I have no shaver regrets. I am less thrilled about some blades but regret no. I might regret not having stated earlier with DE shaving in itself.
Cheers,
Guido
Cheers,
Guido
Wish you had known, bad purchases.
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No real regrets as any new purchase will answer the YMMV question, which in itself is a positive thing.
Big blade letdowns were the Bics and Wilkinson Swords. I might have gotten bum tucks of both, but have zero interest in trying them again.
Big soap/cream letdowns are the LaToja stick and Cella tub. I loved the smell and performance but unfortunately they did not agree with my skin.
Arko, well I knew what I was getting into…and now away from!
Big blade letdowns were the Bics and Wilkinson Swords. I might have gotten bum tucks of both, but have zero interest in trying them again.
Big soap/cream letdowns are the LaToja stick and Cella tub. I loved the smell and performance but unfortunately they did not agree with my skin.
Arko, well I knew what I was getting into…and now away from!
Weishi 9306. Doesn’t shave AT ALL
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Kiehl's Lite Flite Shave Cream For The Brush with menthol, camphor and lavender.
No trace of menthol, camphor or lavender, unlatherable by any method, and goops up your brush like oily cold cream.
In fact, Noxema is a pretty good match, but it smells better.
It's the only product I remember ever throwing in the trash.
No trace of menthol, camphor or lavender, unlatherable by any method, and goops up your brush like oily cold cream.
In fact, Noxema is a pretty good match, but it smells better.
It's the only product I remember ever throwing in the trash.
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum aftershave.
It's great if you want to smell exactly like you fell into the punch bowl at the office christmas party.
It's great if you want to smell exactly like you fell into the punch bowl at the office christmas party.
The Veg 
Osage Rub aftershave.
An ungodly concoction that smells like BenGay ointment and feels like burning jet fuel.
An ungodly concoction that smells like BenGay ointment and feels like burning jet fuel.
The Veg
1000x this^^^
I'd have to disagree on the downvote for the Veg, but...
It ain't for everyone that's for certain.
It ain't for everyone that's for certain.
I do regret dumping it. I wish I could have given it to someone who enjoys it. I was new to B & B then or perhaps that was when I was just lurking. I'm wiser now.
I bought one of those mystery slates that were all the rage with certain youtube honers...this was before I found B&B...mine wasn't awful but it wasn't worth what I paid and I have no use for it these days. It hasn't seen a razor in quite some time. Around the same time I also bought one of those amazon 3k/8k combos...that actually got pitched. I did keep the bamboo holder though.
I bought a Feather AC SS folding razor then realized that I prefered the japanese style and bought one. Now I never use the folding one.
Q Shave, Merkur Futur clone. I tried every trick on here and YouTube to get a good blade alignment nothing worked. I would have got better shave lathering up and throwing razor blades at my face.
I forgot one more. Bulldog shaving soap. Disappeared on my face quicker than rats up a drain pipe and had a weird smell. I couldn't even use it in the shower. Total waste of money, although I did keep the nice bamboo bowl it came in so maybe not a total waste.
I've always felt it made me smell like a baked ham.
The only regret I have about shaving items is not getting into DEs and straights sooner, all those wasted years buying cartridges (in bulk I may add, Sam’s club has 20 or so cartridge packs. I thought I was saving money
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After that, no regrets whatsoever!
)After that, no regrets whatsoever!
OK.... I really only have one true regret.. I bought a Maggard 70/30 mixed fiber (badger/boar) knot set in one of their inexpensive handles... the knot was on sale. Try as I might, I couldn't get that brush to stop poking me. I put it through well over two dozen wet/dry cycles... used it several times. It didn't change... at all. I finally threw it away. I didn't feel comfortable gifting it to anyone since it was so annoying. I know @Chan Eil Whiskers has tried to get his to improve and I think it has... but I have so many excellent brushes, even after selling off 5 or 6 and PIFfing a couple, it wasn't worth the hassle. Add to that, at that time, I had two SOC Mistura brushes (Taj and Butterscotch) that I just loved.. so the mixed hair brushes were covered.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Mine has broken in some I'd say but nowhere near enough.
The Maggard 70/30 has been a great disappointment. After a great many (over a hundred I think) dry to wet to dry cycles the knot is not satisfactory. I've given up on it.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Q shave Futur clone, treat black beauties and my first wife
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