Thread: Still using electric razor

Should I not be using my electric razor to clean up the areas I cant or am not experienced enough yet too shave properly with a straight as in my chin and upper lip, I am trying but I cant go to work with the results, the rest of my shaving is going well. is this counter productive? thanks

It is perfectly sensible. Once your technique improves (chin and lip problems are often down to problems with stretching and angle, cf. Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki), you will find that those areas become less problematic.

Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress,
Robin

I say do whatever you need to ,,, Don't give up on the straight!! The more you use it , the better you will get with it. In a short time you will master it and throw the electric away. Or better yet,,,put it on EBAY!!

You could use a electric razor however your face is already lathered up and wet, most people just use a de or march 3 just because I think it would be quicker than cleaning off your face getting its nice and dry and than using your electric.

Use what you want and what you are handy with.

Crom

It's not a big problem. in a short time (as long as you keep giving it the effort it requires) you will become proficient enought with a straight that you will hate using your electric because it simply doesnt' cut close enough. Until then, clean up with it by all means, but don't give up on the straight, it takes time.

Thanks for the info and quick response all

Let me check my straight razor rule book....... Nope, nothing in there expressly forbids it. You do what you are most comfortable doing. It took me more than a few months to work out techniques for a few trouble spots on my face. Being a bit older has a few impacts on flexibility.

I say, get a rope!

just kidding

The best way to learn straight shaving is start slow and use the easy strokes and areas to build on for the more complex areas like learning Algebra and geometry and calculus and all that.

In the meantime you use whatever you're most comfortable with to get the other areas.

But if your still doing this in a year then we get the rope!

I agree with everyone else. It's a process and do what you feel comfortable doing. It will come along.

The biggest hurdle is getting use to handling the straight and the muscle memory that goes with it. Go slow and you will get it.


Take Care,
Richard