Originally Posted by
thebigspendur
The reason you don't see that advice given here is because probably 99% of barbers don't have a clue about shaving someone with any blade let alone a straight and even the few that are competent are not able to use a straight for a variety of reasons. Some use disposables and some use cartridge types.
At one time a barber was the one to go to for the best shave of your life. Sadly, those days are gone.
If you have someone who truly gives straight shaves even with a shavette and knows what he is doing you are so lucky you ought to run out and buy a lottery ticket, it will probably be a grand prize winner.