Biggest misinformations about Wet Shaving

[DesertIguana]

Pricy Gear =‘ BBS.

Only good Have is if you accomplish BBS.

F.O.M.O. is disease in Wet Shave Community.

Please add more.

 

[Ventastic]

I am quite sure FOMO and gear acquisition is a disease in every hobby.

BTW. You must be 1st place for the number of threads started

 

[DesertIguana]

I am quite sure FOMO and gear acquisition is a disease in every hobby.

BTW. You must be 1st place for the number of threads started

F.O.M.O. is curable when you realize great, is just gear.

Use to collect many things hobby related, then I saw light, and realized what was actually needed.

Collection dwindled down to items actually needed.

 

[AndThatsARockFact]

I feel like once you join a community, you get sorted out pretty quick.

However, I DO feel bad for several friends who do the daily Gillette cartridge shave for their jobs. They say they’re annoyed by by the process, but they think DE razors are dangerous. The same guys are also afraid of needles and blood, dry-swallowing pills, and are picky eaters though, so there’s that.

 

[Twelvefret]

The love of acquiring new skills and enjoying new experiences might better explain the motivation rather than fear.

Some like soaps, others brushes, still others vintage accessories. Surely they are allowing themselves the opportunity to enjoy rather than living in fear.

 

[SpeedyPC]

That Arko is the world most urinal soap on earth.

 

[Randy]

That Arko is the world most urinal soap on earth.

Which you love

 

[Johnny Bravo]

F.O.M.O. is curable when you realize great, is just gear.

Use to collect many things hobby related, then I saw light, and realized what was actually needed.

Collection dwindled down to items actually needed.

I have F.O.M.O all the time with my two hobbies.
One is shaving gear and the other is wives and not necessarily my own.
Fortunately for me the two hobbies are interlinked because those husbands pay for my shaving gear to keep away lmao

 

[SpeedyPC]

Which you love

 

[chazt]

Pricy Gear =‘ BBS.
Only good Have is if you accomplish BBS.
F.O.M.O. is curable when you realize great, is just gear.
Use to collect many things hobby related, then I saw light, and realized what was actually needed.
Collection dwindled down to items actually needed.

You’re killing me here Iggy. There is no misinformation involved.
Your first point, “Pricy Gear =‘ BBS. Only good Have is if you accomplish BBS.”

First, What? Who says pricey gear equals bbs? I can’t name one person on this forum or any other forum who states this. Maybe they get bbs results as a result of their fabulous technique. Did you ever stop to consider that? It seems to me you’re implying that guys who enjoy using pricey gear are shoving their great shaves down your and everyone else’s collective throat. You conveniently forget to talk about all the guys who use inexpensive gear and get great bbs results. Why do you set it up as a competition? Why do you feel the need to keep berating the hobbyists? This is a community of hobbyists. We welcome everyone at all levels of interest and ability. Please man, it’s enough already. We get it. You enjoy your gear and get great results. Some guys enjoy a variety of pricey and inexpensive gear. It’s all good man.

Your next point,
“Collection dwindled down to items actually needed.”
Well then it’s not really a collection at that point. Just your necessary gear.

Mister, it seems to me you’re having difficulty processing the hobbyist vs. every day functional user aspect to our community. And frankly I’d always thought that just about every member of this forum and every other forum is essentially a hobbyist of one form or another. You are too. You’re a PAA fanboy. And that’s fine. Enjoy. Really.

Consider this, just food for thought… Would you say that a hobbyist is more than likely an every day functional user, whereas an every day functional user is not necessarily going to be, and likely is not a hobbyist?

That, my good man, is the crux of the biscuit you beat like a deceased equine. Those who collect beyond just the need for mere functionality do so for the pleasure it brings above and beyond mere function.

Dude. Live and let live.

 

[Twelvefret]

I’ve got some holders and blades I’m not using if you’re interested in experiencing something different from your current accoutrements . You are in the US, i think? Send me a PM if interested.

 

[DesertIguana]

Well a lot of misinformation is on U-Tube from U-Tubers endorsing products they are paid to hype, given free stuff to say it is great, or wonderful, or the holy grail.

There is one honest U-tube I watch often, I respect him as he says, this item, Soap, Razor, Blade, Brush, etc. was sent for free, sent for me to review, or I bought and paid for it..

 

[chazt]

Well a lot of misinformation is on U-Tube from U-Tubers endorsing products they are paid to hype, given free stuff to say it is great, or wonderful, or the holy grail.

There is one honest U-tube I watch often, I respect him as he says, this item, Soap, Razor, Blade, Brush, etc. was sent for free, sent for me to review, or I bought and paid for it..

So if this is truly what you think, feel and ACTUALLY MEAN then say so! Stop blading people for liking what they like. It’s just shaving. Give it a rest, man. Turn off the YouTube. Buy a soap you’re interested in, if you like it leave a review and tell everyone you paid for it. We will definitely respect you for it. Take one for the team.

 

[DesertIguana]

So if this is truly what you think, feel and ACTUALLY MEAN then say so! Stop blading people for liking what they like. It’s just shaving man. Give it a rest, man. Turn off the YouTube. Buy a soap you’re interested in, if you like it leave a review and tell everyone you paid for it. We will definitely respect you for it. Take one for the team.

It is just Shaving off Unwanted Beard, and the truth it is it can be that simple, or very complicated process. Depending upon how deep a person wants to stick their feet in water.

The U-Tube who is my favorite is a Real Life Shaving Nerd, he dissects everything, and his most interesting comments are on Soaps, Croaps, Creams, Colones, and After Shave.

He is good at directing every Scent like a Biology Student dissecting his first Dead Frog, to find every organ, bone, or muscle that made the living creature work when alive.

Me personally Scents or Smell are either to my liking, or dislike, and I do not have a great sniffer to direct every aroma in some complexed product. Yes I can smell strong odors like Citrus, Tobacco, Smoke, but I am the guy who cannot ID, Top, Middle, and Bottom Notes or Scents.

Maybe I am lucky I keep it simple about Scents, either likening, or disliking, and find some Scents soso.

 

[JD55]

I'm way off topic but..
When I started down the rabbit hole, it was all about experiencing the many different ways one can shave and the numerous instruments with which to do so, which span over many many years. I'm so happy to have traveled this road with the many different experiences that have not only brought me pleasure but have also taught me many things.
At the end of the day, it's all about what makes us happy individually with our choices.. and the results of. That's it. It's not about the gear at all, it's about you being happy with your choices/ results..if you are, then I'm happy for you. Nobody needs to justify their choices to others. I never see anyone being anything other than respectful here. A bit of ribbing maybe but that's fun
Be happy folks..our days are numbered.