Dear B&B friends:
For months, since I joined the ranks of the cartridge converted by taking up DE wet shaving, I've been touting the joys of my newly found pleasure to my wife, who has (as expected) been using disposables ever since she can remember. I've always mentioned transitioning her over to DEs, but given her palpable fear every time I changed one of my own blades, I figured this would always be a solo venture.
Fast forward to last week, when just on a lark, I brought it up again. Instead of the standard issue dismissive look she normally granted me, I was instead greeted with a gentle "would it cut me?" Taken aback, I froze in my tracks, only to recover quickly and sprint over to my TOBS Grapefruit, which I brought over to her (knowing she is a citrus product devotee). As I opened the jar and lifted it to her face, her lips curled ever so slightly northward, and I knew I had found my opportunity.
She finally agreed tonight was the night (flashback to high school? Alas, my brain wanders). I loaded up arguably my smoothest shaver, the GoodFella (with a Bulldog handle to provide additional balance), along with an Astra SS, and whipped up the creamiest bowl of TOBS-G I could muster. Between the two of us, I don't know who was more apprehensive...not having the benefit of my own face to experience the strokes, I was holding my breath for the first gentle pass. I just kept telling myself, "no pressure," but she has such fine hair (compared to my coarse wiry mug) I couldn't tell if I was getting anything. Imagine my relief when I asked her to check, and she replied "wow - it's really smooth!"
Once we had conquered one leg, I added a little more TOBS to the bowl and a touch of hot water to reinvigorate the lather, and the second leg was a breeze (although again, I proceeded very deliberately and unidirectionally - no J-Hooks or buffing!). After she rinsed, we did the closeness test and - guess what - BBS! (Yes, she learned - and lived - her very first wet shaving term.)
The net: I think I may have a DE convert in my household! She did inquire whether the hair would appear more slowly versus her disposables, which for me certainly rings true, but difficult to say in her case. Nevertheless, if she does decide to take another plunge, I'm more than happy to add a few minutes every week to my daily shaving routine to share some additional quality time with my wife - and get her legs "fashion model smooth" in the process.
Best,
Todd R.
For months, since I joined the ranks of the cartridge converted by taking up DE wet shaving, I've been touting the joys of my newly found pleasure to my wife, who has (as expected) been using disposables ever since she can remember. I've always mentioned transitioning her over to DEs, but given her palpable fear every time I changed one of my own blades, I figured this would always be a solo venture.
Fast forward to last week, when just on a lark, I brought it up again. Instead of the standard issue dismissive look she normally granted me, I was instead greeted with a gentle "would it cut me?" Taken aback, I froze in my tracks, only to recover quickly and sprint over to my TOBS Grapefruit, which I brought over to her (knowing she is a citrus product devotee). As I opened the jar and lifted it to her face, her lips curled ever so slightly northward, and I knew I had found my opportunity.
She finally agreed tonight was the night (flashback to high school? Alas, my brain wanders). I loaded up arguably my smoothest shaver, the GoodFella (with a Bulldog handle to provide additional balance), along with an Astra SS, and whipped up the creamiest bowl of TOBS-G I could muster. Between the two of us, I don't know who was more apprehensive...not having the benefit of my own face to experience the strokes, I was holding my breath for the first gentle pass. I just kept telling myself, "no pressure," but she has such fine hair (compared to my coarse wiry mug) I couldn't tell if I was getting anything. Imagine my relief when I asked her to check, and she replied "wow - it's really smooth!"
Once we had conquered one leg, I added a little more TOBS to the bowl and a touch of hot water to reinvigorate the lather, and the second leg was a breeze (although again, I proceeded very deliberately and unidirectionally - no J-Hooks or buffing!). After she rinsed, we did the closeness test and - guess what - BBS! (Yes, she learned - and lived - her very first wet shaving term.)
The net: I think I may have a DE convert in my household! She did inquire whether the hair would appear more slowly versus her disposables, which for me certainly rings true, but difficult to say in her case. Nevertheless, if she does decide to take another plunge, I'm more than happy to add a few minutes every week to my daily shaving routine to share some additional quality time with my wife - and get her legs "fashion model smooth" in the process.
Best,
Todd R.
) She has no problems and gets a closer shave than I do with no cuts or irritation. I am a little jealous of the result, but I love her smooth legs. 
