col. Conk Almond
Vanderhagen Luxury Soap / 2x Williams pucks
DR Harris Arlington / Natural Selections Pumpkin
TOBS Lavender and Sandalwood / Mama Bear Carribean
Tabac (my favorite) / 12x sticks of Arko
creams on hand: The Body shop Maca rootx2, the art of shaving Sandalwood, Proraso, and 6 assorted tubes of Arko
Aftershaves: I have a bunch, like a bunch, suffice it to say I'm a Stetson man when I'm not in an Irisch Moos or Tabac mood.
Anyhow, I know it's the introduction section and not resume or life story section, just figured I'd share a bit of my den with ya, after all, if I'm being let in here, the least I can do is let ya in my den so to speak- thanks for having me, and I look forward to learning about the straight razor world! Thanx guys!
I've been wet shaving a few years now with DE's and SE's, I'm actually been getting the itch to expand to something in the form of something resembling a Dovo 5/8 hollow. I tend to favor the milder closed combs as well as Derby/ Shark/ Astra blades because I have sensitive skin. Shifted to wet shaving when some barber told me about it. He said shaving was like peeling a potato, you should be using a peeler, not a cheese grater. When he said that, the Mach 3's etc were forever etched in my mind as a cheese grater lol! Haven't looked back! I prefer a boar brush as a work horse, badgers are cool I guess when I get a cream for Christmas but that's about the only time it comes out to play. Sorry badger fans---
I only have a few razors, I'm not much of a collector, but I like mugs & scuttles, go figure, lol-
My safety razors are:
Edwin Jagger DE89
Merkur 34C
Gillette Suoerspeed
Gem Micro
Gem 1912 open comb SE
-That's it---
Brushes are even fewer:
Parker Silver tip Badger
Omega long handled boar (bought so long ago, can't remember)
Vanderhagen Boar
Blades I prefer:
Derby, Astra, Treet Black Beauties- and I don't stray far at all from these, these are my tried and true, I've past my "experimenting and sampling" phase. When I say these give me my best shaves, along with smoothness comes the lack of redness and bumpiness.
Soaps I have on hand:
Geo F. Trumper Rose /Col. Conk Almond
Vanderhagen Luxury Soap / 2x Williams pucks
DR Harris Arlington / Natural Selections Pumpkin
TOBS Lavender and Sandalwood / Mama Bear Carribean
Tabac (my favorite) / 12x sticks of Arko
creams on hand: The Body shop Maca rootx2, the art of shaving Sandalwood, Proraso, and 6 assorted tubes of Arko
Aftershaves: I have a bunch, like a bunch, suffice it to say I'm a Stetson man when I'm not in an Irisch Moos or Tabac mood.
Anyhow, I know it's the introduction section and not resume or life story section, just figured I'd share a bit of my den with ya, after all, if I'm being let in here, the least I can do is let ya in my den so to speak- thanks for having me, and I look forward to learning about the straight razor world! Thanx guys!
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