Just wanted to check in quick. Im Jon from NY, just recently joined after getting into "old school" shaving. I recently purchased my whole set up with a de razor and badger brush after growing tired of the poor (and expensive!) shave I was getting from my old cartridge razor. Ive learned a decent from the forums so far and hope to be an active contributor on the boards!
Since you are new to the Double Edge world, here is the advice I received when I started with a DE and so I freely give it to new users. The most important things in shaving are, your skin and technique. All other things fall in line behind those two things and to support them. Since the skin is a given fixed item, the next major item is technique. It is called THE 30 DAY RULE. THE 30 DAY RULE is as follows: Find a razor, then a blade that will not cause issues with your skin (that may take a few different blades in a sampler pack to find a suitable choice or it maybe the first out of the gate) and select a soap or cream that is easy to generate good lather. Once you find those, and it may take a couple of weeks to find this combination, order a quantity of that blade enough for 30 days, and then spend 30 days using nothing else until you build up your technique. (Note that only one brand blade is used for 30 days after each blade in the sampler pack is tested to make the decision on the blade brand to use for 30 days.) The 30 day clock starts when you have the right blade for you. After 30 days, change one and only one variable and work for another week then change another after another week. At that point you should be able to make better decisions because your technique is now in place. This will help you to avoid buying too much gear and stuff too soon without having the technique down to enjoy it all. This really does work. Oh and one more thing ... Welcome to the Den. We know you'll fit right in. So grab yourself a comfy chair, and give our threads a spin! Burma Shave
to TSD bigmac53..I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.... I''m glad to see your adopting "traditional shaving" so early. If you like it now it only gets better as time goes on. I suffered shaving 10-12 times a month with canned goo and carts for 34 years before finding salvation. Now I shave everyday and look forward to the experience! Time,Technique,Practice and Patience will get you to the "BEST" shaves of your life and you'll have a "GREAT" time learning, doing and sharing knowledge around here....
