Hi all. My name is Sean. I’ve been DE shaving for maybe 6 months. I used to have a beard but I’ve come to enjoy the ritual so much that I’ve gone clean shaven for the last couple months. I am a daily shaver using a rotation of vintage Gillette open comb razors. The rotation currently includes: US made Gillette NEW SC English RFB 77 English RFB 44 English FB NEW English Goodwill As far as blades I’ve come to discover that I enjoy sharp Russian blades. I currently use: GSB Nacets Pol-Silver SI Voshkod Aside from shaving I enjoy my kids, powerlifting training and Reef aquariums. Cheers! Sean
Welcome Sean @ Kehole! Glad you joined us here at TSD. Sounds like you have a good start with some quality equipment. Do you have any favorite soaps, brushes, or post shave products? Photos always welcome, especially a well balanced salt water fish tank!
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! For soaps I started with the typical new easy to lather products like prorasso, Arko, etc. After getting my bearings and trying a few samples I’ve been using, and become a large fan of a few artisan soaps. New formula tallow and steel, and L&L are both great soaps. But, my favorite has to be Grooming Dept. not only is the performance great but the owners scents are amazing. Mohammed is a nice guy to top it off too ;-) Brushes I quickly settled on badger. I have 2 keepers in hand and a nice one on the way. I have one of the stirling 24mm fan brushes that is amazing for the price and a nice paladin 26mm Cleo. I have a M&F brush being made currently and am patiently waiting for declaration to start making brushes after Scott settles in Michigan.
High their, Sean, glad to have you. I just finished a month of open combs. I have 15 that I rotated through.