As a sister thread to "How many have you converted?", lets share our own stories of how we were converted.
My conversion story:
I was a 43 year old long time cart and canned foam shaver. I hated shaving and knew jack about how to shave well. If I could get away with it, I would run around with stubble and use the cart only when I started itching.
In my job, I work with university students. Specifically, I was in charge of a Spring Break service project to El Salvador. On the trip, I walked into the bathroom where our guy students were staying and I see this spread of "old fashioned" shaving gear. Intrigued, I had to take a closer look at this cool retro metal razor thing, and the fancy Italian shave cream, and the super cool shaving brush.
With my curiosity peaked, I yelled out to the guys on the trip and said "who owns all this cool retro shaving stuff?". In response, a Senior music performance major by the name of Nathan popped up and said, "oh, that stuff is mine". He came over and told me about it, and said I should look into it for myself. He said it was a lot more fun than the modern way of shaving and that it was a lot cheaper too. He told me about the cost of the blades, and showed me how to make real shaving cream. He also told me to check out a couple websites (The Art of Manliness and mantic59) to learn more.
Once I got home, I started looking online and learning stuff. I quickly purchased some Astra blades and a couple old Gillettes off ebay (Flairtip TTO and Tech). I snagged some ARKO sticks/creams from tulumba.com. And, a terrible boar brush from VDH (later to be replaced by an Omega Boar)
I was hooked, and the rest is history. Thanks Nathan! Oh, and by the way, DE shaving is not cheaper!
My conversion story:
I was a 43 year old long time cart and canned foam shaver. I hated shaving and knew jack about how to shave well. If I could get away with it, I would run around with stubble and use the cart only when I started itching.
In my job, I work with university students. Specifically, I was in charge of a Spring Break service project to El Salvador. On the trip, I walked into the bathroom where our guy students were staying and I see this spread of "old fashioned" shaving gear. Intrigued, I had to take a closer look at this cool retro metal razor thing, and the fancy Italian shave cream, and the super cool shaving brush.
With my curiosity peaked, I yelled out to the guys on the trip and said "who owns all this cool retro shaving stuff?". In response, a Senior music performance major by the name of Nathan popped up and said, "oh, that stuff is mine". He came over and told me about it, and said I should look into it for myself. He said it was a lot more fun than the modern way of shaving and that it was a lot cheaper too. He told me about the cost of the blades, and showed me how to make real shaving cream. He also told me to check out a couple websites (The Art of Manliness and mantic59) to learn more.
Once I got home, I started looking online and learning stuff. I quickly purchased some Astra blades and a couple old Gillettes off ebay (Flairtip TTO and Tech). I snagged some ARKO sticks/creams from tulumba.com. And, a terrible boar brush from VDH (later to be replaced by an Omega Boar)
I was hooked, and the rest is history. Thanks Nathan! Oh, and by the way, DE shaving is not cheaper!
