Thread: RAZOR GIVEAWAY CONTEST

I wouldn’t like to win this razor… I would LOVE to win this razor!

I am a 17 year old student in my last year of high school. I have been accepted to Point Loma Nazarene University. In the past few months I have discovered that college is REALLY EXPENSIVE! I never really added up all of the expenses that go into college like dorms, books, food, tuition etc…

I have always been the person who preferred going back to the “old” ways. I would rather drive a beat-up 1965 Ford Mustang, than a brand spankin’ new Mustang. I love to wear my Grandpa’s old belts from when he was young. I listen to barbershop quartets as opposed to the latest hip/hop song. What I’m getting at is that I would love to add straight razor shaving to my arsenal of ways to live in the past.

I first got interested in straight razor shaving when I saw the movie “The Patriot”. Colonel William Tavington (Jason Isaacs) shaves by a river using a straight razor. I had never seen people shaving with knifes before. One thing lead to another and before I knew it I was researching straight razors on various mediums like Youtube, Ebay, and Wikipedia. My love affair grew .

I started thinking that I could probably save tons of money by using a straight razor (instead of using those pesky disposable razor heads). I could buy one straight razor, and that would be all of the supplies… WRONG. I soon found out that my money saving scheme might not work out after all. I would have to buy a badger hair brush, strop, hone, soap and a razor. Now that’s a lot of money right there. But I was hooked already. Just the thought about getting the so much talked about BBS shave was such a cool idea (not to mention the exhilarating feel of putting an extremely sharp object on your throat).

Another reason I kept researching the straight razor was because I have had severe acne for several years. To try and calm the acne down a bit I decided to switch to an electric razor. It did calm the acne down a bit, but the shaves were horrible! There are so many things I hate about it. It doesn’t glide across your face. It gets caught in your head hair. Not only can you feel the whiskers after the shave, you can also SEE them. It’s just an all around bad experience. Some good things about shaving with straight razors that I have read up on are: There is less irritation because you are shaving with only one blade. Less bacteria than a disposable razor (all the bacteria gets caught between the multiple razors on a disposable razor). It exfoliates the skin, and unclogs pores. It would be a win win situation if I use a straight razor. I would get a close shave with the straight razor, and shaving with it wouldn’t inflame my acne.

I have been researching straight razors, technique, and prices since September 2008. My problem is that I try to look for the perfect razor; A razor that is cheap, and is also top of the line. Of course, this is nearly impossible, the cheap razors always have pits, rust, deformed edges, worn down spines, and cracked scales. If I receive your razor, I will finally be able to jump into the straight razor world (figuratively of course ).

I can assure you your razor would be in loving hands and that I will post pictures and results of my adventures with… well, I can’t name her until I see her, it’s just one of those things. Once I graduate from my newbie shaving world and acquire better razors, I will pass your razor on in the same manner you did. It would be a pleasure to receive your razor, and then help a newbie after I become a master of the art of straight shaving! Thank you for your consideration.

Hello all!

I have chosen the winner, but to avoid any disagreements I have decided not to publically anounce it. I will of course PM the winner, so if you receive a message from me, you win!

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for taking the time to write all of your meaningful responses, it was truly a pleasure reading all of them. Choosing the winner was a VERY hard decision, and I wish I had more razors that I'd be willing to give away to make the decision easier!

Once again, thank you all.