Howdy fellas,
Hope you don't mind Australians around here. Truth is, it's only because a certain other forum has been down for maintenance more often than not that I visited here. Anyway, poking around a few threads, it turned out the banter here is of impeccable quality, so why not stay a while?
Status: DE shaving with a Merkur HD for about three months now, and starting to get ideas about a more aggressive razor to mow down my coarse beard. Alternate between Frank Shaving badger (with TOBS samples) and Semogue boar (with Australian Palmolive shave stick), with the latter lineup providing the better shaves, surprisingly. Hoping to buy a Simpson best badger of some kind in the not too distant future and try out some more soaps. It being winter here, and a pretty nasty one at the moment, I also have a Dirty Bird scuttle on order but have a long, cold wait for it to arrive. Blades of highest esteem have been Personnas (red ones and the Lab Prep) followed by Feather (bit harsh but it's probably my fault) and maybe Astra. I've received some Gillette blades of various descriptions that I'm looking forward to trying as well. If only one could shave several times per day...
Thanks in advance for your kind welcomes and for any bits of wisdom you can impart
Gavin
Sydney, Australia
Hope you don't mind Australians around here. Truth is, it's only because a certain other forum has been down for maintenance more often than not that I visited here. Anyway, poking around a few threads, it turned out the banter here is of impeccable quality, so why not stay a while?
Status: DE shaving with a Merkur HD for about three months now, and starting to get ideas about a more aggressive razor to mow down my coarse beard. Alternate between Frank Shaving badger (with TOBS samples) and Semogue boar (with Australian Palmolive shave stick), with the latter lineup providing the better shaves, surprisingly. Hoping to buy a Simpson best badger of some kind in the not too distant future and try out some more soaps. It being winter here, and a pretty nasty one at the moment, I also have a Dirty Bird scuttle on order but have a long, cold wait for it to arrive. Blades of highest esteem have been Personnas (red ones and the Lab Prep) followed by Feather (bit harsh but it's probably my fault) and maybe Astra. I've received some Gillette blades of various descriptions that I'm looking forward to trying as well. If only one could shave several times per day...
Thanks in advance for your kind welcomes and for any bits of wisdom you can impart
Gavin
Sydney, Australia
