I was primed to fall into this some day. I am a rabbit-hole-aholic.
I've had a functional system of shaving a few times a week with Gillette Good News disposables and lathered up Edge for ages, never got too fussed about the process, if anything I have grown bored with it. Too many decades of shaving.
But it was coming time to get more razors, and I don't like the trends in common commercial razors, so I started to look into DE ones. I became interested in vintage. I fell into the rabbit hole. I learned, I took notes, I collected opinions, I looked for trends. I quickly decided on a grail even though I have no business doing so since I haven't used a DE yet.
I decided to get a pre-war Tech to start out with. Found a beat but probably functional one for cheap. Then I found a nicer one for a not terribly inflated price and couldn't resist, so I have two on the way which sort of destroys the whole "start out cheap" thing. Why a pre-war Tech vs. a later one? My hope is that the audible feedback some report will help me develop my technique quickly, even though I'll have slightly greater chances for imperfect outcomes.
I have dutifully ordered supplies from Maggard, will be trying out Kai, Personna Blue, Astra Platinum, Voskhod, and Bic blades, and a few soap and cream samples. Got one of their synthetic brushes. I think I will start out face lathering.
I wonder if this is a bit of madness. My previous shaving habits were so frugal that I think it will take me years to amortize even my small initial outlay and come out ahead. But my packages arrive this week.
I've had a functional system of shaving a few times a week with Gillette Good News disposables and lathered up Edge for ages, never got too fussed about the process, if anything I have grown bored with it. Too many decades of shaving.
But it was coming time to get more razors, and I don't like the trends in common commercial razors, so I started to look into DE ones. I became interested in vintage. I fell into the rabbit hole. I learned, I took notes, I collected opinions, I looked for trends. I quickly decided on a grail even though I have no business doing so since I haven't used a DE yet.
I decided to get a pre-war Tech to start out with. Found a beat but probably functional one for cheap. Then I found a nicer one for a not terribly inflated price and couldn't resist, so I have two on the way which sort of destroys the whole "start out cheap" thing. Why a pre-war Tech vs. a later one? My hope is that the audible feedback some report will help me develop my technique quickly, even though I'll have slightly greater chances for imperfect outcomes.
I have dutifully ordered supplies from Maggard, will be trying out Kai, Personna Blue, Astra Platinum, Voskhod, and Bic blades, and a few soap and cream samples. Got one of their synthetic brushes. I think I will start out face lathering.
I wonder if this is a bit of madness. My previous shaving habits were so frugal that I think it will take me years to amortize even my small initial outlay and come out ahead. But my packages arrive this week.