Hello. It has been a year since I posted here, and I have found it difficult to maintain my interest in shaving because of the disincentives of my current household situation. I come to you asking for help in these dire straits.


  • I am a DE shaver and love the shaving ritual. I have only been DE shaving for about 1-2 years and I am quite slow (30 mins for WTG, 45 mins for WTG+ATG).



  • I have trouble getting even 1 shave per week in my house, because I can't access the bathroom in the morning due to living with 3 high maintenance women.



  • I am thinking of switching from DE razor > Straight razor, due to less reliance on pressured running water. Pressured running water to unclog soap and hair from the blade. I have tried jiggling the DE razor in an ice cream tub of water but it doesn't really come out clean.


Can I get some opinions on whether any forum members have shaved with just a small handheld mirror, a tub and a kettle of hot water? (DE or straight)

I would appreciate any suggestions as my hobby is slowly dying...
I prefer DE over straight razors because I do not know how to hone or strop, but I'm so desperate now I will do ANYTHING (including abandoning my DE) just to feel the nice warm lather being peeled off my cheek by a sharp blade.


P.S. The original idea to switch from DE > straight, came from the 2007 musical-movie Sweeney Todd starring Johnny Depp. I saw the excess lather on the blade just get rubbed off on a cloth. Does this really work? Can you just rub the lather and hair off the blade cleanly? Then just pack up and go about your 8-hour day without any kind of rusting or deterioration of the blade?