Greetings from a refugee from the Dark Side
I was captured by the quantity of posting at that other place but the ignorance and fanboy nature of the place finally got to me. Hopefully, the atmosphere is a bit more enlightened here.
I'm a safety razor guy with one modern and two vintage razors (EJ, Super Speed, Aristocrat) and a few brushes (EJ Super Badger, Omega, Semogue, Vulfix 404, and, of course, a VdH). I like Astra SPs and Walmart Wilkinsons and my weakness seems to come in the area of soaps and creams. I have no preference between the two but I definitely like Cella, PdP, T&H rose cream, TOBS sandalwood, and a mess of others.
Been shaving this way on and off since the 60's but did spend many years with a Norelco during my working years. I still use it today to finish spots I don't want to repeatedly hit with ATG passes. I was told at the other place it was because I didn't know what I was doing by the *experts* there. I tried to explain it was a choice based on precisely that - experience.
Anyway, look forward to joining in from time to time here and feel very relieved to be done with the Death Star...