I'm wondering how many of you shave everyday with your straight razor? How many skip days. How many of you switch hit between straights and DE razors?
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I'm wondering how many of you shave everyday with your straight razor? How many skip days. How many of you switch hit between straights and DE razors?
I shave every other day unless I have an event. I only use a straight except sometimes a DE when traveling.
For 4 or 5 years I shaved every day with a straight religiously. At some point I allowed myself to shave with a DE once in awhile without feeling as if I was committing sacrilege. It is a slippery slope. Next thing you know I was skipping days, shaving every other day ........ albeit with a straight unless time constraints (Sunday morning before church) compelled me to break out the Merkur slant with Feather. (fine shave BTW)
Now I may go a couple of days without shaving because I can. I find that it is good for the way my skin responds and since I am retired I'm not obligated to look more presentable than I do. :beer2:
DE shaves 3 to 4 times a week, straight shaves the rest of the time.
Be careful with those DEs guys, you will be shaving your legs next! LOL
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I shave every 3-4 days. I use a straight for the first 2 passes, then finish with a de. I will use just the de if I'm in a hurry.
I shave with a SR most days, after a shower. I then relather and do one pass with touchup using a Merkur Vision. I get the closest longest lasting shaves and smoothest skin this way. This shave is much better for me than when using a DE alone.
Straight Razor ONLY for me.
I would shave every day if I had to but I have a s l o w growing beard.
Shave every day mostly with straights and sometimes with a DE.
Bob
Just about every other day with an SR here since I got a straight.
That is, until today. I tried out an SE! It was fun. I had also picked up a DE in the deal. I look forward to trying that out.
Maybe, some day, a kamisori. :D
Shave however you want, but make sure you're experiencing joy.
6 days a week with a straight, no shave on Saturdays.
7 days a week for the past year. No plans to stop at the moment. Only time will tell.
6 or 7 days a week, depending on what I'm doing on Saturdays, straight razor only.
Usually every other day, with extras for special events (pretty often, since I work full time). Generally a straight, but I like to load a DE and shave off that blade for a week, from time to time. I find the DE challenging & enjoyable in its own way.
Thank you for the feedback!
I'll use a straight 4x a week. I stay away from D.E.'s as of late, seems I'm so use to straight razors that I end up cutting myself to ribbons with a D.E. Crazy...
Being an aluminun can recycler with a shopping cart,I have to maintain the look.
I shave at the most,twice a week.
I shave almost every day (skip one now and then). On average, I shave with a straight 4 days, DE the other 3 (because I have to be somewhere early or overslept). However, every day I do essentially the same prep, regardless of the razor type.
Everyday with a straight. I only have one.. Blackie..
Everyday with a straight except for the odd day every month or so (like today) where i will miss it. I have a D/E and have used it 4 times in the 10 months i have been using a straight for.
Sr every day.
Time of day and number of passes are only variables.
Shave everyday straight razor only.
Straight every day unless i have less than ten minutes to shave, in which case the DE is deployed.
While travelling I'll still use a straight but with King of Shaves, shave gel.
90% straight razor; 10% Rolls Razor. Sometimes skip Saturday or Sunday, depending.
Everyday with a straight, barring illness, malaise or a serious cut. :) Don't own a DE but I do keep a couple of disposable twin blades for the upkeep of certain less exposed areas.
Every other day, evening shave, straight only (WTG / XTG / ATG). I take my time and enjoy it.
Every other day with a shavette, unless I'm tired, rushed, or just recovering from a bad shave, then DE.
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Something like that anyway.
I'll shave every day with a SR till I get it right, LOL
Mark
Straights are all I have,
I can skip a day and occasionally do on the weekend.
I just started using a Straight, but I shave with it every day. Such an enjoyable experience. A bit of sandalwood or lavender oil in a hot towel makes it super relaxing. I'm hooked!
When I travel, I use a DE. When I am at home I use a SR. For the most part, I shave everyday. I might skip a couple days a month.
SR every day. On the occasional weekend I don't, I am really off my game for the entire day.
When travelling, I use a shavette -- when at home I use a regular straight.
If I'm not traveling I use a SR 19/20 - the 1/20 is a DE or Cobra
Long or repeat trips its a Feather SS, short ones its the M3
I have started using the Feather DX for my "quick" weekday shave just because of the lower prep/maintenance time.
But the day is always better when it starts with a Straight Razor...eh?
I shave most days with a straight razor. Sometimes it isn't really all that necessary but it is a routine. If my razor is crazy sharp I can get 48 to 72 hours without a shadow. I have been curious about DE but for the most part they scare the pants off of me.