After a stumbling start, I asked myself if the improved quality of a shave with a straight razor was worth the extra effort involved.

Had a fabulous shave today, two really good passes with the straight, then tidy up with my DE.

I'm beginning to understand the enthusiasm for straight shaving. I'm not that interested in stropping and honing and collecting razors. But I do love a delightful, smooth close shave. And I'm pleased to concede that a DE or any other razor has never left me feeling as good as I do today.

And this is after only a few straight shaves. So I think I'm getting there.

Mind you, it helped to be using a 40 year old Yardley's Shaving Soap given to me by a friend yesterday. If you are interested here's a link to a piece in my blog that leads to a post elsewhere about this little gem.

Yardley