Hello from Indiana, USA

Hey,
Originally I got interested in wet shaving because I got tired of buying cartridges. I first went from the Gillette Fusion to Mach 3 to save but then realized DE blades are orders of magnitude cheaper.

After doing my research I realized this is so much better than what I have been living with. I watched mantic59's videos on youtube and ordered a Merkur HD and a badger brush online. I haven't got the brush in the mail yet, but shaving with the Merkur is amazing and fun (no longer a chore).

Being 23 I always go for the latest and greatest but sometime I am surprised by how old technologies can be better.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself a bit.
-xeemz

Welcome Xeemz.

If you're enjoying shaving now, wait until you get the brush. Did you get a soap or cream to go with that?

Welcome to B&B! Which particular brush did you go with?

Welcome, great to have you here

The shaves are only going to get better, not necessarily cheaper ... but thats a good thing, it will be fun now that your one of us

Greetings and Welcome!

Welcome fellow Hoosier!

Howdy!

Welcome to B&B from another Indiana member!

Welcome to B&B xeemz!

Welcome to B&B. Enjoy yourself.

Nice, another Hoosier! Welcome to the B&B!

For now I ordered a tweezerman from amazon for 13.50 since part of the original goal was to save money, and I didn't want to invest too much without knowing if I'd like it, but I might upgrade in the future.
Any suggestions?

Welcome to B&B, ,,,Enjoy the ride!!!

Welcome!

Welcome Aboard.

The Tweezerman is a good choice, I love mine.

As someone who has been around the block a couple of times I want to congratulate you on the discovery that new is not always better.

I work in technology but find myself more and more enjoying "old tech" items like fountain pens, double edge razors and a good badger brush.

DunEdinRanger said:

Welcome Xeemz.

If you're enjoying shaving now, wait until you get the brush. Did you get a soap or cream to go with that?

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For now I'm finishing up the Colgate from my Mach 3 days and got some cheap Nivea from Walmart. I am also adding some soap into the mixture to create a superlather like I have read about and seen on mantic59's videos. Again, I am not sure what I should go with so I decided to go cheap at first but I'm open for suggestions for what I should buy later.

Hoosier by Birth.... Tampa resident now.... Welcome to B&B.... we have a few Hoosiers floating around this community as you are finding out...I just happen to be the Antique one.... Have fun and let us know if we can help.

You will notice the difference!

I missed the Hoosier roll call.