Itsonlyblood
Member
Hi,
It's great to finally find an Australian Wet Shaving forum.
I have been wet shaving now for almost 12 months after using carts and electrics since I had facial hair to shave.
I hated shaving with carts, then I got an electric for my birthday, The one with the 3 circular cutters, It was ok to start, but then I hated that too. I then purchased a very high-end electric, a Braun 799. It was very very good but... I wear a goatie, how do I make the edges of it nice and clean and straight. That started my search.
First I found straights, they still scare me. Then I saw this funny looking metal thing that you put a Double Edge razor blade into. The rest is, as they say, history.
My previous hobbies have been alot more expensive i.e Golf, Electric bass guitar so the prices I see for wet shaving are considerably less and this is basically a necessity, it's a win/win.
First purchase was from Maggards, their 3 (at the time) combo pack of heads and an MR8 handle, the huge one. I dont know why the MR8, but it's very manly, no?
I also purchased an Ikon X3, because it looked cool and the slant intrigued me. I'll bore you the details of every purchase but at this moment in time I am somewhat of a Barrister and Mann "fanboy". I love the complexity of the scents and how they evolve during the shave. I have 8 of Will's soaps so far , a few splashes and an EDT.
Razors, I now probably use an ATT R1 the most but I have 2 Ikon Slants, an Ikon B1 Standard DLC, a Razorock Wunderbar, an Ikon Shavecraft Tech, an Ikon Shavecraft shortcomb, an ATT SE1, an Ikon El Jefe and an Ikon B1 Standard. Recently I have started lusting very hard for a BBS-1 but the price, aftermarket, is putting me off.
Brushes, I started with 2 Semogue Boars and a Maggards synthetic. My first Badger was a Saville Row 3824, which I loved bu it was a little too "Floopy" before I knew the phrase "backbone".
Then I found Badger and Blade, Youtube and B/S/T forums. I now have a Simpsons Chubby 2 in best, A Simpsons M7 Manchurian Butterscotch, A Simpsons Case in Best (for travel) and my favourite, A Chubby 2 Manchurian in Faux Italian Marble. I have a M&F/BSSW's brush somewhere along the production line and a Chubby 3 Manchurian Disco and Chubby 2 synthetic Faux Tortoise, somewhere in transit. Also waiting for a Colonial General in Brass.
Wow, thats enough rambling for now. Its great to be here. Looking forwards to absorbing knowledge.
Cheers,
Dave.
It's great to finally find an Australian Wet Shaving forum.
I have been wet shaving now for almost 12 months after using carts and electrics since I had facial hair to shave.
I hated shaving with carts, then I got an electric for my birthday, The one with the 3 circular cutters, It was ok to start, but then I hated that too. I then purchased a very high-end electric, a Braun 799. It was very very good but... I wear a goatie, how do I make the edges of it nice and clean and straight. That started my search.
First I found straights, they still scare me. Then I saw this funny looking metal thing that you put a Double Edge razor blade into. The rest is, as they say, history.
My previous hobbies have been alot more expensive i.e Golf, Electric bass guitar so the prices I see for wet shaving are considerably less and this is basically a necessity, it's a win/win.
First purchase was from Maggards, their 3 (at the time) combo pack of heads and an MR8 handle, the huge one. I dont know why the MR8, but it's very manly, no?
I also purchased an Ikon X3, because it looked cool and the slant intrigued me. I'll bore you the details of every purchase but at this moment in time I am somewhat of a Barrister and Mann "fanboy". I love the complexity of the scents and how they evolve during the shave. I have 8 of Will's soaps so far , a few splashes and an EDT.
Razors, I now probably use an ATT R1 the most but I have 2 Ikon Slants, an Ikon B1 Standard DLC, a Razorock Wunderbar, an Ikon Shavecraft Tech, an Ikon Shavecraft shortcomb, an ATT SE1, an Ikon El Jefe and an Ikon B1 Standard. Recently I have started lusting very hard for a BBS-1 but the price, aftermarket, is putting me off.
Brushes, I started with 2 Semogue Boars and a Maggards synthetic. My first Badger was a Saville Row 3824, which I loved bu it was a little too "Floopy" before I knew the phrase "backbone".
Then I found Badger and Blade, Youtube and B/S/T forums. I now have a Simpsons Chubby 2 in best, A Simpsons M7 Manchurian Butterscotch, A Simpsons Case in Best (for travel) and my favourite, A Chubby 2 Manchurian in Faux Italian Marble. I have a M&F/BSSW's brush somewhere along the production line and a Chubby 3 Manchurian Disco and Chubby 2 synthetic Faux Tortoise, somewhere in transit. Also waiting for a Colonial General in Brass.
Wow, thats enough rambling for now. Its great to be here. Looking forwards to absorbing knowledge.
Cheers,
Dave.
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