Traditional Shaving Soap, Mugs & Brushes by Benton Clay

I’m not a bad musician. Recently I had the opportunity to play a $10,000 flute and man could that instrument sing. But without years of practice on my $400 student flute, I would never have been able to appreciate the nuance and expressiveness of the more expensive version. Sometimes repetition is good. Try using the same shaving gear for days upon end, even weeks or months upon end, until you are contented with your shave. Find the optimal performance of your chosen tool set. Learn the variables and tweak them to perfection. Once you have mastered the technique, branch out to other brands, other blades, changing up only one element at a time. Remember, your forefathers achieved BBS using the same tools year over year because they had few options. For those with less than perfect shaves, were they less masculine for having a 5 o’clock shadow by 12 noon? Hardly. How about some perspective! Let’s be less concerned about acquiring gear and consumables and more concerned about being content with what we have. With the a few basic tools and solid technique, you too can be contented with your shave.