Thread: How did I escape the brush obsession?

Originally Posted by Obie

Gentlemen:

I can do well with one straight razor, one strop, one brush, one shave soap and one styptic pencil.

I can also get by on one meal a day.

But I think I prefer six small meals a day — and a glass of fine wine for the evening.

Regards,

Obie

Yes, and a fine brush is like a fine wine. The wine cellar must be fully stocked.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes, and a fine brush is like a fine wine. The wine cellar must be fully stocked.

My dear thebigspendur:

How well you speak.

Yes, the wine cellar must be fully stocked.

And it is.

After all, Pliny the Elder said, "In wine there is truth."

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Chelicerae

I've got dozens of straights, and still manage to acquire at least one a week. Enough shaving soaps and creams that I could shave for the next 4 months and never use the same one twice, and I'm currently fighting the urge to place another order for another 3 or 4. The 9 or 10 hones that I have are certainly insufficient and I'm looking to splurge on a high-end stone such as a CF, Thuri or Escher real soon. My after shave selection grows steadily, and have even experimented mixing my own.

I have 2 brushes, a $4.00 boar from the drugstore, and a $10.00 pure badger Bass which I bought because it came with a matching plastic holder. I see all these brushes going from a few dollars to over $400, and I doubt that I could tell the difference between the 2 extremes. I feel like I'm missing out on something wonderful. An unrefined, crude, uncouth boor that cannot appreciate the angelic kiss of a Plisson High White Mountain Badger or Kent Silvertip.

I once convinced myself I needed only one brush! Then I got a second a third and.................. then I published this:

Fido's Shaving Brush Blog

So beware.