I have to rant. I went shopping looking for a brush, I saw on a youtube video my brother recommended that Target carries brushes. So I went, I needed some other things anyway, and I couldn't find anything. I'm an old fashioned kind of chick, and after reading everything I can find about wet shaving, the appreciation of the older and traditional finer things in life really began to grow. Then I walked through Target. Specifically the personal care section, and of course the shaving aisle. The "oldest" thing I could find in the aisle was Lectric shave, aqua velva, and old spice after shave (one selection of each). They had some alternative to shaving options for men, like depilatory creams, but other than that, it was mach III and fusion and the gillette womens line everywhere. At least they still sell sensor handles for men, they don't even sell them for women anymore, I was even surprised to see the refills. So, I was annoyed, but target is hit or miss (no pun intended) for me anyway, and I remember some guys on here saying that you could get razor blades at some drug stores. There's a rite aid on the way, so I stopped there. They at least had a little cake of shaving soap, but no brushes. I want to know how guys are supposed to use the soap if they don't sell at least one cheap brush. But at least they had razor blades. One box of Gillette stainless steel blades for over 10 bucks was all they had. Now, there's 10 blades in there, so I don't know how many shaves that gets me. I just wanted *something* so I could get started. And my lady Gillette should be arriving any day now, and I'm really anxious to start trying it out.
Now, everywhere I've been reading says to get your hands on the brushes before you buy so you can see the spread of the bristles, the coarseness, etc. How the heck am I supposed to check them out when no one sells them, except on the internet? CVS sells the tweezerman brush, but only online. I was very annoyed and disillusioned. Not discouraged, but I get so annoyed when I want something that should be commonplace. I'll probably have to go to a "specialty" store to find even a paltry selection at obscene prices. Where do you guys find brushes so you can actually lay your hands on them? My boyfriend really has limited interest in checking out wetshaving, so it's not even as if I don't like a brush I buy, I can give it to him. And he's a penny pincher anyway, he doesn't want to spend any more than like 20 bucks. So, in my horrible shopping experience, I really felt bad for guys in general, most of whom hate to shop anyway. I've had better luck finding shoes that fit, no small feat in itself. I know there's an Art of Shaving store relatively close to me, but I feel like they are pretentious, aka overpriced and undereducated. At least I'd be able to feel the brushes though. I will resort to buying on the internet without having sampled an actual brush if I have to, but in my eyes, there should be a barber supply store in every town where a man can find things like this (next to the hobby shop and model train store). It must be really frustrating for you guys, I know I hated the whole marketing industry when I got done. I was planning on trying a couple more places, but I just ended up going home.
Now, everywhere I've been reading says to get your hands on the brushes before you buy so you can see the spread of the bristles, the coarseness, etc. How the heck am I supposed to check them out when no one sells them, except on the internet? CVS sells the tweezerman brush, but only online. I was very annoyed and disillusioned. Not discouraged, but I get so annoyed when I want something that should be commonplace. I'll probably have to go to a "specialty" store to find even a paltry selection at obscene prices. Where do you guys find brushes so you can actually lay your hands on them? My boyfriend really has limited interest in checking out wetshaving, so it's not even as if I don't like a brush I buy, I can give it to him. And he's a penny pincher anyway, he doesn't want to spend any more than like 20 bucks. So, in my horrible shopping experience, I really felt bad for guys in general, most of whom hate to shop anyway. I've had better luck finding shoes that fit, no small feat in itself. I know there's an Art of Shaving store relatively close to me, but I feel like they are pretentious, aka overpriced and undereducated. At least I'd be able to feel the brushes though. I will resort to buying on the internet without having sampled an actual brush if I have to, but in my eyes, there should be a barber supply store in every town where a man can find things like this (next to the hobby shop and model train store). It must be really frustrating for you guys, I know I hated the whole marketing industry when I got done. I was planning on trying a couple more places, but I just ended up going home.
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I will have to try Walmart, maybe today being payday, I'll head over there after work. One thing that I have been considering about the brush, is that to shave my legs, I'll need a decent size brush. I'm not sure if this depends on the quality, or on the manufacturer actually making different sizes. I don't want to spend forever lathering up my legs, it takes too long as it is. (45 minutes for a proper job, including exfoliating with a scrub). I can do it in 10 minutes if I want to hack them up. I'm looking forward to exfoliating with a brush, and I always liked the idea that the brush will lift the hairs and suspend them in the lather for the razor to lop off, it makes SO much sense, I don't really understand how brushes got left out of the whole procedure. Even if they wanted to make cans of shaving cream, that's fine, but why leave out the brush? I think it's one of the more important steps in the whole procedure. I checked out that thread with all the locations for supplies, and there is a place in center city Philly, I'm about an hour away from there, so I think maybe on a day off, the man and I will take a ride down to check it out. He's shown some interest in the whole process too, so we can both learn more about it. Thanks again everyone!
My fault for not checking the second box I picked up, I checked the first. I told my bf that he has to take it back to walmart cuz the other one is mine. 
Also, I got my razor today!! YAY!! It's the lady gillette with the blue stars on it. It's pretty. 
I definitely need to get some decent blades, I did a little dry patch test after I opened it, and it's a little rough, so I'm thinking it's the crappy blades. I'll have to order some good ones, but for the maiden voyage, they'll suffice. I didn't see blades at walmart, but honestly, I forgot to look. I'll post some pics of my new accoutrements when I get a chance. 
