Originally Posted by
red96ta
I've never cut myself as badly with a straight as I have with those alleged 'safety' razors. The reality of the matter is that you will only nick yourself as badly as you would with a modern Mach 3 or Fusion. As for closeness of shave, he's partially correct. You first month of shaving won't be as close as what you are currently using, but after your fourth month it'll be a whole different ballgame. Besides, in my case, most nicks happen on the against-the-grain pass and at your age, it's completely unnecessary to do that.