Nice razor. I also was blown away by the audible feedback on my first straight razor shave. Have fun with it! Happy New Year!
Well Done! And you thought DE shaving was fun (Pshaw...). Sounds like you're doing it right! No shave in the world beats a good straight shave! Congrats on taking the plunge. We love to see new blood (well, poor choice of words, maybe...) here in the SSotD! Truth be told, of all the methods I've used to shave with in the past, I've shed less blood with straights than anything else, quite possibly as I'm forced to focus on what I'm doing and not simply robotically stroking my face with a "safe" sharp. And at the same time getting better shaves than I could ever get with carts or DE's. Take your time, enjoy The Ritual, and have fun with the learning process. Any questions, fire away. Some of the best fellows and most helpful straight shave facilitators in the world inhabit this thread. Stay with it, shoulder to the wheel, and soon you'll have no desire to mow down whiskers by any other method. Welcome to SSotD!
QCS Fougère Gemstars Elk Antler silver tip Whitehead scuttle Dove Bismark 2 Dry Gulch strop Lucky Tiger AS Castle Forbes Lavender ASB Creed Royal Mayfair (Windsor)
Ralf Aust 5/8 Route 66 Lumberjack L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic Alum TSD ISZ under Pinaud Clubman Day two of my intro to SR. I wrote it up for my SOTD. Have a great Sunday!
Hoshi Tombo 8000 quarter hollow 13/16 Kanayama Cordovan #8000 Shavemac Silvertip two band Catie's Bubbles Le Terre Verte Propolis & raw virgin coconut oil Tom Ford grey vetiver Edt
Mail Call - Wade & Butcher 7/8 honed up Naniwa Pro 1k, naniwa 5k, Naniwa Snow White 8k, naniwa 12k, Gukumyo 20k - nice shave - she leaves tomorrow for some new shoes and a little polishing Martin De Candre with Coates lime crème for a very interesting ubelather, very slick and thick FS 30 mm ex dense silv tip La Toja splash
Truth in this. I was thinking just this week that when I attempt to touch up or do a whole pass with a DE instead of my straights, my face doesn't like it. I get less cuts and less irritation by far with a straight.
