Straight vs. DE

[SpaceGrey]

Hey everyone,

I've been shaving with my straight now for a while and REALLY love it. There are the occasional times though when I have a very early morning brief and, since I'm still learning/slow(er) with the straight I decided to buy a Merkur 180 DE.

I get a DFS with the Merkur but its no where near as close as with my straight. I've been doing a normal 3 pass shave with each, and using blue labs in the DE.

Any tips on how to get a better shave with the DE? Should I be stretching like with the straight? Stretching more/less?

Thanks!

 

[Bushhippi]

Yah, the stretching is a good idea......especially if you want to get a better shave with a DE verses a straight.

 

[Prof. Moriarty]

Stretching can never be a bad thing.
Sorry I can't really help you, hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

[alden]

The tighter you can get your skin the less it will flex under the blade, so you will get a closer shave.

 

[guerreit2]

I think its reasonable to get a closer shave with your DE, but once you have had some really good straight shaves theres really nothing that will compare or be as close. Welcome to the dark side