hellou gentlemen,
so i just made a few purchases from SRD as the spirit of christmas overwhelmed me (too late thoug, but nonetheless it did :D ), from what ive read about it over here i have come to know that it is an excellent place to purchase shaving necessities. although, i do not know much about the following products that i have purchased. my cart included:
dovo best quality 5/8" blonde scales
3" srd red latigo strop
a few saples of opus x and sandalwood srd soap
and finally taylor of old bond street sandalwood shaving cream 150g tub
i have been shaving with straights for about a month but this is my first real purchase. till now i have been using a stainless steel razor that my aunt gifted to me from Poland as a birthday gift, its quite sharp and provides a comfortable shave but sadly i dont know what its called so i took the liberty of naming it "the eradicator" lol. also, i received a vintage razor from my brother from seattle which also did an excellent job but a series of unfortunate events led me to send it out for repairs:boohoo:...makes my heart heavy:aargh:. and for stropping ive been using whippeddog's poor man strop which has really worked well so far
so basically all i want to know is that is this a good purchase? apart form the cream and soaps (ofcourse) are the products listed above ready to last a lifetime with proper care? i mean from what ive seen on other sites good razors cost around $300 and strops around $180. so are these products what i need for my beginner's stage (As i still consider myself one) and ill have to transition to other higher end products or are they up for a lifetime? my order is currently processing and itll take a few weeks for it to get here so i was just wondering id spend the time learning about them and if any ssspecial or unique methods of care are required. Also, i didnt know where i shouldve posted this thread so i posted it here, i hope it doesnt upset the moderators:w
all your opinions are most appreciated as always
and a Merry Christmas to you all :angel: