Thread: Please help a noob pick out everything he needs

Originally Posted by Steak

Yeah, I'll take my time. The first week I'll probably just get my sideburns and side of my face like the guide says.

How should I sterilize my blade? I mean, if I'm going to potentially draw blood with it, I want to make sure it's clean, so that I do not get infected from the blade.

Holy cow someone actually read the instructions!

If you got that one from Gugi he is a pro and will sterilize it before he sends it out.

If however your OCD like some of us you can use rubbing alcohol this is also good for drying the blade as it displaces water.

If you want to go hardcore you can buy barbicide at any beauty supply place and give it a dunk for a few minutes.

Holy cow someone actually read the instructions!

If you got that one from Gugi he is a pro and will sterilize it before he sends it out.

If however your OCD like some of us you can use rubbing alcohol this is also good for drying the blade as it displaces water.

If you want to go hardcore you can buy barbicide at any beauty supply place and give it a dunk for a few minutes.

Alright. I'll probably just get the barbicide, lol. Not that I'm that worried, but meh, what the hell. If I drop it or something I just want something on hand.

Again, thanks everyone for their recommendations/help.

I've spent so much money this weekend. Pretty much a months worth of salary on razors and a pair of shoes. Hopefully it's worth it, lol. So earlier when you said money isn't an problem, well, to normal people it might of been. But I see no problem in spending a months salary in pursuit of a perfect shave. Life's little pleasures are the most important to me. (I'm going to college and only work part time, so that's why I make so little, lol)

Originally Posted by Steak

I've spent so much money this weekend. Pretty much a months worth of salary on razors

wait till the ADs (Acquisition Disorders) kick in





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wait till the ADs (Acquisition Disorders) kick in

How could I not enjoy wet shaving?

And I still think in the long run it will save me money. It's an investment.

Weather it saves you money in the long run is kind of incidental. One you get good at straight saving you will actually look forward to shaving instead of dreading the chore.

It is like you said, life's little pleasures. Women have their manicures and pedicures to make them feel pretty and feminine, so why shouldn't men have a comfortable masculine shave. I find the pretreatment and after treatment to be a little luxury of my own.

BTW, I use and after shave soothing lotion, a post shave balm, and aftershave. All the rubbing in and massaging my face really makes me feel good. Add that to fewer nicks and less shaving irritation and shaving really doesn't have a down side any more.

BTW, I use and after shave soothing lotion, a post shave balm, and aftershave.

I don't really know what I'll use. This is an interesting experience. I'm 19 so I've been shaving for a little while at least, and yet, I really have no clue what I'm doing. All I've ever used was some gellete foam stuff. And before that I didn't use anything.

I've been shaving for more than 35 years and never enjoyed shaving 'till I became proficient with a straight. The aftershave lotion and after shave balm I use is from Nivea. The aftershave splash I use is one that I started using in college.