Biggest lie I have ever told! - Unknowingly
Darling (I said to my wife), these straight razors look a great idea. These Gillete Mach 3 things are costing a fortune and only last about 4 shaves. At £3.5 a week that's over £150 and year, I said with a confident air. A straight razor would be such a saving. One off purchase 1 razor, 1 Hone bit of soap all done until I am wrinkly and old. My a$$ ! This hobbie / pass time is so addictive. First razor from lynn nice and sharp and after 2 weeks I am starting to shave loads better. Even starting some against the grain stuff, deep breath and complete silence required.
So $150 dollars in seams great I have all the gear I will even need. I will save a fortune. Then something odd happens you start reading this forum called SRP and this other thing called ebay. So I started looking at some old razors they look fun I will buy one its only £10 what a bargin. Then these guys seam to be talking about parosso shave soap and pre-shave treatment better get some of that, that would improve my technique ( its all about the gear not my crap technique :-) ). Then I started to notice little tiny "bites" in my blade, over stropping? I know, i think to myself I can sort that I have been reading about those Naniwa 12K stones there supposed to be great. I had better order one £79 later there is one in the post.
I have now noticed that maybe my bathroom isn't going to be big enough for all this shaving stuff so I think we had better move house. Legal fees, new house, moving costs - maybe an extra £200,000.
I have only been at this 2 weeks! Gillete mach 3 now looks bl**dy cheep but very very dull. Is there a form of medication that I can take to get me over this obsession?