Okay I have a question that some of us new to DE shaving keep seeing a beginner set-up or newbie one.. I have lurked this site for well over a year and finally got into DE shaving a few months after that. My funds were limited so I was a little upset when I had to settle for a Gillette Fatboy, read the reviews on here in which most were very positive, but I keep seeing people on here talk about their goto razor and how most of these are fairly expensive.. I thought oh well, I guess I can't get a shave as good as some others.
My boar Brush cost me a few bucks and my soap was col conks soap. I read about Badger brushes and how they were the king of brushes for a lot of people, especially the ones that cost well over $100.00 dollars and in some cases well over 300.00. Same with some soaps, col conk was discussed mostly in a positive way, but alot more expensive ones seemed to be preferred.
After a few months of shaving I thought I would improve my shaving with a BETTER brush and use cream, a good expensive cream that was highly rated. I bought a tub of E-shave and TOBS. I wanted a really good brush but saw the beginner brushes that were not really what I wanted I wanted an expensive one.. I was not a noob anymore. I settled for a Franks, thought I would try it after some reviews.. I know it's not as good as a more expensive hand made brush..
My new rotation was set, I shaved like this for many more months. My wife thought it would be nice to get me some expensive things for xmas for my shaving.. She new I liked my Brush and my Gillette, also my open comb razor I bought off my barber.. She always heard me say I was proud of my set but wish I had the best shaving supplies as some other people...
Well I had now bought some more cheaper products like Proraso and palmolive . My wife on the other hand bought me an expensive razor and a better badger brush.. Well let's just say I have found something out. My 2 old and basically free razors shave better or as good as my new one..
My new Badger does the exact same thing as my Franks, to tell you the truth my cheap cheap Omega boar does the exact same thing too. Just doesn't soak up the hot water as much as a badger is the only diff to my skin. My expensive creams like E-shave TOBS, and samples of CF did not do anything that my cheap ones didn't.. My free razors shave me better with feathers, then the one my wife bought me.
I would just like peoples opinions, I wish I would have asked someone on here more candidly about Newb and beginner shaving supplies, alot of new people on here looking to start DE shaving might think the same thing I did. They might think they need to spend alot of money, because the cheap stuff is classified mostly as beginner equipment. I think this is False. The more expensive stuff Does not give you a better shave.. Your brush will do the exact same thing as a $500.00 brush, I don't know where the Beginner thing came from esp when it comes to brushes..
Maybe someone who is not sure about DE shaving because of the cost and the assumption that because some of the cheaper products are talked about in terms relating to being for a Newb, will read this and know that this is not the case at least in terms with myself..
One more question is Feather blades.. I started with a sample pack. The one that I like the best was the feather, it was scary at first because of what I read about them. I have only cut myself a few times, when I first started, I found that if I use my razor the proper way I don't get any cuts anytime. They thing I liked about the feathers were less tugging, they slice through the hairs, they do last less then other blades though.. So why do some people cut themselves on diff blades, I can see diff issues with tugging and what not, but not weepers or cuts if your using the same technique. I love my DE shaving, my face has had zero ingrown hairs since I started. Just hope New people read this and and decide to start shaving this way.. You can get the best possible shave from some very cheap products.
Beware of the Newb or Beginner tag. I got Fooled, but enjoyed the learning experience
Peace guys.. BTW sorry about sentence structure and grammar, it's Sunday and I am having a few Cold ones
My boar Brush cost me a few bucks and my soap was col conks soap. I read about Badger brushes and how they were the king of brushes for a lot of people, especially the ones that cost well over $100.00 dollars and in some cases well over 300.00. Same with some soaps, col conk was discussed mostly in a positive way, but alot more expensive ones seemed to be preferred.
After a few months of shaving I thought I would improve my shaving with a BETTER brush and use cream, a good expensive cream that was highly rated. I bought a tub of E-shave and TOBS. I wanted a really good brush but saw the beginner brushes that were not really what I wanted I wanted an expensive one.. I was not a noob anymore. I settled for a Franks, thought I would try it after some reviews.. I know it's not as good as a more expensive hand made brush..
My new rotation was set, I shaved like this for many more months. My wife thought it would be nice to get me some expensive things for xmas for my shaving.. She new I liked my Brush and my Gillette, also my open comb razor I bought off my barber.. She always heard me say I was proud of my set but wish I had the best shaving supplies as some other people...
Well I had now bought some more cheaper products like Proraso and palmolive . My wife on the other hand bought me an expensive razor and a better badger brush.. Well let's just say I have found something out. My 2 old and basically free razors shave better or as good as my new one..
My new Badger does the exact same thing as my Franks, to tell you the truth my cheap cheap Omega boar does the exact same thing too. Just doesn't soak up the hot water as much as a badger is the only diff to my skin. My expensive creams like E-shave TOBS, and samples of CF did not do anything that my cheap ones didn't.. My free razors shave me better with feathers, then the one my wife bought me.
I would just like peoples opinions, I wish I would have asked someone on here more candidly about Newb and beginner shaving supplies, alot of new people on here looking to start DE shaving might think the same thing I did. They might think they need to spend alot of money, because the cheap stuff is classified mostly as beginner equipment. I think this is False. The more expensive stuff Does not give you a better shave.. Your brush will do the exact same thing as a $500.00 brush, I don't know where the Beginner thing came from esp when it comes to brushes..
Maybe someone who is not sure about DE shaving because of the cost and the assumption that because some of the cheaper products are talked about in terms relating to being for a Newb, will read this and know that this is not the case at least in terms with myself..
One more question is Feather blades.. I started with a sample pack. The one that I like the best was the feather, it was scary at first because of what I read about them. I have only cut myself a few times, when I first started, I found that if I use my razor the proper way I don't get any cuts anytime. They thing I liked about the feathers were less tugging, they slice through the hairs, they do last less then other blades though.. So why do some people cut themselves on diff blades, I can see diff issues with tugging and what not, but not weepers or cuts if your using the same technique. I love my DE shaving, my face has had zero ingrown hairs since I started. Just hope New people read this and and decide to start shaving this way.. You can get the best possible shave from some very cheap products.
Beware of the Newb or Beginner tag. I got Fooled, but enjoyed the learning experience
Peace guys.. BTW sorry about sentence structure and grammar, it's Sunday and I am having a few Cold ones
