Thread: The novelty has worn off...

Originally Posted by BHChieftain

I STILL HATE TO SHAVE....

Me too! But, I need to

Originally Posted by Philadelph

I like the razors themselves more than the act of shaving I think... I'll never go back I can tell you that.

Same here

As long as I need to shave, it'll be with straight razors.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

It's all silly nonsense. The whole thing.

I hate shaving

I enjoy shaving. I do look forward to my shave, which is usually everyday. I do sometimes debate whether to skip a day (if I don't have tme) or use something else like my DE.

For instance, this last weekend I was in San Francisco with my wife and kids and due to circumstances, I couldn't take the time to do my normal routine, which takes me 30-40 minutes. Now I thought about skipping, but just wanted to shave to get that clean feeling. So whipped out the travel DE that I carry with a single GE blade and in 5 minutes was cleaned up.

I really prefer to shave with my Straights, but I want to be shaved more than anything else, sometimes. So nice to have options that will do the job and never have to worry about the dreaded Mach3 scenario.

I mean if I had to choose an old DE over anything other than a Straight, it would be a no brainer.

I go back and forth with how much I enjoy shaving and how often I shave. At first, I was shaving every day. Then, I began shaving every other day, because a straight shave was lasting me two days and a straight was a little irritating two days in a row. Then, I went back to shaving every day again. Now, I shave every other day. I don't always look forward to it, and like someone else said, I enjoy the razors and other aspects of straight shaving more than the shave itself. I still prefer a straight shave far above anything else, though. Interesting hobby, this.

I enjoy my shaves now that I've learned but I don't like the time it takes (stropping, warming lather, shaving, cleaning up). With time I think I will become more efficient. Even though I don't think I will cartridge shave again, I now appreciate the the great invention that the Mach 3 is.

Shaving is sometimes like studying for an exam: postpone, postpone, postpone, but it isn't all that bad when doing it.

The good thing about the shaving bit is that it is actually nice to do, but sometimes I just don't want to "make" the time. Right now I could shave, but I'm spending some time on SRP. Too much on my mind maybe to take the effort to get off my behind for now.

I love the zen-like feeling I still get using a straight razor. The great shave is a bonus. It is an excellent way to start a new day.

The feeling of turning an old neglected razor into a state of the art tool.
It is also fun to try to find a razor that is good enough to join my rotation.