My Shave Den cherry needs to be popped...

In the words of The Grateful Dead, "What a long strange trip it's been." I was sitting in the Health and Beauty aisle at the store in front of a display of "canned goo" and razors that seemed to obtain more blades each time I passed. It dawned on me that no matter how many blades the cartridges had that they sucked. And they were expensive. A poor shave and frugalness (my Dad says that I'm so cheap that I squeeze the nickel til the buffalo sh*ts) had sent me down a path that everyone here seems to have gone down. I did what any person these days does. I Googled shaving. A whole new world opened up before my eyes. I ran across some videos on YouTube with some crazy Texan guy and his cat. From there I was directed to Enchante'. As luck would have it I was heading to Texas from Illinois to work for a few months. I strolled into the shop after a 16 hour drive and met Jean. Charles wasn't there because it was in the AM and apparently he isn't a morning person. I loaded up on some soap, paste, a Merkur HD, Derby, Feathers, Merkur blades, and a slew of free samples. Free is good. I was anxious to get to Lubbock to have my first new "old" shave. Jean talked me into using the shave cloth before investing in a Shavemaster. While it was far from perfect, it was a big step forward. The Hydrolast balm is especially nice! There were some issues around the Adam's Apple, but otherwise my face was glossy for the first time in years. Now I just need refinement. And brushes. Lots of brushes. And dozens of varieties of soaps and creams. And a shaving bowl. Several of those. And balms. And more razors. And more brushes. Perhaps Mantic can even loan me his cat.

 

Man you got it bad.... You are in the right place for that.

Welcome Aboard!

 

Queen of Blades-Got a name we can call you, besides your user id, cause......yeah......not so comfortable calling you that.


You can call me Mr. Crappy if you prefer. Interesting story behind the name. I lived next door to my sister and she had a dog that used my lawn as it's restroom. I was walking in and...well, you get the gist. I created a user name on Yahoo.... your_dog_crapped_on_my_lawn. I sent her several pm's berating her and her little dog. I'm not sure if the words, "I'll get you! And your dog!" ever came out of my mouth, but it's possible. It was a mistake. From henceforth I was known as Crappy. If the shoe fits...

 

Welcome Crappy!

 

You mean other than the one in her signature block?

 

welcome Crappy.. the lather is warm and the blades are sharp and ready.

 

Okay, but what do we call you? :happy102

 

Gosh darnit. I was trying to quote her and it wouldn't let me. It seems as though you have to post a certain amount. Or I could be wrong. What a crappy day this is turning out to be!

 

Welcome! This is the place to learn about wet shaving, martini's, UFO's, and pretty much anything else of interest!

Great group of people, and, hold on to your wallet, there are SO many temptations posted here.....

 

Welcome to a great bunch of folks. After reading your post I realized that you've succumbed all ready and have been assimilated. Way to go!

 

Since the name came from "dog doo", I guess the Queen could call him "Dooty" or "Dookie".

Anyway welcome and enjoy your stay. If you catch the dog shave it, your gonna have to perfect your technique.

 

You know, this thread kind of went down the toilet, er, in the pooper scooper, I mean.

 

No, it started there. When someone named crappy opens with a comment about having his cherry popped, what did you expect?

 

Touché, my friend.

 

Well, I like to help when I can. Crappy, this is for you:

 

I hope his avatar will not be a reflection of his name.

 

Welcome Crappy to the begining of the end so to speak :happy102

 

Welcome Crappy.

Enchante (Charles) has a specialized method of shaving. Make sure to research Method Shaving in the forums; there are a few practitioners around here too.

Other than that, soak up the rest on traditional wetshaving, and have some fun!