Thread: my first official straight razor shave

very nice, i hope you enjoy straight shaving from now on!

Styptic pencil is my best friend

Congrats!

Do you feel it was better to start with the disposables, or do you wish you had made the jump right into straights?

Originally Posted by markevens

Congrats!

Do you feel it was better to start with the disposables, or do you wish you had made the jump right into straights?

i'm glad that i started with the disposable, but i wish that i had gotten a different, nicer one than the one that i have. i recently went to a barber wholesaler and saw some of the disposable straights that he had, oh man. noe were shavettes, they were all "full sized". one took injector blades, one was Russian made and had some real heft to it. i now have a full hollow, a half hollow, and a smiling near wedge. thanks.

I started with disposable straights and it was nice that I could just focus on straight shaving and knowing what a good performing blade should feel like. This experience went a long way to adapting to a traditional straight razor and getting a good preformance from it.

Pabster

Originally Posted by Ahzraiel

i'm glad that i started with the disposable, but i wish that i had gotten a different, nicer one than the one that i have. i recently went to a barber wholesaler and saw some of the disposable straights that he had, oh man. noe were shavettes, they were all "full sized". one took injector blades, one was Russian made and had some real heft to it. i now have a full hollow, a half hollow, and a smiling near wedge. thanks.

What is a good one? Is it still worth having one for comparison?
--Shoki

Originally Posted by Shoki

What is a good one? Is it still worth having one for comparison?
--Shoki

the monsieur charles seemed nice. the blade is held a lot more secure than the one i have. mine has the slide out insert that you put the blades into. so, while i was shaving, i would have to be mindful of the insert sliding out of the handle. it wasn't a big, but it's a bonus when it becomes one of those things that you don't have to worry about.

The real straight is easier to use, but the disposeable is good to start cause you don't have to worry about stropping, so it's either way really. I use a dovo shavette and the blades stay locked in as long as you get them in good. Dont push them into the insert too deep though or you can't get a good shave angle.