Have to agree, shaving with a DE hasn't saved me any money. But that has been my choice to go down the road of artisan soaps and such. What it has done though it has made me shave a whole lot better. It takes me longer to shave and long gone are the cartridge and can goo days, where a quick once over and I was done. And yeah I get the odd cut, but I get a much better shave. Sasquatch makes a good point about shaving rash and in grown hairs. He also makes. Good point about adjusting to a different shave, a DE shave will take you longer, you do need to slow things down and think about where your shaving. But once you get there you'll know what a BBS (Baby's Bum Shave) is.
If you don't want to take the step of a straight or a DE then if you do one thing buy a brush and a decent soap. One thing I have learnt is a good thick lather with help you get a better shave even with a cartridge. I haven't a clue what a can of shave cream even costs today. Outlay wise for £20 you can get a decent boar brush and a tub of soap, that brush will last you years and the soap at least a bit longer than a tub of goo. Them little blue Wilkinson Sword tubs in my opinion, horrible and if your starting out one to avoid.
Now on the subject of brushes, brush care is easy, wash out lol the soap with clean water until the brush runs clean. Gentle squeeze dry in a towel after flicking the brush several times to get rid of excess water. Then leve in an airy place. Also don't be put off if at first the brush is a little scratchy, a boar brush will take a little breaking in. If your a veggie then look no further than the Body Shop as they do a synthetic "hair" brush for £7 (ish).
Afraid to say I do partake of "poncey" soaps £20 ones from USA and even more expensive ones from France. Are they any better than a bowl of that blue bowl wilkinson sword stuff, hell yeah !!!
Oh and as for shaving in the wild ? Yeah the same kit goes camping, I've been in a field at 6:30 a.m. Shaving with a brush and DE.
If you don't want to take the step of a straight or a DE then if you do one thing buy a brush and a decent soap. One thing I have learnt is a good thick lather with help you get a better shave even with a cartridge. I haven't a clue what a can of shave cream even costs today. Outlay wise for £20 you can get a decent boar brush and a tub of soap, that brush will last you years and the soap at least a bit longer than a tub of goo. Them little blue Wilkinson Sword tubs in my opinion, horrible and if your starting out one to avoid.
Now on the subject of brushes, brush care is easy, wash out lol the soap with clean water until the brush runs clean. Gentle squeeze dry in a towel after flicking the brush several times to get rid of excess water. Then leve in an airy place. Also don't be put off if at first the brush is a little scratchy, a boar brush will take a little breaking in. If your a veggie then look no further than the Body Shop as they do a synthetic "hair" brush for £7 (ish).
Afraid to say I do partake of "poncey" soaps £20 ones from USA and even more expensive ones from France. Are they any better than a bowl of that blue bowl wilkinson sword stuff, hell yeah !!!
Oh and as for shaving in the wild ? Yeah the same kit goes camping, I've been in a field at 6:30 a.m. Shaving with a brush and DE.