Addicted New Member

**AandW** · 09-12-2006, 06:08 PM

Hello All,

About two years ago, I started on a quest for the perfect shave. It started out harmlessly enough. I figured that my mediocre shave must be due to the canned foams and gels. So, I started using shave oils for a while. Not satisfied, I bought a tub of T&H West Indian Limes. What an improvement! Before that tub was done, I purchased another tub of T&H Trafalgar. Mezmerized by the Trafalgar sent, I quickly purchased the Trafalgar ASB and cologne.

Still not satisfied with the Mach 3 and smearing my T&H on my face with my fingers, I continued my search. I then discovered B&B and that is when my AD to support my quest for the perfect shave really took hold. Within about a forty-five day period of discovering B&B I purchased the following:

Merkur Vision D/E Set
T&H Luxury Shaving Soap
T&H Pre-shave Oil
Tabac Shaving Soap
Provence Sante Shaving Soap
Proraso Green Tube
CAR Pepermint Aftershave Conditioner

Guess what? I still want more! I want more razors(straights, D/E's, whatever), I want more soaps and I want another brush but I can not decide which one. Yes, I am an addict. I am also addicted to this site. I blame all of you here at B&B for my addiction.

So, I figured why resist any longer.

I AM DEFINITELY GLAD TO BE HERE!

**Jim** · 09-12-2006, 06:12 PM

Welcome Bruce!

**Dinder1** · 09-12-2006, 06:14 PM

Welcome, those are some nice soaps that you purchased.
Cheers, DJ.

**htownmmm** · 09-12-2006, 07:17 PM

Welcome Bruce!

You are not an addict- you have just been assimilated, that's all.

Marty

**J_P_K** · 09-12-2006, 08:33 PM

Welcome!

**ouch** · 09-12-2006, 09:31 PM

45 days? What took you so long. That's barely a week's fix for some of the maniacs in here.

One more thing- we are definately glad to have you here.

**TomH** · 09-12-2006, 10:11 PM

Hello Bruce,

a friendly Welcome and enjoy your time here, always nice members in this community

Thomas

**Nick** · 09-12-2006, 10:16 PM

Welcome aboard Bruce!

**Steelforge** · 09-12-2006, 10:18 PM

Heh Heh - welcome friend.

I've been here 4 weeks and so far I've managed to acquire 6 shaving creams, 4 soaps, 3 DE razors, one straight, 2 strops, about 150 DE blades, alum, 2 styptic pencils, a moss scuttle....

And I'm still sitting here thinking I really need a Merkur slant bar, Proraso cream.........

**Mama Bear** · 09-12-2006, 10:20 PM

Hello and Welcome!

Sue (Mama Bear)

**Jonnybc** · 09-13-2006, 12:45 AM

Welcome to B&B.

**rikrdo** · 09-13-2006, 12:50 AM

Greetings, Bruce

Third Bruce: Blimey, it's hot in here, Bruce.
First Bruce: Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum.
Second Bruce: That's a strange expression, Bruce.
First Bruce: Well, Bruce, I heard the Prime Minister use it. "It's hot enough to boil a monkey's bum in here, Your Majesty," he said

**Kyle Stoner** · 09-13-2006, 01:51 AM

Bruces!!

**gc_30286** · 09-13-2006, 06:11 AM

welcome to B&B

you found the right place to support your *ads

matthew

**MasonM** · 09-13-2006, 08:04 AM

Welcome!

**msandoval858** · 09-13-2006, 08:15 AM

Ah addiction... life would be so boring without it

**drP** · 09-13-2006, 08:21 AM

Addiction???? Hmm not quite...only collecting....

**paulrb02** · 09-13-2006, 05:58 PM

I was wondering how you like that Vision set. I am thinking about getting it.

**OldSaw** · 09-13-2006, 06:30 PM

Welcome Bruce,

How does it feel to actually be able to talk about your obsession? Even tough my beloved wife (MBW) knows I have always liked a good shave with brushed on lather, I never talked about it. However, I was always on the prowel for shaving soap when tagging along with her while she would shop at little specialty stores.

**AandW** · 09-13-2006, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by paulrb02

I was wondering how you like that Vision set. I am thinking about getting it.

I don't like it. I LOVE IT!

The Vision itself is a very well balanced and highly engineered piece of craftmanship. I initially used Mekur blades with it and I was getting superior shaves from day one and did not think the shaves could get any better. Then....thanks to B&B, I discovered Feather blades. All I can say is WOW!

I like the brush also. For the first few weeks it lost about 1-2 hairs per shave. Now it never loses a hair. However, as I stated above and as you will probably find out for yourself, SBAD is a bad bad thing and I am of course in search of a new brush. Well it is not bad for me but my wife thinks I am going METRO with all my recent "product"(as she likes to call my gear) purchases. The brush is a nice value from what I have noticed in my search for another brush.

The bowl is a tad shallow and small. I, of course, am also in search of the perfect bowl/mug or mowl/bug.

One last note. If the vision is going to be your first D/E razor, don't be turned off if anyone says it is too aggressive for a beginner. My advice is buy it, start off with a low setting and go very slow. I did and I have not had a single problem.

Have Fun!