My Shaving Background

Welcome to my first proper post in Sorrell Shaves.

Like many before me who have entered the world of traditional wet shaving, I started out as a youngster.  I was shaving from the age of 11, initially with whatever I could find in the bathroom.  This happened to be disposables and whatever can of goop was there at the time.  My dad soon realised I was using these, and introduced me briefly to his DE razor.  I remember it having a red tip, but nothing more than that.

After a few goes at this, I didn't really like (or appreciate) it back then.  I stumbled upon cartridge systems (Gillette Sensor Excel) and felt at home.  Now, whilst I had little more than bum fluff, this was fine.  No drama at all.  However, once the beard growth started coming through thick and fast, it started to expose flaws in the cartridge system.  I tried changing razors (I migrated to the Wilkinson Sword Quattro and Gillette Mach 3 when they were available) in an attempt to make shaving more comfortable.  No joy.  I tried different cans of foam, gel, oils, you name it, with no avail.  I did find a couple of software items that made my life a bit more bearable, but this was still less than ideal as these products were post shave, designed to sooth and care for damaged skin.

So, it was some point in 2015 that I recalled the DE my dad tried to get me using (the irony being he was a cart system or electric shaver, depending on time available), and that it might be worth another crack at the whip so to speak.  With that came some due diligence, and I whittled down a mindblowing array of choice to a single razor, a soap that would work scent wise for me, and a couple of other accessories to fit the bill.  I already had a brush from many eons ago, so didn't need to buy one this time round.

From here on in, it was a very slippery slope into the various rabbit holes that appeared before my very eyes!  Soaps and creams became the new sweets to me.  Razor blades became a pleasant thing as opposed to beasts of burden.  Razors became a thing to admire as opposed to a mortal enemy.

I was hooked.  Since that fateful spring day in 2015, I have spent a small fortune on items related to shaving (all of which fit my description of considered purchases), something thankfully my good lady wife has been more than accommodating for (she does have shoe habits that we won't speak of) as she much prefers the groomed look as opposed to days when I rocked the hobo so to speak.

So there we have it, once I was destined to become Grizzly Adams successor, now I rival any Calvin Klein aftershave model in as much as I am smoother than the proverbial babies bottom, cleaner than a whistle...if you have never considered traditional wet shaving, let this be a lesson to thee...

Enter at your wallets risk.

Thanks for reading my introductory post!
Nick