A little background...
I started an account here when my husband began wetshaving, as he's not a messageboard person. I've stayed on because, as many have mentioned, the community is absolutely amazing. But I hadn't tried out a DE myself before Saturday night.
I don't shave much in the wintertime; it's not terribly fun wearing skirts when there's snow on the ground, and, at the risk of skirting TMI, I don't have heavy body hair, so I don't develop Chewbacca legs if I go a while between shaves. But I realized while reading in the tub that my legs had really gotten a bit out of hand. DH was happily shaving away at the mirror with his 11C. I mentioned my legs offhandedly, and that I was out of (el cheapo disposable plastic) razors. He finished off his shave and offered his razor as an experiment, along with some lather, and I figured, "Why not?"
Now here's the kicker- it was such a nice piece of machinery, and the single-blade didn't clog up the way the plastic crap does, that I was able to shave incredibly quickly ("hammer and tongs, " I believe someone described it as) without having to spend a lot of time cleaning gunk out of the razor, and touch-ups were practically nil. "Eureka!" I thought, "This may be the answer!" My approach to shaving has always been that of many other women; to get my shaving done as quickly and efficiently as possible. The DE allowed me to get my shave done closely and in very good time. The process is analogous to shaving with plastic crap, so it didn't take long at all to get the hang of it- I have a feeling that any woman used to shaving with plastic crap will be able to pick it up quickly and be shaving at her usual rate in next to no time. Perhaps if one were to pitch it as a less wasteful *and* efficient way to shave, and supply a shaving cream that can be slapped on in a hurry the way most of us use body wash/liquid soap/conditioner/etc for a shave gel, one could get one's S/O started. It may seem counter-productive, as I know that taking one's time and a bit of pampering is the desired end result, but if playing up the potential quickness and efficiency gets her started, isn't it worth it? Everything else can come later, once she's hooked. ("Here, honey, I bought you this new soap- it smells like that thing you like, and gee, this brush is so soft I thought you might like to give it a try," etc.)
Just a thought.
I started an account here when my husband began wetshaving, as he's not a messageboard person. I've stayed on because, as many have mentioned, the community is absolutely amazing. But I hadn't tried out a DE myself before Saturday night.
I don't shave much in the wintertime; it's not terribly fun wearing skirts when there's snow on the ground, and, at the risk of skirting TMI, I don't have heavy body hair, so I don't develop Chewbacca legs if I go a while between shaves. But I realized while reading in the tub that my legs had really gotten a bit out of hand. DH was happily shaving away at the mirror with his 11C. I mentioned my legs offhandedly, and that I was out of (el cheapo disposable plastic) razors. He finished off his shave and offered his razor as an experiment, along with some lather, and I figured, "Why not?"
Now here's the kicker- it was such a nice piece of machinery, and the single-blade didn't clog up the way the plastic crap does, that I was able to shave incredibly quickly ("hammer and tongs, " I believe someone described it as) without having to spend a lot of time cleaning gunk out of the razor, and touch-ups were practically nil. "Eureka!" I thought, "This may be the answer!" My approach to shaving has always been that of many other women; to get my shaving done as quickly and efficiently as possible. The DE allowed me to get my shave done closely and in very good time. The process is analogous to shaving with plastic crap, so it didn't take long at all to get the hang of it- I have a feeling that any woman used to shaving with plastic crap will be able to pick it up quickly and be shaving at her usual rate in next to no time. Perhaps if one were to pitch it as a less wasteful *and* efficient way to shave, and supply a shaving cream that can be slapped on in a hurry the way most of us use body wash/liquid soap/conditioner/etc for a shave gel, one could get one's S/O started. It may seem counter-productive, as I know that taking one's time and a bit of pampering is the desired end result, but if playing up the potential quickness and efficiency gets her started, isn't it worth it? Everything else can come later, once she's hooked. ("Here, honey, I bought you this new soap- it smells like that thing you like, and gee, this brush is so soft I thought you might like to give it a try," etc.)
Just a thought.
