The truth about straight razor shaving is .
- Thread starter O.G.
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The cool factor and manly feel you get when straight razor shaving make it better.
i kept a full beard for 25+ years because i hated shaving and what it did to my face (read "destroyed face"). got into straights because i tried to hone one and had to try it out to check my progress. i never looked back and never will i hope. that is how much better it is for me.
When I do not shave with a straight for a few days I start to crave the caress of steel on my face and throat.
Scraping metal on rocks. So easy a caveman could do it. And they did.
my sentiments exactly. It made "something that just needed done" into something that i would look forward to. I feel like i have more control. Along with what Brianskeet said, straight razor shaving is something that requires skill to learn, may make you look silly the first month while learning how...but the end result is something that gives a much better, closer BBS shave than any i ever got with cartriges. Even a bad straight shave was more enjoyable than any cartrige.
I don't know about that...I had a pretty horrible straight shave yesterday. that edge was NOT ready
but yes, I know what you mean, I'm just ribbin' ya.
I don't know about that...I had a pretty horrible straight shave yesterday. that edge was NOT ready
but yes, I know what you mean, I'm just ribbin' ya.
lol, the first couple of straight shaves my friends just laughed at me snickering something about an angry cat. I've had some horrible shaves (is this where weeper from the black lagoon came from?)...i've shaved after the straight was too dull...but for some reason every time I shave with a straight razor it gives me more of a feeling of pampering.
So this makes up for my lattes?
Shaving with a straight razor is the most manly thing you can do except for feats of heroism, physical strength or sexual prowess. You can also do it daily and it requires a certain amount of the other three!
If you ever have a woman watch you shave with a straight razor, you'll know the answer real quick.
If you can dodge optical distraction of the panties being thrown in your face, the physical distraction of legs being splayed in the air, and the auditory distraction of cat-like moans, you're probably going to be a DE guy for life.
If you can dodge optical distraction of the panties being thrown in your face, the physical distraction of legs being splayed in the air, and the auditory distraction of cat-like moans, you're probably going to be a DE guy for life.
First thing in the morning it 'focuses the mind and loosens the stool' (especially when you're not quite sure what you're doing).. I say that as a 'newbie'!
The journey is long,interesting and dangerous. Once there, there is no way back. For many reasons the shave ,the action, the feeling everything. For me the most important is 40 minutes of total focus on one thing. Shaving. Your mind is or rather has to be empty from other thoughts and consetrate. This 40 minutes that belong to you is something that will make your day start with joy and freshness. Every night i say to myself tommorow i will make a change and shave with my DE because i do not have time. And every morning i wake up earlier to find time for my staright razor shaving. I never thought i would look forward to shaving. The word shaving has a different meaning with straights.
