Greetings,
A brief introduction. My name is Bryce and I'm an enlisted squid in the United States Navy.
I started shaving at 14, and my dad bought me Gillette Mach 3 to mark my passage into manhood, telling me that there I would never for any reason need more than 3 blades on one cartridge.
But the Gillette Fusion Power was too cool too pass up. I used it until I converted to Calvinism in college and a beard became as mandatory as if I joined a sect of Old Order Amish.
When I finished with college [Major Political Science. Minors: French and Creative Writing] I was stunned to learn that the humanities factory had a hiring freeze, and so I went to work for Uncle Sam in the greatest navy ever the world had ever known, so good ole Uncle Sam'd foot the bill for law school.
So for the first time in my life, I started shaving again. By this point, holding a vibrating device in the bathroom seemed somewhat less manly then it did when I was in high school, and I wasn't swayed by the glamour of supporting a multinational business worth billions, so I stayed using the Bic Hybrid 4, which is--ok--also a multinational company worth billions.
Then when I was asea somewhere in the North Atlantic One of my shipmates swiped my stash of razors forcing me to purchase a bunch of Gillette Good News disposables until I got shore leave in jolly England.
There I purchased the Bulldog razor and enough blades to make it to the US of A. I like my bulldog razor. One blade can last a week and a half, but since the first few shaves are amazing, I switch it out every Sunday morning. I also shave with Edge gel. And finish it up with a splash of Old Spice since the scent doesn't linger unless I'm going off base when I use Aqua Velva because it pairs well with my Cool Water colonne.
On October 3, I'm shoving off for an all expenses paid cruise on my Uncle Sam's dime that will last 6½ months. My blades are $2.50 each and I'll need 33 of them. Since they only come in packs of 4, I'll need 36 of them, and with tax I'll be spending $95.40, and there is a realistic chance that one of my shipmates will liberate them from me.
I'm very interesting in switch to a safety razor with double edge blades that I can pick up on line for 100 @ $10. I'm also thinking a safety razor will be theft proof.
I'll be using it with Barbersol, and probably no after shave at all except when going ashore when I'll break out the Stetson so I'll smell like a cowboy to the foreign females likely to encounter.
I've seen a few you tube video demos on how to use a safety razor and without exception they do three passes. One up, one down and one sideways.
Ok, that's kind of a deal breaker right there. I will barely have time to shave one time each day and I Whistler can't do a three-peat on my mug.
Also, how long will one blade last me? I have kind of thick whiskers and am spring a 5 o'clock shadow by evening.
My Amazon subscription for bulldog blades is for a box of 4 every month, whereas the most popular subscription plan is for a 4 box of razors every other month.
Finally, three price range for razors is from $12 to $500. What I could tell from scanning Amazon, $20 - $30 is the going rate.
I also should point out I'll be switching back to my bulldog when I get back home.
Also for full disclosure shaving isn't a hobby. It's something I'm required to do like wearing my hair ridiculously short.
So thanks for bearing with this very long post. I'm look forward hearing from you
Bryce D. Johnson, Pettiest Officer Third Class
A brief introduction. My name is Bryce and I'm an enlisted squid in the United States Navy.
I started shaving at 14, and my dad bought me Gillette Mach 3 to mark my passage into manhood, telling me that there I would never for any reason need more than 3 blades on one cartridge.
But the Gillette Fusion Power was too cool too pass up. I used it until I converted to Calvinism in college and a beard became as mandatory as if I joined a sect of Old Order Amish.
When I finished with college [Major Political Science. Minors: French and Creative Writing] I was stunned to learn that the humanities factory had a hiring freeze, and so I went to work for Uncle Sam in the greatest navy ever the world had ever known, so good ole Uncle Sam'd foot the bill for law school.
So for the first time in my life, I started shaving again. By this point, holding a vibrating device in the bathroom seemed somewhat less manly then it did when I was in high school, and I wasn't swayed by the glamour of supporting a multinational business worth billions, so I stayed using the Bic Hybrid 4, which is--ok--also a multinational company worth billions.
Then when I was asea somewhere in the North Atlantic One of my shipmates swiped my stash of razors forcing me to purchase a bunch of Gillette Good News disposables until I got shore leave in jolly England.
There I purchased the Bulldog razor and enough blades to make it to the US of A. I like my bulldog razor. One blade can last a week and a half, but since the first few shaves are amazing, I switch it out every Sunday morning. I also shave with Edge gel. And finish it up with a splash of Old Spice since the scent doesn't linger unless I'm going off base when I use Aqua Velva because it pairs well with my Cool Water colonne.
On October 3, I'm shoving off for an all expenses paid cruise on my Uncle Sam's dime that will last 6½ months. My blades are $2.50 each and I'll need 33 of them. Since they only come in packs of 4, I'll need 36 of them, and with tax I'll be spending $95.40, and there is a realistic chance that one of my shipmates will liberate them from me.
I'm very interesting in switch to a safety razor with double edge blades that I can pick up on line for 100 @ $10. I'm also thinking a safety razor will be theft proof.
I'll be using it with Barbersol, and probably no after shave at all except when going ashore when I'll break out the Stetson so I'll smell like a cowboy to the foreign females likely to encounter.
I've seen a few you tube video demos on how to use a safety razor and without exception they do three passes. One up, one down and one sideways.
Ok, that's kind of a deal breaker right there. I will barely have time to shave one time each day and I Whistler can't do a three-peat on my mug.
Also, how long will one blade last me? I have kind of thick whiskers and am spring a 5 o'clock shadow by evening.
My Amazon subscription for bulldog blades is for a box of 4 every month, whereas the most popular subscription plan is for a 4 box of razors every other month.
Finally, three price range for razors is from $12 to $500. What I could tell from scanning Amazon, $20 - $30 is the going rate.
I also should point out I'll be switching back to my bulldog when I get back home.
Also for full disclosure shaving isn't a hobby. It's something I'm required to do like wearing my hair ridiculously short.
So thanks for bearing with this very long post. I'm look forward hearing from you
Bryce D. Johnson, Pettiest Officer Third Class
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