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Joe from Melbourne

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Jcos

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Hi all,

I’m Joe from Melbourne.

I started DE shaving about four months ago and am hooked. I shave every day and love the whole shaving process. Especially love the sound of my whiskers getting mowed down.

At the moment I am using a Muhle R89 with feather blade, which I think is an excellent first razor. Very forgiving. Once I have mastered my technic I would like to start trying some of my other razors. I use Proraso pre-shave and then Mitchell’s Fat Wool soap. It lathes up really nice for me and feels really good on the skin. I have tried Proraso Green soap and doesn’t even come close for me. But I really think the Proraso Green aftershave is awesome, nice sting and cool feeling.

I have best and pure badger brushes, but I prefer my $12 Omega Boar bristle.

I now have an obsession and have been buying a whole heap of razors, including some vintage Gillette’s. Through this obsession and Ebay purchases, I was able to make contact with a champion of a guy from SA. He suggested this forum, so here I am.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to reading others experiences and advice, and hope to offer my own experiences and advice as well.
 
Welcome to the forum @Jcos. You will certainly find a lot of like minded individuals here and I am sure we will be able to help you dig your way further down the rabbit hole.

Is the person from SA that you met through ebay a member here also?
 
Welcome @Jcos - I am sure you will have a fantastic time here (y)

Your line-up is already very impressive, no wonder you enjoy your shaves so much ;)
 
Jcos said:
Do any of you guys use a scuttle (shaving bowl)?
and if yes are they any good, or is a $2 rice bowl good enough.
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A scuttle is one of those things that you either use and love or don't use at all. Most people that I know of that have used a scuttle swear by them. Personally I face lather so all I need is a mug to soak my brush in (these days I generally only have my brush in there for a minute anyway) and a bowl for lathering samples in (I used a cheap $2 soup bowl for ages for this).

Definitely a case of each to their own.
 
Welcome mate - potter around and enjoy your stay!
 
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