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After reading some other posts and cautionary RAD tales I thought it would be a good time to come clean.
I started wet shaving with a safety razor on the 1st of December 2019 (Edwin Jagger Kelvin).
March 2020 and I own 2 razors (Game Changer & Rockwell 6S), 1 cream (EJ Sandalwood), 1 brush (Yaqi synthetic) and 1 type of blade (Tiger Platinum).
I have no desire to purchase any other shaving equipment and pretty much consider my journey at an end (for now).
How long, if ever did it take you to get to this point?
There's two types of purchasing (in my mind): purchasing in pursuit of the perfect shave and purchasing to enjoy the variety. Nothing wrong with either but I'm in the second camp now.After reading some other posts and cautionary RAD tales I thought it would be a good time to come clean.
I started wet shaving with a safety razor on the 1st of December 2019 (Edwin Jagger Kelvin).
March 2020 and I own 2 razors (Game Changer & Rockwell 6S), 1 cream (EJ Sandalwood), 1 brush (Yaqi synthetic) and 1 type of blade (Tiger Platinum).
I have no desire to purchase any other shaving equipment and pretty much consider my journey at an end (for now).
How long, if ever did it take you to get to this point?
I started wet shaving back in the late '70s, taking a lead from my Dad with a basic Gillette DE safety razor and blades and Old Spice. When I started working I moved onto cartridge blades, eventually finding Gillette Sensor to be my favourite, but settling on Mach 3. Having tried other multi-blade cartridges I went back to Mach 3 and stuck with them and any basic shaving gel/foam until I retired almost a decade ago. Once I had the time to relax and see wet shaving as more of a ritual than a chore, I went a little mad. I even joined this forum!After reading some other posts and cautionary RAD tales I thought it would be a good time to come clean.
I started wet shaving with a safety razor on the 1st of December 2019 (Edwin Jagger Kelvin).
March 2020 and I own 2 razors (Game Changer & Rockwell 6S), 1 cream (EJ Sandalwood), 1 brush (Yaqi synthetic) and 1 type of blade (Tiger Platinum).
I have no desire to purchase any other shaving equipment and pretty much consider my journey at an end (for now).
How long, if ever did it take you to get to this point?
I don't think I've ever been in the 1st camp, however I think I'm in a 3rd camp, purchasing to collect nice things.There's two types of purchasing (in my mind): purchasing in pursuit of the perfect shave and purchasing to enjoy the variety. Nothing wrong with either but I'm in the second camp now.
I'd agree with that. I think Camp 1 is a noob thing initially fuelled by forums etc.. FOMO!I don't think I've ever been in the 1st camp, however I think I'm in a 3rd camp, purchasing to collect nice things.
This is me too. I think my skill level has progressed to the point I can get a nice shave with just about any de razor. I am particularly enjoying vintage razors and current production blades. Probably the reason I have 40+ vintage razors and enough blades to ensure several people could survive the shave Apocalypse. I've been meaning to move on some of the razor duplicates I have. I find it difficult to pass up an $8 Canadian triangle slot Tech in an antique shop. I have converted half a dozen friends and family to de shaving with a free tech razor and some good blades.There's two types of purchasing (in my mind): purchasing in pursuit of the perfect shave and purchasing to enjoy the variety. Nothing wrong with either but I'm in the second camp now.
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