Hello ladies and gentlemen. Since some time I have been wetshaving using the proper methods of old. Of course before this began I used the well-known cartridge and can of goop. I always found shaving to be very unsatisfactory and lacking my personal high standards. Just an obligatory part of the routine to start the day. Then I stumbled upon this little barbershop that still sold proper straigth edge razors and DE's. Stacks and stacks of heavenly shaving cream, soft rustling brushes and lovely AS products such as Aqua Velva, Old Spice and the lot. The products I took home actually were quite a bit of an impulse buy but everyone needs to indulge oneself on occasion. I read a bit about how to make a good lather and how to avoid cutting those arteries into little pieces of ribbon. Naturally I nicked myself a few times but where I left my face intact it was delightfully smooth and didn't hurt at all. And thus another convert was born. Since this time I have used feathers merkurs gillettes rotbarts derbies, and some more I can't remember. My favorite setup still remains a cheap Omega boar hair brush (I know I am a heretic but I simply like boar), TOBS Sandalwood shaving creme, a dovo 5/8 silver steel with ebony scales, TOBS sandalwood AS balsam and to finish of nicely some Fragonard Eau de Hongrie EDT. I am looking forward to my here and hope to become an even better shaver.
Welcome to The Shave Den, S&S. Nothing wrong with the boar brush! Many of us started out with those, and they still are great for soaps.
It would seem that the mere mentioning of the words aqua velva are capable of starting an uproar. So that would make havoc an appropriate name. But what on earth is this so-called havoc here at the shaveden? Just to stay on the side of caution, I must stress that I like Aqua Velva occasionally. It certainly isn't an everyday aftershave or my goto aftershave. Just something that I use every once in a while. My true goto would probably be one of the scents of Fragonard. It might also be nice to mention that I made wild boar stew a few times. It really can be delicious if you know how to make it right. Same goes for hares. Oh and before I forget to mention it, thank you for the welcome everyone.
Just some good-natured, fun competition between the Velva heads and the Velva haters. See this post for a definition of the HAVOC acronym. And then there's the AVCL, or "Anti-Velva Citizens League."
