I think that is what this site is going to lead me to. SWMBO already says I have a problem spending too much money. My AD started with car stereos when I got my first vehicle years ago. Then it moved to cars. FYI - not the best financial move to acquire a car AD. Once I found a car I wanted to keep (my 90 mustang) it went to car parts. I had to have all sorts of things. Then I took up golf. I never knew how much stuff there really was, and how much actually went into the pursuit of the perfect set of clubs. This one is currently ongoing. the one that has lasted since I was about 15 is cologne. In my group of friends, i am known as the one who always smells good. Now, I have discovered this site, and wet shaving. I can tell it is going to be bad.
Previously, I shaved with canned goo, a Gillette fusion, and used Nivea sensitive skin ASB. worked well enough I suppose. One day, I figured I would buy a brush and a puck, so I went to walmart, and bought the VDH set that had a brush, puck, and bowl. Worked ok, but I did not have the technique down. I ended up buying a puck of the classic shaving menthol soap when I picked up my Parker DE razor, and my pewter bowl. On a whim, I picked up a bottle of Pinaud clubman at walgreens. when I was struggling to build a quality lather, I did a google search, and found this site. holy cow, I never realized the diversity of shaving products until I started reading through this site. Since my wife hates the Pinaud clubman (says it smells like her dad), I picked up a bottle of the Pinaud Vanilla when I bought my brush and razor stand. Not getting the quality of lather out of the classic shaving soap, I did some reading, and ended up picking up a tube of the CO Bigelow shave cream. On top of that, to add to my cologne AD, I also discovered a whole new myriad of scents that are not sold in the typical stores (Dillards, Macy's, sephora, etc). Today, I went to a store in Houston called the British Isles (found it recommended here of course). I went with the intention of buying myself some cologne. I was going to pick up something in the TOBS line. While there, i smelled a bottle of Floris JF, and ended up buying that instead. I also took a whiff of the T&H Spanish Leather, and have already planned my next cologne purchase. Since I was there, I picked up a bottle of Floris Cefiro for my wife. Thankfully, she really liked it. As I was browsing through the store, I stumbled upon the case of shaving brushes. Not wanting to leave well enough alone, I picked up a Edwin Jagger badger brush. I can already tell that this site, and the plethora of information contained herein, is going to cost me quite a bit of money in the future. My wife is going to love you guys.
Previously, I shaved with canned goo, a Gillette fusion, and used Nivea sensitive skin ASB. worked well enough I suppose. One day, I figured I would buy a brush and a puck, so I went to walmart, and bought the VDH set that had a brush, puck, and bowl. Worked ok, but I did not have the technique down. I ended up buying a puck of the classic shaving menthol soap when I picked up my Parker DE razor, and my pewter bowl. On a whim, I picked up a bottle of Pinaud clubman at walgreens. when I was struggling to build a quality lather, I did a google search, and found this site. holy cow, I never realized the diversity of shaving products until I started reading through this site. Since my wife hates the Pinaud clubman (says it smells like her dad), I picked up a bottle of the Pinaud Vanilla when I bought my brush and razor stand. Not getting the quality of lather out of the classic shaving soap, I did some reading, and ended up picking up a tube of the CO Bigelow shave cream. On top of that, to add to my cologne AD, I also discovered a whole new myriad of scents that are not sold in the typical stores (Dillards, Macy's, sephora, etc). Today, I went to a store in Houston called the British Isles (found it recommended here of course). I went with the intention of buying myself some cologne. I was going to pick up something in the TOBS line. While there, i smelled a bottle of Floris JF, and ended up buying that instead. I also took a whiff of the T&H Spanish Leather, and have already planned my next cologne purchase. Since I was there, I picked up a bottle of Floris Cefiro for my wife. Thankfully, she really liked it. As I was browsing through the store, I stumbled upon the case of shaving brushes. Not wanting to leave well enough alone, I picked up a Edwin Jagger badger brush. I can already tell that this site, and the plethora of information contained herein, is going to cost me quite a bit of money in the future. My wife is going to love you guys.
Though the run of night shifts will end one day, so I recon I need to stock up while it lasts.
