Went to try and get my first straight razor shave today and boy am I regretting it. After doing some research I found a local barbershop which advertised that they did straight razor shaves, I even called to confirm.
I went in, told the barber what I wanted (mind you they had a sign stating they did shaves) and sent him scrambling. Comes back with warm towels and starts applying them to my face, I figure all is good, and I am trying to not breath in his heavily cigarette covered hands.
He then grabs a shavette style razor for the tank with combs and some shaving cream from the machine, lights coats my face, which I knew I was probably going to be in for trouble, then rakes my face with not only 1 but two different shavettes, see hes not satisfied and changes the blades. The whole time I am in pain, making faces and saying how much razor burn I know I am going to get. He keeps going over the same areas without shaving cream, and keeps saying how coarse my beard is...BS!
Finally he finishes his half *** job and puts the most dilute pinaud on my face then wipes it off with the towels used earlier. He leaves me with my first weaper and tries to deny it. I said this was BS and I am not paying for it, in which he of course tells me I have to, I said look I am barely shaves (I really didn't even look the least bit shaven) demanded his license to which he finally pointed to it on the wall after refusing to show me, and I grabbed his name and left.
Now what would you do? Other than never going back. I was thinking of filing a report with the state since he has a license from them, not sure how far this would go. I do not even care to get him in trouble but want him to stop advertising he does shaves, I mean I am dying right now, and I can only imagine how bad my face will get in time.
Also after the shave I came home gave it a good wash, splash with WH and threw on some RazoRock 888 which should help razor burn. Any other good remedies, I prob wont be able to shave for 3+ days after this hack.
I went in, told the barber what I wanted (mind you they had a sign stating they did shaves) and sent him scrambling. Comes back with warm towels and starts applying them to my face, I figure all is good, and I am trying to not breath in his heavily cigarette covered hands.
He then grabs a shavette style razor for the tank with combs and some shaving cream from the machine, lights coats my face, which I knew I was probably going to be in for trouble, then rakes my face with not only 1 but two different shavettes, see hes not satisfied and changes the blades. The whole time I am in pain, making faces and saying how much razor burn I know I am going to get. He keeps going over the same areas without shaving cream, and keeps saying how coarse my beard is...BS!
Finally he finishes his half *** job and puts the most dilute pinaud on my face then wipes it off with the towels used earlier. He leaves me with my first weaper and tries to deny it. I said this was BS and I am not paying for it, in which he of course tells me I have to, I said look I am barely shaves (I really didn't even look the least bit shaven) demanded his license to which he finally pointed to it on the wall after refusing to show me, and I grabbed his name and left.
Now what would you do? Other than never going back. I was thinking of filing a report with the state since he has a license from them, not sure how far this would go. I do not even care to get him in trouble but want him to stop advertising he does shaves, I mean I am dying right now, and I can only imagine how bad my face will get in time.
Also after the shave I came home gave it a good wash, splash with WH and threw on some RazoRock 888 which should help razor burn. Any other good remedies, I prob wont be able to shave for 3+ days after this hack.
