Thread: I hate you all

Hate may be a bit strong, how about loath or despise as appropriate adjectives. I was quite happy in my blissful ignorance about shaving in general and SR shaving more specifically until you guys came along and ruined it all for me. I have been shaving with a SR since puberty when my Grandfather taught me and since then I have shaved with just about everything under the sun. I have used whale blubber, lard, hand soap, canned shaving cream and more often than not, just plain old water as a lubricant for shaving and been quite content at that... But. Ever since I started participating on this site and reading about all the different lotions, lathers, soaps and powders and all the fragrances that go along with them I have decided to try a few. I just received my order from Maggards, I hate them too, of Proraso red in the sandalwood and a big batch of samplers to try before deciding, low and behold, my whole world has flipped upside down. Normally, I am extremely sensitive to what my nose tells me are strong odors and so I tend to avoid heavy fragrances at all cost because they send me into convulsions of gagging, not so with the Proraso. I had half expected to receive my order only to open it up to find that I would not be able to live with it and have to give it to my Father-in-law who shaves with a DE. But Noooooo, I had to pre-treat with the shave oil and then lather up with the sandlewood and get one of the best shaves I have had in a long time, not since shaving with whale blubber. Now, dang it, I have to start looking at all the other stuff that is out there lurking to separate me from my hard earned money just to have a fabulous shaving experience. I hate you all, Lynn especially.