Hello all!!
I found my way into DE wonderland, when I began looking for alternatives to the super high priced Fusion cartridges. I am fairly budget conscious, and after working my way through 8 Fusion cartridges, I decided enough was enough, and refused to pay their high prices.
After the fusion, I tried out a house brand Razor from Family Dollar. I found it to be surprisingly good, and the carts for it were only $3.50 for 4. My father still uses it to this day, and loves it!
After the Family Dollar triple blade razor, I found a Mach 3 Turbo handle for $2.50 at an Amish discount food store. It performed quite well, and I found I could take the Mach 3 disposables, and pull the cart off, and use them on the Turbo handle: this was great as I had a coupon for Mach 3 disposables.
While good, the Mach 3 was also too costly, so I started looking into Gillette's two blade offerings. I picked up a Sensor, Atra, and Trac II, and started experimenting on which was the best.
My experimenting lend me to Badger and Blade. I wanted to give DE shaving a try, but didn't wish to invest a lot of money in case I decided it wasn't for me. A very kind member PIFed me a Gillette Tech, and some blades. At about the same time, I bought the VDH shaving kit.
I quickly found that wet shaving using actual shaving soap/ cream was far superior to the various canned goos I had been using.
From that point on (about a month ago) I started to acquire more products to try out: various Aftershaves,various shaving creams/ soaps: C.O. Bigelow, The Real Shaving Company, Williams, a sample of TOBS St. James, Kiss My Face, VDH Deluxe, VDH Select.
I have also acquired a Merkur 38R Barber Pole razor, along with a Omega Badger Brush.
Here is a photo of this wonderful beauty:
I have found that shaving with a DE is a very enjoyable process, and something I look forward to each, and every day. I also like having the quiet "me" time in the mornings.
My next purchase will be more blades, and either TOBS Rose, or Lavender.
I am also putting together a complete wet-shaving kit to PIF to a newbie, as a thank you for all of the wonderful knowledge I have learned on the boards. It's still in need of a razor, and blades, which I will be buying next pay day.
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Please allow me to introduce myself:
Username:
Michiganlover
What is your real name?
John
Where do you live?
Thumb area of Michigan
What is your age (or) generation?
32
What are you in the real world?
A computer technician/ network administrator.
What is your favorite shave setup?
Merkur 38R with Derby blade. Omega Badger Brush, and VDH Deluxe, or C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream.
What are your hobbies and favorite activities?
Biking, Hiking, Watching Movies, Surfing Youtube, Camping, Working out at the gym. Gourmet coffee.
What else should the members of B&B know about you?
I am presently single (grrr...), and fairly budget conscious. I have no pets, and live in a small apartment by myself.
I found my way into DE wonderland, when I began looking for alternatives to the super high priced Fusion cartridges. I am fairly budget conscious, and after working my way through 8 Fusion cartridges, I decided enough was enough, and refused to pay their high prices.
After the fusion, I tried out a house brand Razor from Family Dollar. I found it to be surprisingly good, and the carts for it were only $3.50 for 4. My father still uses it to this day, and loves it!
After the Family Dollar triple blade razor, I found a Mach 3 Turbo handle for $2.50 at an Amish discount food store. It performed quite well, and I found I could take the Mach 3 disposables, and pull the cart off, and use them on the Turbo handle: this was great as I had a coupon for Mach 3 disposables.
While good, the Mach 3 was also too costly, so I started looking into Gillette's two blade offerings. I picked up a Sensor, Atra, and Trac II, and started experimenting on which was the best.
My experimenting lend me to Badger and Blade. I wanted to give DE shaving a try, but didn't wish to invest a lot of money in case I decided it wasn't for me. A very kind member PIFed me a Gillette Tech, and some blades. At about the same time, I bought the VDH shaving kit.
I quickly found that wet shaving using actual shaving soap/ cream was far superior to the various canned goos I had been using.
From that point on (about a month ago) I started to acquire more products to try out: various Aftershaves,various shaving creams/ soaps: C.O. Bigelow, The Real Shaving Company, Williams, a sample of TOBS St. James, Kiss My Face, VDH Deluxe, VDH Select.
I have also acquired a Merkur 38R Barber Pole razor, along with a Omega Badger Brush.
Here is a photo of this wonderful beauty:
I have found that shaving with a DE is a very enjoyable process, and something I look forward to each, and every day. I also like having the quiet "me" time in the mornings.
My next purchase will be more blades, and either TOBS Rose, or Lavender.
I am also putting together a complete wet-shaving kit to PIF to a newbie, as a thank you for all of the wonderful knowledge I have learned on the boards. It's still in need of a razor, and blades, which I will be buying next pay day.
------
Please allow me to introduce myself:
Username:
Michiganlover
What is your real name?
John
Where do you live?
Thumb area of Michigan
What is your age (or) generation?
32
What are you in the real world?
A computer technician/ network administrator.
What is your favorite shave setup?
Merkur 38R with Derby blade. Omega Badger Brush, and VDH Deluxe, or C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream.
What are your hobbies and favorite activities?
Biking, Hiking, Watching Movies, Surfing Youtube, Camping, Working out at the gym. Gourmet coffee.
What else should the members of B&B know about you?
I am presently single (grrr...), and fairly budget conscious. I have no pets, and live in a small apartment by myself.
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