Hi everyone, I'm Sean & am living in Dana Point down in South Orange County, CA. I've been using Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood & Eton College cream & a badger brush for over 10 years but was using cartridges until I switched up to DE shaving about 3 months ago. It's been a great switch for me and I have found myself looking forward to my daily shave vs looking at it as a chore as I used to. A long-time meditator, I also appreciate the mindfulness aspect of shaving and I feel chilled out and ready to face the world after I'm done. I use a Feather AS-D2 razor and am a Russian blade fanatic, with Gillette Silver Blue's being my go-to, and also using Polsilvers, Voskhods, Astras and Gillette 7 o'clock yellows all in my rotation. I feel like I have the right blades & razor down, and have been really getting into different soaps and shaving sticks over the last couple of months, so I've enjoyed lurking here for a while reading different soap & shaving stick reviews. Beyond my new shaving hobby, I ride a sports bike motorcycle, play poker, ultimate frisbee, read a lot, and enjoy spending time with my wife (we've been married about a year and a half) doing things like hiking around SoCal, sea kayaking and cooking. I'm looking forward to picking up tips & tricks from the good folks here and I thank you in advance for welcoming me into the fold!
Welcome @CliffDweller ! Glad you brought your experience to our little corner of the Interwebs. Don't be shy & use that search box. If you don't find the answers, opinions, or information you seek - start a new thread! Digging your avatar. Powers Boothe is quite the handsome guy.
Thanks RyX, and thanks everyone else for the kind words! I have used "Marlowe" as my screen name for years on other boards I've belonged to (mostly music & motorcycle forums), but alas Marlowe was taken here already, but I'm still using my favorite avatar. Thanks for the compliment, it seemed perfect for this forum too.
Hi Sean and Welcome to The Shave Den. I too enjoy the mindfulness aspect of shaving too. Sent from my LG-V480 using Tapatalk