New South African wetshaver

Discussion in 'Welcome Center' started by matthewoli98, Feb 25, 2019.

  1. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Hey guys!!!
    Im a young 21 from South Africa who recently started wetshaving, probably in about June last year. I joined a local SA forum and i went from 3 razors to 5 in the last month! The RAD has bitten!!!
    Here's a sneak peak of my collection.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  2. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Welkom my jong vriend - dit is so lekker!
     
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  3. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

    Welcome from Alabama the Heart of Dixie!
     
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  4. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Dankie Oom Jeff!
    Jys n baie goeie vriend!

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  5. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Hembree!

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  6. lightcs1776

    lightcs1776 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the Shaving Den forums.

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  7. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Baie dankie - jou ook!
     
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  8. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Thanks a lot, ill be copying all my reviews from the other forums and putting them on the forum for people to see

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  9. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Matthew, jy het op die regte plek gekom!
     
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  10. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

    You are welcome. The South African Boer farmers hold a special place in my heart because of the land seizers. There will be a time in the near future when South Africa will not be able to feed itself. Glad you joined the Shave Den and you will like it here!
     
  11. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Hello and Welcome!
     
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  12. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Yep, the paw paws hitting the fan here, even the national energy grid is on the verge of collapse.

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  13. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Thanks!

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  14. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Welcome to the Den.
     
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  15. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

    Sorry to here. SA was a great western civilized country at one time. Be carefull!
     
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  16. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Ill probably emigrate in a few years after studying.

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  17. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Thanks!

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  18. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Im sure i will! Was introduced to the forum by one of my good friends from Canada who i met on the mastershave forum.

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  19. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Welcome to TSD @matthewoli98! From the photos looks like you are well into figuring out your preferences. Folks rarely stop at one each of soap, brush, razor & blade, or post shave product.

    Is that a Fatip Piccolo? Good razor! If you get a chance to try a vintage Gillette NEW Long Comb you might find them to your liking too.
     
  20. matthewoli98

    matthewoli98 Well-Known Member

    Great observation! Yes it is a fatip piccolo, i received it in a PIF from a guy on the mastershave forum along with soaps and creams as well as blades. My first razor was a locally made 2 dollar lion razor paired with their locally made blades, 2 months into wet shaving i found a near mint gillette aristocrat for 7 dollars and picked it up in a heartbeat. Before that i used to lather gels, which worked quite well but isnt as good as soap. Theres very limited selection here except for two specialist shops, both have excellent made in South Africa soaps. Yehuda recently tried some of our soaps and he loved them!

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