Hi folks, I hope you are all doing fine. It's been a while since I have posted but today I thought I would say hello again.
For the last roughly 18 months I have just been getting on with the business of shaving and trying to ensure I enjoyed it and enjoyed a good quality shave.
I made a resolution to work my way through my stock of both hardware and software, and to not buy anything new that I didn't really need ( that was difficult [emoji6])
I learned my sweet spot for a blade was 10 shaves, however changing from shift work to Monday to Friday hours lent itself to a 7 shave plan. My blade of choice is a Rapira Platinum Lux closely followed by a Gillette SB.
As for Razors, like brushes I've only used 2. Most of the time I use a black Standard Razor with a 50s style Superspeed every now and again.
I have a brush for softer soaps and creams, this is very nice soft badger I received as a PIF here some time ago, my other brush is a Scissor & Co silvertip which has a bit more backbone and copes with hard soaps no problem.
The most fun has been working through my soaps and creams, however this was the most challenging as I vowed to Titanic each one and not move on till it was finished. I cannot remember everything I've used but I went through a stick of Arko, puck of modern vintage Williams, tubes of Nivea, Palmolive, Lo Toja and a lovely tub of TOBS Barbershop.
My journey is not over yet as like so many here I've got a small mountain shaving gear waiting to be used.
I'm sorry for the lengthy post but my Dad passed away a couple of days ago and I've been reflecting on life since then and I realised shaving still is something that I get a great deal enjoyment from and I had let my interactions here on the forum slide which I'm disappointed with.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read and thank you for being here, it's helped a lot getting a few words down.
Billy.
For the last roughly 18 months I have just been getting on with the business of shaving and trying to ensure I enjoyed it and enjoyed a good quality shave.
I made a resolution to work my way through my stock of both hardware and software, and to not buy anything new that I didn't really need ( that was difficult [emoji6])
I learned my sweet spot for a blade was 10 shaves, however changing from shift work to Monday to Friday hours lent itself to a 7 shave plan. My blade of choice is a Rapira Platinum Lux closely followed by a Gillette SB.
As for Razors, like brushes I've only used 2. Most of the time I use a black Standard Razor with a 50s style Superspeed every now and again.
I have a brush for softer soaps and creams, this is very nice soft badger I received as a PIF here some time ago, my other brush is a Scissor & Co silvertip which has a bit more backbone and copes with hard soaps no problem.
The most fun has been working through my soaps and creams, however this was the most challenging as I vowed to Titanic each one and not move on till it was finished. I cannot remember everything I've used but I went through a stick of Arko, puck of modern vintage Williams, tubes of Nivea, Palmolive, Lo Toja and a lovely tub of TOBS Barbershop.
My journey is not over yet as like so many here I've got a small mountain shaving gear waiting to be used.
I'm sorry for the lengthy post but my Dad passed away a couple of days ago and I've been reflecting on life since then and I realised shaving still is something that I get a great deal enjoyment from and I had let my interactions here on the forum slide which I'm disappointed with.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read and thank you for being here, it's helped a lot getting a few words down.
Billy.