You can start a thread, just as you did this one (or better yet, simply use this one). You cannot start a sub-forum.
I completely agree with youYeah, but how cheap can you go and still honestly say you consistently get supremely comfortable, no irritation BBS quality shaves? I can honestly say I get that with an EJ DE89, Crystal blades, a puck of PdP which will last a year, a Simpson T2 synthetic, and 4711 cologne as aftershave.
Are you suggesting adding a second, 'cheap' travel wife?I hear new wives are very expensive.
I could be satisfied withI think we net out at close to the same place. I spent more on my razor ($175 for an AS-D2), less for my second brush (Simpson T2 synthetic for around $20. Wish I had known how good synthetics could be before I bought the Kent BK4, but I have to admit it is wonderful with MdC.), skipped the scuttle, and spend less on blades ($12 for 100 Crystals. I recall you are a Feathers guy.). I just spent more on soap for some MdC fougere, but it is huge and looks as if its life will be measured in years. I am confident on a per shave basis it will meet or beat my others. I also buy my aftershave in 800 ml jugs for under $40. A single one lasts about a year. So as I stand now the things I do not use regularly are limited to my EJ DE89, two soaps I am about halfway through (TOBS sandalwood and PdP), and about fifty more PIR blades. Eventually I'll use them all up except for the DE89.
Are you suggesting adding a second, 'cheap' travel wife?
I find the idea of buying 3 years worth of "urinal soap" (yes some people literally label Arko this way) kinda scary.
There are some very successful groups in the Clubs and Brotherhoods room.So how do we set up a Cheapshaver forum?
Absolutely not. I don’t travel anymore.Are you suggesting adding a second, 'cheap' travel wife?
Let me know what you decide to call this brotherhood and what it requires to become a member. I’m the biggest tightwad that I know.@rockviper , with the approval and permission of @Quaznoid , could you please have this thread moved to the Clubs and Brotherhoods subforum?
My badge indicates that I was once a Moderator. The blue-badged guys are the current Mods.@rockviper , with the approval and permission of @Quaznoid , could you please have this thread moved to the Clubs and Brotherhoods subforum?
I’m the biggest tightwad that I know.
I use the same razor, blade, aftershave treatment and usually the same soap. About 1 out of 30 shaves will use a different soap.At some point I will break even and after that I will save money. After trying about 30 razors I already reduced my "rotation" to a single razor. I have totally owned 5 brushes and 3 of them I have thrown away and the last two (both Omega Boar) will stay. I never tried a lot of soaps, instead I made them myself and when I quit soapmaking I tried a few creams before settling on Speick (which is closest to the performance of my own soap). I never bought any aftershave, I also made it myself and nowadays I skip it almost every shave. Sometimes I give myself a splash of Witch Hazel with a bit of menthol crystals dissolved.
My SSSR:
The goal of the SSSR club (which I founded on this forum but currently does not have any other members than me) is not to save money, but to reduce the shaving routine to something that is repeated each shave. Like that one is able to hone the skills. Of course it will lead to some money saving in the long run too.
- iKon X3 head with Saiver handle
- Sputnik blades
- Speick cream
- Omega Boar soap
- A normal coffee cup for soaking brush before face lathering
- Sometimes a splash of Witch Hazel with menthol.
Pull my finger to learn about social distancing