Sadly...my best shave in over a month.
So, I have been shaving exclusively with a straight for over a month now. I have 4 razors, 2 of which are vintage blades I purchased on the classifieds here. It turns out, that so far, those are my two go to blades and seem to shave the best.
Anyway, last night I attempted to shave with my new Boker Edelweiss. After the first pass on my right sideburn, I looked and noticed that a lot of hair was left behind. I continued on the right side of my face moving on to my cheek, right side of my chin and just above my jaw line. Same result. The blade simply was not removing hair and was not 100% comfortable. :shrug:
Okay, so not having a good shave, I decided to put the straight down and pick up my old Gilette Fusion. Sadly, one WTG and one XTG pass from my fusion gave me the closest shave I have had in over a month. :cry:
This was disappointing and disheartening. I know I am still in the learning process, but I had been shaving comfortably with a straight for over a month with relative success. Last night was a step back and I was very disappointed. Is it normal to have these "setbacks" from time to time?