Hi everyone! I'm putting the band together; questions await inside :)
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Thank you so much for pointing me to the Try a Blade link. I removed the sampler pack from Magghards and will be getting the Super Double Edge Sampler pack. Although, did you check out the Mega? Wow.
Mega Double Edge Sampler
"Instant blade blade collection? Horder's Delight? Call it whatever you want, but we are going to call it the Mega Double Edge Sampler. Here's the deal. You get one pack of each of the in-stock, current production double edge blades. If the blades come in larger packs, you will receive five blades for that one.
You get a whopping total of 756 blades along with a 10% discount off the total price. The discount is already factored into the price."
Don’t forget the alum block
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Oh man, the Omega or start with the Maggards synthetic.
I keep reading such positive things about synths in the brush forum here that I'm going to get that one first.Where did you find the soap sampler? I’m looking for gooder soaps also lol
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Oooooooh, nice!
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Done
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From Maggards site, search for "soap sample".
Thank you
I think you're set for blades for a very long time lol.
I sometimes envy the people starting fresh into all of this. The excitement and the experimenting. Dont worry though, it will all pay off in the end.
Overseas Gillette covers many brands, such as Polsilver, Astra, Super Iridium, (mostly made in Russia in a Gillette factory) that don't actually carry the brand name of Gillette.
Looks like a good list, I adore boar brushes, though they are very stiff for the first few shaves. I actually recommend taking a shower with it and using it as a shower pouf. You'll break it in perfectly.
If you're looking for a good razor to start, Parker variants are touted as good quality for the price.
My advice is: don’t get lost. Try to find a blade that works for you... and not to build a collection of blades right now. The greater the choice the harder to choose.
I started with about 7 different blades, found “mine”, PIFed the remainder and stick with it. Although I might be on the minimalist end of the game...
Enjoy your journey and welcome to the forum!
mycroft
Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
Good luck on your quest
Have you already ordered your blade sample pack? If you haven’t, send me a PM & I’ll send you a sample pack of many good blades to try.
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Hi,
I ordered the Try a blade sampler pack of 109 blades, they are out of the Personna blues and med (forget its name). Thank you very much for the thought!!
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Thank you for the info on the overseas Gillette deal. Also, I decided to go with a synthetic brush to start with.
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Once I have everything I'll post the list for anyone who'd be interested. You guys have been just great.
I have read some posts.
Just a few words: welcome to the site!
You can wet shave to do the job or you can acquire a new hobby, and this might dictate how much money you decide to spend as there are multiple products to chose from. Just like buying a car , multiple choices, you can then buy aftermarket products....
Brush: to start I would just advice to get a synthetic brush (maggards, Italian barber , Yaqi ) they are good and NO need to break , just ready to use and tend to provide good lather (easy to use).
Soaps< there are too many options; don't forget creams that lather....they might be easier at the beginning. Amazon has Taylor of Old Bond Street for reasonable price!. Or go to Walmart for Gillette Pure, while there you can buy an aftershave (they have splashes (liquid w alcohol) and balms) Mennen has some good stuff. In the ladies makeup isle, they have witchhazel...get a bottle... One stop shop, no shipping fees.
Lathering bowl: use one from your kitchen to start, you will save money.
Good luck and get vaccinated against the acquisition disease (at the pharmacy) that infects many of us .
Cheers and enjoy the ride
Remember you can spend little money to get good shaves and you can spend a lot of money to get also good shaves.
Just a few words: welcome to the site!
You can wet shave to do the job or you can acquire a new hobby, and this might dictate how much money you decide to spend as there are multiple products to chose from. Just like buying a car , multiple choices, you can then buy aftermarket products....
Brush: to start I would just advice to get a synthetic brush (maggards, Italian barber , Yaqi ) they are good and NO need to break , just ready to use and tend to provide good lather (easy to use).
Soaps< there are too many options; don't forget creams that lather....they might be easier at the beginning. Amazon has Taylor of Old Bond Street for reasonable price!. Or go to Walmart for Gillette Pure, while there you can buy an aftershave (they have splashes (liquid w alcohol) and balms) Mennen has some good stuff. In the ladies makeup isle, they have witchhazel...get a bottle... One stop shop, no shipping fees.
Lathering bowl: use one from your kitchen to start, you will save money.
Good luck and get vaccinated against the acquisition disease (at the pharmacy) that infects many of us .
Cheers and enjoy the ride
Remember you can spend little money to get good shaves and you can spend a lot of money to get also good shaves.
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Guess I'd better start saving now!!
