in the one month since i began straight shaving i have gotten a little out of control. here are all of the things i've purchased in that time....

norpro "scuttle", bigelow shave cream, pinaud bay rum aftershave, 1.5 oz mama bear bay rum soap, mike's natural bay rum soap

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whipped dog poor man's strop kit, star shaving big daddy strop

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2 x dovo 6/8 best quality with blond scales (one still sealed from SRD), 6/8 dovo bismarck with pearl scales, 5/8 dovo inox with pearlex scales

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there have been days that i have been sweating bullets waiting for the mail hoping it gets here before my wife does. pretty sure if she knew all the stuff i bought i'd need a new place to sleep! how long did it take you guys to go "off the deep end" if you did? did you get carried away at the beginning or was it more gradual?