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Sensor has no soul, it's just a dead thing.
You can get to your destination in a Ferrari or you can get there in a Hillman Imp, you'll still get there, it's just a shave. Everyone's is different and as long as you are happy with yours that is all that counts.Sensor has no soul, it's just a dead thing.
I've always enjoyed the ritual of shaving - even with a cartridge razor. Curiosity got the better of me and I started traditional wet shaving at the beginning of 2019. Proraso boar brush, Proraso sandalwood cream and a Merkur 34C. I then lurked on the forums for a few months, purchasing some vintage razors on ebay. My first expensive razor purchase was that same year - a RazoRock 84 Game Changer. £70! If I had been advised a £70 razor at the very beginning of the journey, I'd have walked away. Something I think we need to remember when offering noobs advice. I winced at my £35 34C!
Like @wayne_m , I was bitten by the madness. I've amassed hundreds of soaps and razors. Sold stuff to then buy the same thing again at a later date. I'm a collector (hoarder) by nature and enjoy collecting. I research incessantly and purchase - often buying the next thing before the last purchase has arrived. I enjoy my shaving but my interest in buying shaving related items is waning. Primarily due to the number of disappointments I've bought in the last 18 months. My collection is still large but it's stuff I know I like. Anything that doesn't work for me is sold. I'm not interested in faffing around to get stuff to work for me when I've got items I like within immediate reach. My new Sabre is my last shaving related purchase for a while. I need to caveat this - it's not because I'm restraining myself, my interest just lays elsewhere now.
Pens (again). I'm going at fountain pens like I did my shaving paraphernalia. Same incessant research and buying. It's just my nature - there'll always be something. It's also comforting to see the same bollocks arguments on pen forums as there is on shaving forums (new vs vintage, this material vs that material and common held beliefs that are probably deeply rooted in total bullshit). Do I feel guilty about my purchases? Slightly, I suppose. It's straight up consumerism. It's never at the expense of looking after my family though.
What have I learnt from my journey?:
- A great shave can be had with cheap items but there is something to be said for having and using nice items.
- Artisinal does not always mean quality and I've often experienced that price is not commensurate with quality.
- Group think is really a thing. Not so much here but I've seen it on lots of forums.
- I've been surprised by the gentlemanly nature of the shaving community. Despite the fact many of us have never met face-to-face, we trust each other with both our money and our expensive assets through loans etc. There can't be many corners of the Internet that operate like this.
A great shave can be had with cheap items but there is something to be said for having and using nice items.
Artisinal does not always mean quality and I've often experienced that price is not commensurate with quality.
Group think is really a thing. Not so much here but I've seen it on lots of forums.
I've been surprised by the gentlemanly nature of the shaving community. Despite the fact many of us have never met face-to-face, we trust each other with both our money and our expensive assets through loans etc. There can't be many corners of the Internet that operate like this.
I'm pretty sure I was given the same advice when I started out but we all go on our own journeys. Sometimes you need to learn the hard way, that the advice you were given was correctNeed to frame that and put it at the top of the page.
There is always something new learn about the stuff that young blokes get up to at night in the UK.Like so many other forum members, I started out shaving my neighbors pets late at night. Then I figured what the hell, maybe I'll try shaving my own face.
For a while there, many cats were running around with a poodle cut. Yeah, it's a pretty common story I know.
That clip will give me nightmares