Arrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhh. Been using a straight now for about a month and little by little I've been scaring up my chin and jaw with a nick here and a nick there. How long does this go on? I've tried honing and stropping, new razors and rehabbed old ones, different creams,soaps, glycerin bars, less pressure, no pressure, you name it. Then i have to rest the mug for a few days so that the cuts don't reopen. A month of this has left me with scars, welts and assorted red marks on what my wife tells me was a fairly smooth surface. Most of the time I just look like I've been in a cat fight and the cat won. It doesn't get much better when I turn to my DE's==I just cut myself less. One thing for sure--I am developing a healthy respect for what the folks at Gillette have done for facial integrity.

So toss me a rope. Give me some hope. 'Cause if this keeps up I am inclined to go fire sale on this nice, beautiful and expensive gear I've accumulated and limp back to my old Mach 3 and Edge.
OK, maybe not the Edge.

Rick