Greetings everyone,
I have been lurking here for a little while, finally made an account the other day and have decided to start getting involved on the forums. A little about myself. I'm 24 yo from Charleston, SC and began my wet shaving journey last December. My cousin had started using a DE and was telling me how much he was enjoying the experience. I myself have never been one to shave on a daily basis. Mainly because I could get away with it because of my light, red hair that is difficult to really see with a day or so in between shaves, and because I hated shaving due to the razor burn and bumps on my neck that would often occur with cartridges. However, I was intrigued and had always wanted to give a straight razor a try, so I took the plunge, bought a razor (S.R. Droescher), cream and a brush. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't life changing and I found myself falling back into my old shaving routine more times than not. In early February I decided to grow my beard out and so shaving as a whole took a back seat. I decided to shave the beard off about a month ago (all except the handlebar mustache that I am sporting now) and also decided to give my straight razor another chance. I don't know what was different this time around, but after a few shaves I found myself actually looking forward to my morning shave. The razor burn and bumps that I have been used to getting from shaving have been almost non-existent. Now I have a puck of GFT (Eucris), AOS (Sandlewood) and have a DR Harris (Marlborough) on the way (I'm afraid this may be the onset of SSAD). I have found taking my time to have a good shave in the morning and a splash of Clubman AS has really helped jump start my day. I still have a long way to go and haven't ventured into the XTG or ATG passes yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the progression and learning from everyone here.
Cheers,
bobbysnow
I have been lurking here for a little while, finally made an account the other day and have decided to start getting involved on the forums. A little about myself. I'm 24 yo from Charleston, SC and began my wet shaving journey last December. My cousin had started using a DE and was telling me how much he was enjoying the experience. I myself have never been one to shave on a daily basis. Mainly because I could get away with it because of my light, red hair that is difficult to really see with a day or so in between shaves, and because I hated shaving due to the razor burn and bumps on my neck that would often occur with cartridges. However, I was intrigued and had always wanted to give a straight razor a try, so I took the plunge, bought a razor (S.R. Droescher), cream and a brush. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't life changing and I found myself falling back into my old shaving routine more times than not. In early February I decided to grow my beard out and so shaving as a whole took a back seat. I decided to shave the beard off about a month ago (all except the handlebar mustache that I am sporting now) and also decided to give my straight razor another chance. I don't know what was different this time around, but after a few shaves I found myself actually looking forward to my morning shave. The razor burn and bumps that I have been used to getting from shaving have been almost non-existent. Now I have a puck of GFT (Eucris), AOS (Sandlewood) and have a DR Harris (Marlborough) on the way (I'm afraid this may be the onset of SSAD). I have found taking my time to have a good shave in the morning and a splash of Clubman AS has really helped jump start my day. I still have a long way to go and haven't ventured into the XTG or ATG passes yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the progression and learning from everyone here.
Cheers,
bobbysnow
New Guy from Charleston, SC
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