Straight Razor Shave

[tanless1]

Barbersol and a daisy razor- I am uhberman

 

[maduroman]

some of you guys that flinch at the thought of shaving with a strait think about this...
i know of women who use em to shave their legs and "lady bits" as they say...

 

[pipesicle]

Hey after watching the New James Bond movie last night...look for the prices on all your straight edge gear to up substantially.

He was shaving with one in the movie. :roll:

 

[hawk60ce]

Effing great! Haha...ive gotta admit, Hatfields & McCoys got me into pipes from cigars.

 

[gnatjulio]

Theres just something about the rituals of shaving and smoking a pipe that slows life down a minute and let's you relax

I guess its the ritual thing thats drawing me in. Sounds like an awesome start Josh....

 

[schmitzbitz]

Thanks to Dochudson, I made the switch to straight-razors a couple of months back and will not go back to carts. Sure, it takes me a long time to shave now - but I enjoy the ritual aspect. There is something relaxing about the whole process - the same sort of pleasure that I take from maintaining my pipes. I have also found that my skin began to improve drastically after a couple of days; no more ingrown hairs, bumps or crazy irritation to contend with, even in the trouble areas around my Adam's Apple. My wife and kids also seem to appreciate that my stubble seems softer - whether thats due to the products (pre-shave creams etc.) or to the razor I can't say, but it no longer feels like I'm sporting a face-full of 1000 grit sandpaper by dinner.

It's also not nearly as difficult as one would expect. More care has to be taken than when shaving with an electric or a cart certainly, but it isn't any more difficult then say, smoking a pipe. Just take your time, don't move the blade laterally, and if it looks or feels wrong stop.