Why i hate and love you

[arano]

Hello,

So i was in the drugstore the other day and i came across some dirt cheap Wilkinson DE setup and since i always had an interest in it i bought it. I just googled how to use it so i would not cut myself and ended up here.
Now its been 4 weeks and i have around 100 sites, discussions/ tutorials etc. bookmarked, i am active on the bay, have tons of samples and gear to go through, working on refurbishing a fatboy, considering a Kamisori and lurking at the honing/ stropping corner.

This was to be cheap and easy, not a new whole new hobby, i have enough hobbies, so yeah i hate you guys, this is insane.

But i love you, you opened this whole new world to me, with all these smells, gadgets and sensations i never had. I really never had a father figure, damn, my first shave was against the grain just with water since no one was there to show me, its special to me to make shaving a thing now, i wanna pass it down.

I spend to much, time and money, but i am happy in this ****ty times.

So thank you guys and damn i hate you!

Greetings from Germany

 

[Aldwyn]

As we say here in Shaving Land: Welcome to the Rabbit Hole.

How deep you go is up to you!

My journey started with my brother in law giving me a Art of Shaving starter pack of sandalwood cream and badger brush... spun that into about 8 DEs, and countless of blades to try, and then moving into straight razors (I bought at least fifty + blades!) about 6 years ago, and sharpening stones, followed by a recent obsession into kamisori and JNats over the past couple of months.

Fasten your seat belt... it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Are you in Munchen, per chance? Great little pomade store there just a block south of Viktualienmarkt on Blumenstrasse. They sell some shave stuff as well. Frederik, who runs the place, is a very nice gent, and speaks Englisch quite well (which is good since I speak very little Deutsch!)

 

[arano]

Haha, it is a rabbit hole!

No, i am in Brunswick, just came from living in Florence and before in Denmark.
But half my family is Bavarian so i might get the chance to check it out .

 

[emwolf]

This is my experience to a "T." My mother was moving out of the family home into a condominium after dad passed. We found the DE razors I first shaved with as a teen, a Super adjustable in gold and a ball-end Tech. I decided to shave with those again, found B&B and now I've got well over 100 razors, about 60 soaps and 40 aftershaves. Good luck to you!

 

[cryhavoc]

Welcome to B&B and joys of the rabbit holes!

 

[Cal]

Welcome to the madhouse, arano.

 

[Merle]

Hello,

So i was in the drugstore the other day and i came across some dirt cheap Wilkinson DE setup and since i always had an interest in it i bought it. I just googled how to use it so i would not cut myself and ended up here.
Now its been 4 weeks and i have around 100 sites, discussions/ tutorials etc. bookmarked, i am active on the bay, have tons of samples and gear to go through, working on refurbishing a fatboy, considering a Kamisori and lurking at the honing/ stropping corner.

This was to be cheap and easy, not a new whole new hobby, i have enough hobbies, so yeah i hate you guys, this is insane.

But i love you, you opened this whole new world to me, with all these smells, gadgets and sensations i never had. I really never had a father figure, damn, my first shave was against the grain just with water since no one was there to show me, its special to me to make shaving a thing now, i wanna pass it down.

I spend to much, time and money, but i am happy in this ****ty times.

So thank you guys and damn i hate you!

Greetings from Germany

...don't you even think about learning tea...

(jus'say'n)

 

[Invicta]

Welcome to B&B.

 

[MyOldKentuckyHome]

I love B&B, my wallet on the other hand hates it because I see so many things on here I "just have to have"

 

[shelby]

Welcome to B&B!! Duck your head the rabbit hole is long!! Have fun!!

 

[Chef455]

I love you too. Now take a DEEP breath and enjoy what you have for the moment. Figure it out and get used to it. The rabbit holes can wait for a minute. Dial in that refurbished Fat Boy, settle down for a couple weeks, build your technique, see what works. You will have plenty of time to rack up some acquisition disorders. But get your ducks in a wtg pass before you start following up on them. Then again... YMMV and go willy nilly. Welcome!

 

[ajkel64]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for checking in with us.

 

[Mad Man]

Welcome to the Madness!

We demand pics of your purchases - a problem shared is a problem halved (insert maniacal laughter here...).

 

[DEPenguin]

I love you too. Now take a DEEP breath and enjoy what you have for the moment. Figure it out and get used to it. The rabbit holes can wait for a minute. Dial in that refurbished Fat Boy, settle down for a couple weeks, build your technique, see what works. You will have plenty of time to rack up some acquisition disorders. But get your ducks in a wtg pass before you start following up on them. Then again... YMMV and go willy nilly. Welcome!

^This! Welcome, Arano!

 

[Tedolph]

Two words:

Self Discipline.

 

[BigJ]

Welcome aboard!

’Traditional wet shaving’ is a great hobby! Compared to avocations like knives, fly fishing or sports cars, it is inexpensive. You get to use your kit on a daily basis. Plus, you don’t need another garage!!

 

[MyOldKentuckyHome]

Two words:

Self Discipline.

What language is this you speak?

Those two words don’t compute.

 

[Tedolph]

What language is this you speak?

Those two words don’t compute.

A language not understood here on B&B, or by me!

 

[NickCutlip]

Welcome to the forum !!

 

[ThePatrician]

Yeah, B&B is great for learning and comraderie but lousy for wallets. Welcome to the rabbit hole! Wait until you discover acquisition disorders, or ADs! Oh also, scuttles are great for cold weather!

Two words:

Self Discipline.

Is that some weird foreign thing?