Greetings to the forum and newbie question
Hello to everyone on the board!
My situation:
I am currently shaving with mach 3's and after receiving a badger brush and proraso soap as a gift I instantly started getting better shaves. It dawned on me that maybe other traditional ways of shaving are superior to this fancy plastic gizmo that costs me an arm and a leg.... sure enough after scouring the internet researching (as is my tendency when i have time to kill :)) I got hooked on the idea of shaving with something else.
My question is really concerning that 'something else'. Naturally I want to jump right in with a straight razor and my researching brought me onto this site....
Anyways, my question is: based on personal experience which of the following options would you guys suggest is the best way to natural progress into straight razor shaving? (again granted I am still a 'newb' using a multiblade)
I have boiled down the options to:
A) going with a DE razor -> testing the waters -> then trying out the DOVO shavette or a straight
B) going with the dovo shavette -> testing the waters -> then going to a straight
C) jumping into the deep end and getting a strop, a straight honed by someone experienced -> then getting a waterstone in 6 months if i decide to stick with it
and as a starter:
C1) getting a vintage blade off someone on the forum 30-60?
C2) getting a brand new blade off classicshaving or whatnot 60-120?
C3) going the ebay or flea market route?
To be honest I don't want to invest a large sum of money at first. Option C seems to be $100+? i also realize if in the long run I do eventually decide to switch over to a straight from whatever it'll cost me more to "test" the waters. Currently, I am sort of torn between option B and C. For $30 i can pretty much try it out... i need some guidance! :shrug:
Cheers,
Rob