Hello everyone. I've been mostly lurking on here for a bit and getting my "education" via the search function and the wiki. I just wanted to say that after about a month or so of straight shaving (and questioning whether I should just go back to my DEs and SEs permanently), I have finally had a week of successful shaves! Not sure if it was just that my technique improved or that I found a blade that was right for me (probably a little of both), but things have certainly "clicked" over the past week. All I know is that my new Bengall is silky smooth, and so is my face (well, not entirely smooth, but overall more than passable).

Definitely feeling more sold on straight razor shaving, and definitely going to hang in there now as I continue to learn.

Cheers,
Ben