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Excellent! I also find more peace in less than more. In my case, it's a few razors (6 in total, 3 different types), two hones, two soaps, two strops (one for daily use and another with Chromox) and one brush. I'm currently trying to eliminate AS lotions and balms. I'll probably end up with one or two.
I also understand what you write about refinement not having an end. That said, I personally settle down to a "good enough" threshold in terms of products and I hope that method and technique will provide any improvement. I fear that "perfection" is just an illusion. Currently working on getting the best shave I can with two passes. Repetition helps me. Most days, it's more than good enough.
My first twenty or so years using carts, I not only bought and had every new and introduced Gillette cart razor. I also had every de cart razor offered by Shick. Too much equipment and confusion had deep rooted beginnings. The BBS freak in me has been and continues to rage through all the years. So much blood. My sensitive skin was never up to the task. Healthy skin has always been fifty percent of my shave challenge. I Did Not know that, but learned that here. Using and practicing with the same product and equipment has elevated the shave to a high level of comfort. Finding the equipment and product to this point has been a blast.it's a few razors (6 in total, 3 different types), two hones, two soaps, two strops (one for daily use and another with Chromox) and one brush
So important to be able to step back. CCS too BBS there is that point in every shave. Going that extra few strokes might just be half a dozen too many. Disastrous results. Ninety percent of the time we could feel the impending irritation, yet we still did not back off. Retributive justice. Blood.I personally settle down to a "good enough"
As a cart shaver I would only use an aftershave, occasionally. Using pre shave and post shave products has elevated my skin health. Like everything else finding the right products for your particular issues can be frustrating. Having an aversion to using them was another detail I needed to overcome. Culling the ones that didn’t do it for me the easy part. I consider all software and hardware to be excellent products. The challenge again being finding the right ones to fit your shave.I'm currently trying to eliminate AS lotions and balms. I'll probably end up with one or two.