I am presently in Hong Kong and cruised the city looking for a straight razor and had "Dovo" fixed firmly in my mind. We took my brother in law out for lunch and then after he had eaten we went walking around town following Google Maps for a barber supply store.There appeared to be one nearby. I took us the wrong way looking for the first shop so our brother took over. I was disappointed when we found it because they only sold some Feather shavettes/creams. We began tracking down the second store. I began feeling uneasy about him playing tour guide for us as shopping wasn't part of the plan. The second shop didn't exist.
Well by the time we got to the third shop, I was feeling desperate. The guy wasn't even in there! We figured he was in the bathroom so my wife and brother sat down and I wandered around a bit. Fifteen minutes in, I asked a shopkeeper across the way if he knew where he was...turns our his desk is in a corner behind some shelves and had been there the entire time.
So after having spent a couple hours shopping for a razor, which nobody cared about besides me we had found a shop but yet again there were no straight razors in sight. Only shavettes.
To shorten an already long story, I bought a Dovo shavette and was sorely regretful when I realized that it was nothing like what I expected. I should have bought a Parker, the Parker was even cheaper. But hey that is how I got my first razor a couple weeks ago and now I am hooked.
I talked my wife into letting me buy a real straight razor so I just ordered an Astrale on Amazon for $158 with 5 month payment plan. I also got an Illinois strop also on Amazon for $36, and also 8k/12k Shapton wetstones. I already have some shaving cream (Taylor of Old Bond Street -Jermyn Street Collection) and have been using Listerine as after shave..
Am I missing anything? Soon we are going back to China where this stuff will be extremely hard to find and I doubt I will even be able to find anyone to hone my razor if I need so I should become self-reliant ASAP. Been watching tons of videos like Dr. Matt on how to maintain your razor's edge with just those two rocks. I'm afraid I will do something wrong. If I screw this up I will be in big doo-doo with my wife. She doesn't even know how much money I just spent. She was already angry when I wasn't satisfied with the shavette...
I have never shaved much, been rocking longer hair and never cared much for grooming. I recently decided to make some lifestyle changes including learning how to cut my own hair to maintain a shorter hairstyle as well as making a resolution to never rely on disposable razors. And if I ever have children, I probably won't have a Rolex to pass down but maybe I can pass down this Astrale? Collecting SR's seems cheaper than wristwatches
Let me know if I need to place another order before the wife sees my bill. I am super excited to be here. Thanks
-Shawn
Well by the time we got to the third shop, I was feeling desperate. The guy wasn't even in there! We figured he was in the bathroom so my wife and brother sat down and I wandered around a bit. Fifteen minutes in, I asked a shopkeeper across the way if he knew where he was...turns our his desk is in a corner behind some shelves and had been there the entire time.
So after having spent a couple hours shopping for a razor, which nobody cared about besides me we had found a shop but yet again there were no straight razors in sight. Only shavettes.
To shorten an already long story, I bought a Dovo shavette and was sorely regretful when I realized that it was nothing like what I expected. I should have bought a Parker, the Parker was even cheaper. But hey that is how I got my first razor a couple weeks ago and now I am hooked.
I talked my wife into letting me buy a real straight razor so I just ordered an Astrale on Amazon for $158 with 5 month payment plan. I also got an Illinois strop also on Amazon for $36, and also 8k/12k Shapton wetstones. I already have some shaving cream (Taylor of Old Bond Street -Jermyn Street Collection) and have been using Listerine as after shave..
Am I missing anything? Soon we are going back to China where this stuff will be extremely hard to find and I doubt I will even be able to find anyone to hone my razor if I need so I should become self-reliant ASAP. Been watching tons of videos like Dr. Matt on how to maintain your razor's edge with just those two rocks. I'm afraid I will do something wrong. If I screw this up I will be in big doo-doo with my wife. She doesn't even know how much money I just spent. She was already angry when I wasn't satisfied with the shavette...
I have never shaved much, been rocking longer hair and never cared much for grooming. I recently decided to make some lifestyle changes including learning how to cut my own hair to maintain a shorter hairstyle as well as making a resolution to never rely on disposable razors. And if I ever have children, I probably won't have a Rolex to pass down but maybe I can pass down this Astrale? Collecting SR's seems cheaper than wristwatches
Let me know if I need to place another order before the wife sees my bill. I am super excited to be here. Thanks
-Shawn