New to straight razors...

Hello y'all. My name is Anthony and I am new to the world of straight razors. After 30 years of shaving, I find myself wanting something different. After moving into a new house and having the Mrs. misplace all my razors and cartridges, I have the greenlight to invest in a new shaving set-up.

I have a $100 budget to work with, and browsing the forums for insights and reviews has been incredibly helpful in avoiding a few of the brands on the No-No list. I just wanted to say hello and tell everyone Thank You here on SRP.

I'm currently browsing the Classifieds and keeping an eye out for what I will be starting my journey with. Tuesday begins the new adventure!

Welcome! Ask all the questions you want. We are all here for the same reason, to share and learn. Go slow at the beginning and give it time. Good luck.

Welcome aboard mate good to see you are doing your research in the right places first for the better starter options

Welcome to SRP!
The classifieds are a great place to look for a shaver on a budget. Good luck!

Hi and welcome. Good luck and any questions feel free to ask

Howdy and welcome to SRP !!!

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Welcome and I hope you enjoy the journey, you'll get some great help and advice here.

Welcome to SRP. Just remember you need at least four items in that 100 dollar budget. One needs to be a shave ready razor, a strop, a brush and shave soap or cream.

The strop and razor will take up most of your budget.

I have already blown the budget, lol. Only took 3 items, too... I even impressed myself. :)

Now I just need to find a good soap that my face enjoys. All I've ever known was Gillette shaving cream.

Welcome, there is tons of great information and great people on this forum. Everyone is very helpful. There is no turning back for you now, BAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA best of luck. Shave on

As I say in Beginner's Tips, Van Der Hagen is a good, inexpensive soap that lathers well. Not their glycerin, but their deluxe (I think that's the name) soap. After you are more familiar with shaving techniques then you could try various sample size soaps and creams from various sites.

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I have already blown the budget, lol. Only took 3 items, too... I even impressed myself. :)

Now I just need to find a good soap that my face enjoys. All I've ever known was Gillette shaving cream.

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LOL that will happen with this hobby. As to soap there is a ton of options. I will give some general locally available options for you. VDH deluxe as mention is a good option most drug stores seem to carry it. The VDH luxury brand that Walmart and target are now carrying is also good soap. If you have a bath and body works near you the C.O. Bigalow tube shave cream is really good. At body shop the maca root shave cream is really good. Locctaine if you have one near the cade shave soap is really good. If you want to do some hunting barber shops that offer straight shaves seem to be popping up more recently and they tend to sell shave creams or soaps.

Oh don't forget a good after shave and nick stick

Another vote for VDH soap. Available at local locations mentioned and I find it at my Walgreens on sale for a couple of bucks. Great soap for the price. Never had problems getting an awesome lather out of it and nice, slick protection.

Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride! Ask if you need help. Lots of awesome responses if you need help!

Thanks Newell. I've just been reading everything available. Trying to absorb everything, while trying to not to get overwhelmed. Like a well-loaded brush, lol.

Reading keeps me busy and keeps me off Amazon. Which is a good thing I guess, considering my wife says I shop like a woman on their birthday, lol.