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Success!
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 :D (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
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Great you got your first really good week in. Makes all the difference in the world.
You're probably right that it's a mix of improved skill AND finding the right razor. Be sure you try "different" razors. Style wise, I find myself attracted to the big heavy 6/8 and larger heavy grind razors.
However, I get my very best shave from a tiny 4/8 frameback with a blade so thing I'm always amazed it doesn't fold over.
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If it's working for you now, it'll be even better next month. Congrats on getting the hang of it!
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Way to go!
BK, way to go and staying with it! I am sure your DE will come handy even if you go with the straight full-time. I still have my Mach 3 hanging around and once in a while, I use it to touch up a rough spot when time is an issue.
SRP is here to help you!
Pabster
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It's great when things start clicking together :D
Be warry of that voice in the back of your head (or is that in my head?) telling you to try even more blades for that purfect shave :p I have a long list of makers and styles I want to try, Nope no RAD in effect here :boohoo:
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Good job! Stay patient and go slow it seems to easier and better with every shave.
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Congrats! Things do get better as you go.
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Congratulations & well done on sticking with it. If you are struggling again in the future, think back to that breakthrough & remember that it's just a matter of time & persistence.
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Welcome aboard, and congrats on you success so far. It gets even better... :beer2:
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Congratulations on staying with it. I was DE shaving for a couple of years and still have a large collection of Gillettes as well as various Slant head razors. My first couple of weeks with a straight I used the DE to finish. Once I got through a complete shave with the straight I haven't shaved with a DE since. I still like my collection but not to shave with. The straights are soooo much better IME.
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and the encouragement. I look forward to things improving as time progresses. It's fun to acquire these new skills. From what I have seen this is a very inviting and helpful community, and I look forward to being a part of it.
I should also thank hi_bud_gl for the new Bengall. It has been excellent! I don't envision getting rid of my DEs any time soon, just maybe thinning the lot to the ones I really enjoy. You know, to make more room for more straights :) I have only tried American and Sheffield steel so far. I mean there's still Solingen to try, and Swedish, and Japanese, and..... :thinking: I'm going to need a higher paying job.
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i love to read success histories. Excellent job and be patient you will have a lot fun in future. GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN
thank you for sharing your story.
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good to hear
so it took a month?
was there something that just happened, or was it gradual?
I'm not so sure on back up DEs and such though.
I was test shaving a pile of DEs tonight to send the most aggressive to someone as a present and I felt REALLY strange using a DE
then it occurred to me that I haven't used one in a couple of years
or anything other than a straight :shrug:
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I know what you mean. I've been going about a month, and now use a straight alone. I had to pop home for a week this week, and not wanting to risk my blades, took my old Mach 3 up with me. Man, I can't believe I thought that was a close shave! I have feelable stubble as little as 12 hours after shaving, whereas a straight shave lasts me over a day before stubble begins to be noticable, and even then nowhere near this extent.
Keep up the shaving, once you experience a great BBS shave you won't go back!
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yeah man I was looking at the razor going "WTF is THIS??"
junk
that's what !!