so i've been "wetshaving" with the new gear (badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger brush and safety razor) for about a week now. thoughts and observations :
i'm now at the point where my shave is only slightly worse than with the mach3, and much better than with my old expensive-electric. i can see spots on my kisser that are shaved very closely, now all i need to do is figure out how i did that.
it's a pita to generate a lather from soap or proraso, but i guess i'm getting better... okay, i'm not.
much much less irritation than with the mach3 or the electric. it's obvious why they have that little aloe strip on the mach3 : three blades tear up your skin something fierce (often w/out removing whiskers), the single blade on the safety razor doesn't. it's probably sharper, too.
i enjoy the snob appeal. and the retro-appeal. and the lack of skin irritation. and the fact that it takes longer. and the small amount of skill involved. the neat thing is that it's not just snobby to use this crap : it actually works better than something non-snobby like a norelco electric or a mach3, and the blades are way cheaper than the gilette. the other bits (cream, razor handle) are about the same or a little more expensive, but not terribly more.
i have cut myself far less than i predicted.
i'll probably move on to a straight razor any day now. then the real bloodletting begins!
i'm a silly guy. ho ho ho.
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