Hello All,
So, I was gifted a Supply Razor for Christmas, along with some other accoutrements: Fine shaving soap American Blend, Fine Aftershave American blend, a synthetic brush (not sure which brand), and an alum block. The reason I was gifted the Supply and not a traditional DE razor was that I had specifically asked for it for Christmas, not knowing anything at all about wet shaving. I had simply seen an ad for it on instagram and was intrigued, and that's that.
Well, in an effort to learn how to use the razor I ended up discovering this site and have spent the days since Christmas reading thru all of the fantastic threads and of course the wiki. I am now officially "down the rabbit hole".
So, I ordered an Edwin Jagger DE 89 as my first DE razor, but yesterday I was at the local antique mall and found a Gillette Tech (1954 I think) with the original box and three original blades! And since I see a lot of people recommend Gillette Tech's as a good beginner razor, I had to grab it.
Now I'm trying to decide which razor to use for my first DE shave? I think I will use the Gillette Tech with the original blades, for nostalgia's sake!
I wanted to make this post (my first) just to share my very short journey so far into wet shaving and how excited I am to learn more about this craft (I know, famous last words haha).
Thank you to everyone on this site for all of the great information I have learned from so far!
Here is a pic of the Gillette Tech I found yesterday. It's absolutely MINT btw.
So, I was gifted a Supply Razor for Christmas, along with some other accoutrements: Fine shaving soap American Blend, Fine Aftershave American blend, a synthetic brush (not sure which brand), and an alum block. The reason I was gifted the Supply and not a traditional DE razor was that I had specifically asked for it for Christmas, not knowing anything at all about wet shaving. I had simply seen an ad for it on instagram and was intrigued, and that's that.
Well, in an effort to learn how to use the razor I ended up discovering this site and have spent the days since Christmas reading thru all of the fantastic threads and of course the wiki. I am now officially "down the rabbit hole".
So, I ordered an Edwin Jagger DE 89 as my first DE razor, but yesterday I was at the local antique mall and found a Gillette Tech (1954 I think) with the original box and three original blades! And since I see a lot of people recommend Gillette Tech's as a good beginner razor, I had to grab it.
Now I'm trying to decide which razor to use for my first DE shave? I think I will use the Gillette Tech with the original blades, for nostalgia's sake!
I wanted to make this post (my first) just to share my very short journey so far into wet shaving and how excited I am to learn more about this craft (I know, famous last words haha).
Thank you to everyone on this site for all of the great information I have learned from so far!
Here is a pic of the Gillette Tech I found yesterday. It's absolutely MINT btw.