Hi,

My name is Patrick and I am “new” to this forum and wet shaving. Eighteen years ago, I bought a cheap brush and some Gillette cream and gave it a try. Lack of experience and information, and money forced me to give up. I did not feel like I was missing much because I did not have much to shave to begin with, and was lucky to be able to shave against the growth with a two-blade disposable razor without any razor burn. Most of the time, I would not even use an after shave balm.

I would have continued to do the same had I not come across this forum while looking for ways to improve my knife sharpening skills. All of a sudden I was brought back to when I was having a haircut as a kid in my native country. After each cut, the barber would take his straight razor and strop it. I can still hear the sound of the razor on the strop 30 years later.

Within two weeks, I have bought a synthetic brush, a badger brush, a safety razor, blades, and some soap and cream. I have to slow down my number of shave, otherwise I could end up with no skin on my face.

I am not ready to make the jump to straight razor yet for I currently cannot bring enough time to the table. It’s just a matter of when though.