after trying many razors/straights soaps/creams and brush only these were left.
Anyone had RAD then gone minimalist?
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This is very much my aim, particularly as 'minimalism' is an approach to life that I try to adhere to. However, as a relative beginner, I've acquired a fair share of products. Nevertheless I (think) I've settled on:
Razor: Edwin Jagger de89 & Merkur 34c
Shave cream: Proraso green
Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck (winter); Proraso green (summer)
EDT (day wear): D R Harris Windsor
Cologne/EDT (evening): Quorum (winter); D R Harris Arlington (summer)
I still have to choose a preferred bath soap, shampoo & conditioner, & I'm thinking of using D R Harris milk of cucumber and roses as opposed to a separate face wash & moisturiser
Razor: Edwin Jagger de89 & Merkur 34c
Shave cream: Proraso green
Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck (winter); Proraso green (summer)
EDT (day wear): D R Harris Windsor
Cologne/EDT (evening): Quorum (winter); D R Harris Arlington (summer)
I still have to choose a preferred bath soap, shampoo & conditioner, & I'm thinking of using D R Harris milk of cucumber and roses as opposed to a separate face wash & moisturiser
I am working on it, Well the RAD part.
Hopefully.
Hoping an ATT system will work well for me. If so, you'll be seeing the rest of my razors on the BST. At least that's the plan.
Hoping an ATT system will work well for me. If so, you'll be seeing the rest of my razors on the BST. At least that's the plan.
I started out minimalist DE shaving years ago.
EJ DE87
Williams mug shaving soap (Barbasol green if rushed)
Wilkinson Sword blades
van der hagen boar brush & bowl
Mennen Skin Bracer or Clubman BR after shave
Then I wandered into this forum by accident looking for a blade source as a result of Wal-Mart not carrying the WS blades anymore. Started reading reviews....first blades, then soaps, creams, brushes. Ordered sample packs of blades. Had to try a cream so I went with Speick. Got a new brush (Semogue 620) too. Realized I was heading down a slippery slope and have curbed my craving for trying, buying, owning, reviewing every darn thing out there. So, it was like I had MRAD (mental RAD) and kicked it before it became a habit.
I have settled on the following as my every day set up. (rotate brushes every other day, blades every 4th, 2 pass shave)
EJ DE87
Williams mug shaving soap with Speick shaving cream for a "super lather". (I'm lovin' this!)
Astra SP & Personna Red blades
van der hagen boar brush & Semogue 620 boar brush
van der hagen bowl
Mennen Skin Bracer or Clubman BR after shave
I may ask for a scuttle for a birthday or Christmas gift. But I am at peace with my shaving routine. DFS or BBS most days.
EJ DE87
Williams mug shaving soap (Barbasol green if rushed)
Wilkinson Sword blades
van der hagen boar brush & bowl
Mennen Skin Bracer or Clubman BR after shave
Then I wandered into this forum by accident looking for a blade source as a result of Wal-Mart not carrying the WS blades anymore. Started reading reviews....first blades, then soaps, creams, brushes. Ordered sample packs of blades. Had to try a cream so I went with Speick. Got a new brush (Semogue 620) too. Realized I was heading down a slippery slope and have curbed my craving for trying, buying, owning, reviewing every darn thing out there. So, it was like I had MRAD (mental RAD) and kicked it before it became a habit.
I have settled on the following as my every day set up. (rotate brushes every other day, blades every 4th, 2 pass shave)
EJ DE87
Williams mug shaving soap with Speick shaving cream for a "super lather". (I'm lovin' this!)
Astra SP & Personna Red blades
van der hagen boar brush & Semogue 620 boar brush
van der hagen bowl
Mennen Skin Bracer or Clubman BR after shave
I may ask for a scuttle for a birthday or Christmas gift. But I am at peace with my shaving routine. DFS or BBS most days.
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I own 10 razors. My RAD isn't nearly as bad as some but I haven't even used a few of them. I would like to find my favorite 2 or 3 though. I just don't know if I could bring myself to get rid of some even if I'm not using them.
I would love to be a minimalist. I would like to go down to just using straights, a brand of shaving cream and aftershave but this is not to happen in this lifetime.
I have shelves full of DE blades, soaps and creams. I can easily go 3 years without another purchase and nothing is going to get thrown away! Heck I even go wild on some weeks and just use a cartridge razor and have a small corner with cartridge refills stacked up.
I need help!
I have shelves full of DE blades, soaps and creams. I can easily go 3 years without another purchase and nothing is going to get thrown away! Heck I even go wild on some weeks and just use a cartridge razor and have a small corner with cartridge refills stacked up.
I need help!
I'm down to 2 or 3 types of razor and 2 or 3 brands of blade, and I could easily reduce those numbers to 1 if I had to. Soaps and aftershaves are harder; I do like a bit of variety there.
I'm new to wet shaving...just have the one razor...one brush. I'm still sampling blades and I may go for a staight in the future, but otherwise, I'm gonna stay where I'm at. For me, minimalism was the bulk of the reason that I got into wet shaving to begin with.
Me too I think...but I feel like I need to make sure...
