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bluefoxicy
I seem to be destroying my blade too easily!
My technique sucks.
I seem to have come to an interesting point though, in regards to the myriad of straight razor options available to me: full hollow/half hollow aside, there seem to be two types of disposable blade straights.
I've heard tell repeatedly that shavettes cause horrible injury and double-edge blades aren't made for straight shavers. I bought one anyway, maybe I'll use it, maybe I'll kill myself with it, who knows?
But the other side of this is I've also heard the Feather straight razors work decently. I also have an Artist Club solid brass coming, with ProGuard and Professional blades. I've looked at the two spe......t(*) razors as well; the Prebeau actually got my eye originally, because it's designed for women, which... I mean, it's a straight razor, ***? Oh, and also the blade is wire wrapped at points to prevent you from killing yourself with it. While shaving your legs.
Is it worth retreating to the RG for a few cycles until I'm comfortable with the straight, and then getting my Astrale honed up again and trying to get to work with that? As for the Shavette, my passing interest in "anything I can shave my face with" drives that, along with being able to use my double edge blades in a different way; but the Feather seems to be a completely different option, and potentially a viable one in itself.
In any case, I'm still trying to grok how my straight razor got me bad shaves due to my horrible technique; and in some cases pulled the hair painfully due to dullness or technique; yet at the same time gave me the least-- often NONE-- irritation of anything I've used. I want that. I'll get better with it, but I want it now. Nevermind I'm back on the 1904 and I find using it pretty boring and lifeless.
(*)EDIT: SPE-CI-A-LIS-T
My technique sucks.
I seem to have come to an interesting point though, in regards to the myriad of straight razor options available to me: full hollow/half hollow aside, there seem to be two types of disposable blade straights.
I've heard tell repeatedly that shavettes cause horrible injury and double-edge blades aren't made for straight shavers. I bought one anyway, maybe I'll use it, maybe I'll kill myself with it, who knows?
But the other side of this is I've also heard the Feather straight razors work decently. I also have an Artist Club solid brass coming, with ProGuard and Professional blades. I've looked at the two spe......t(*) razors as well; the Prebeau actually got my eye originally, because it's designed for women, which... I mean, it's a straight razor, ***? Oh, and also the blade is wire wrapped at points to prevent you from killing yourself with it. While shaving your legs.
Is it worth retreating to the RG for a few cycles until I'm comfortable with the straight, and then getting my Astrale honed up again and trying to get to work with that? As for the Shavette, my passing interest in "anything I can shave my face with" drives that, along with being able to use my double edge blades in a different way; but the Feather seems to be a completely different option, and potentially a viable one in itself.
In any case, I'm still trying to grok how my straight razor got me bad shaves due to my horrible technique; and in some cases pulled the hair painfully due to dullness or technique; yet at the same time gave me the least-- often NONE-- irritation of anything I've used. I want that. I'll get better with it, but I want it now. Nevermind I'm back on the 1904 and I find using it pretty boring and lifeless.
(*)EDIT: SPE-CI-A-LIS-T
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