For those of us who remember the agony of ingrown hairs & irritation from disposable razors no amount of time spent is time wasted.
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For those of us who remember the agony of ingrown hairs & irritation from disposable razors no amount of time spent is time wasted.
For those of us who remember the agony of ingrown hairs & irritation from disposable razors no amount of time spent is time wasted.
Keep the DE and skip the useless brush/soap thing and you will shave faster than with a disposable or cartridge razor since the DE does not need constant rinsing.
When I first started proper DE shaving (about 3 months ago), I was excited to start the ritual everyday. Of course the process of learning to lather and handle the blade added to the excitement. I guess I've been lucky since I started with a razor+blade combo that worked for me, so I pretty quickly figured out how to give myself a painless BBS.
So now I find the excitement largely gone. I know I can give myself a very smooth shave when I take the 5-10 minutes to do it properly. But shaving is quickly reverting back to chore status. Last couple of days, I even found myself (gasp!) dreading it, specifically the tediousness and involved nature of traditional shaving: prep brush 5 minutes before, 2-3 passes with rinses in between, wash razor and brush carefully, dry brush, treat face post-shaving.
Any of you fall back into the rut of shaving being a chore? Did you get out? Any advice for my situation? Care to start a support group LOL!
Huh? What did you think I was talking about? I use DE/SE razors and a brush/soap is not useless.
For those of us who remember the agony of ingrown hairs & irritation from disposable razors no amount of time spent is time wasted.
Your post involving your wife made me think of something. My wife says I smell single, using the soap sand lotions and all of that stuff that we use.lolI don’t know what your “triggers” are, but if I’m getting bored, it usually means I need to find better soaps that keep my attention. A good soap is just...
But seriously, 3 months and you can make a killer lather! I’m impressed! I say you take a dip in the river Straights for a while. If you master that in 3 months, grow a beard.
Anywho, there was this one time I started to lose interest and started to get lazy again, my wife noticed and gave me a strong talking to. She likes the groomed look, and loves the smells. Sometimes you just selflessly do it for the ones you love
As said already, you need more motivation and more variety. Variety is typically a rotation of soaps, blades, razors and brushes. Soaps can be very rewarding once you get into the top artisans with their elegant and distinctive scents.
Motivation is a bit more complex. For a lot of us, our obsessive hobbies go in cycles. May go though periods of things like cameras, bikes, coffee, audio systems, fishing, golf etc. If shaving is in a "down" period it may just stay there for a while and go dormant as far as curiosity and interest goes. But the usual reward for a binge period of interest is getting really good gear and technique so you're operating at a higher and fulfilling level. If you quit before getting to that, you're missing out.
As said already, you need more motivation and more variety. Variety is typically a rotation of soaps, blades, razors and brushes. Soaps can be very rewarding once you get into the top artisans with their elegant and distinctive scents.
Motivation is a bit more complex. For a lot of us, our obsessive hobbies go in cycles. May go though periods of things like cameras, bikes, coffee, audio systems, fishing, golf etc. If shaving is in a "down" period it may just stay there for a while and go dormant as far as curiosity and interest goes. But the usual reward for a binge period of interest is getting really good gear and technique so you're operating at a higher and fulfilling level. If you quit before getting to that, you're missing out.
All the new things release dopamine until the thrill wears off. Then there is the guilt over spending too much. A set routine with long-term goals such as 3017'ing a puck of Williams or shaving every day for a year releases serotonin that makes a person content. (Source: The Pleasure Trap by Doug Lisle)
Imagine if no guilt followed after the dopamin wore off.
@Boar Fighter - What @GaryTha said sounds odlly familiar...