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I used my trusty DE safety for the past two days. A concatenation of circumstances led to a quick and hasty shave using the DE instead of my beloved straights. And I have to say, using the DE is much easier and faster. Probably get a better shave overall. (Jagger DE with a Feather blade and Truefitt & Hill cream.) I feel...unfaithful.
But I will not give up on the straights! They are just too much fun to use to slope back to the familiar DE's. Back in the saddle tomorrow. :D
You've just had a momentary lapse of reason.
We all make mistakes now and again! :)
I cheated yesterday I used my De. It was a good and fast shave sometimes it just has to happen. I have a brand new custom BB in a box that SWMBO won't let me open until Tomorrow it's my Bithday !! I can barly sleep
Well then, Happy Birthday!
I literally cannot cheat anymore. I don't have any blades for my DE and I used up my last disposable about a month after starting to use a straight.
It kinda forces me to make sure I'm up at the appropriate time so I have time to shave :)
I often only nick myself in the same place, i.e., the area around the mustache. It is the only part of my face that I can't pull on and tighten. So, sometimes I will just do as much as I can around the mouth with the straight, and then I'll finish off the residual small hairs with my DE. Or, I've taken lately to using a smaller razor (slightly less than 4/8) around the stash while using a 5/8 or slightly larger for the rest. Just a thought.
For some reason many guys will feel like they are somehow "cheating" if they use a DE - cheating on their straights, cheating on SRP, whatever. But many of us senior members use a DE every so often, if not weekly. Nothing wrong with switching it up though. Once you get your SR technique down it's nice to have some diversity for diversity's sake.
Now, using a disposable or cartridge - THAT'S cheating ;)
I do the same thing. Circumstances arise where I need a quick and dirty shave and I grab my ancient Gillette open-comb with a Feather blade and get a darn decent shave and I'm out the door. Doesn't happen too often though...
Yea, I use a DE when I'm in a hurry or can't concentrate or when I'm in the mood.
Back on track with the Hart 7/8 today!
Well, at least people here using the next best alternative. I know that's what got me into straight shaving; that is, the cost effective way of shaving and the finer treatment of the facial skin following the shave. If I could only have those years back, those darker times when I tore my face up and spent oodles of money on an inferior product, well, I would be a happy man.
I should have used the DE today. Here's todays little whine from me. Usually I would have been off working in the peace and quiet of the bush, well away from SWMBO and the little rats she tells me are my daughters. However this time, I was advised it was way too wet out on the farm to get anything done and to enjoy a sleep in for a change. Advice I took happily. Today I get up at the leisurely time of 0630 (instead of 0330) SWMBO is already up as she takes the eldest of the rats to Softball. The rest of those rats was tearing around the house early as well, getting ready to go too. I get up and enjoy a nice shower, get out, and settle in for a relaxing shave. I'm just into the first pass with my OCD custom 8/8 when all hell breaks loose. The door bursts in. I assailed by the horrendous screams of the banshee that I call my wife, as she screams at the kids to "...get in here and brush yer teeth. We gotta go!". This is followed by the stampede of little feet, just before I'm assaulted, jogged and jostled on three fronts as the little vermin vie for postion at the bathroom sink, like pigs to the feeding trough.
I tell you, I was lucky to escape with my life and I will dread the next time I get to sleep in. Perhaps I'll just try and sleep a little longer, or at least pretend to until the house is real, real quiet. No nicks or cuts this time, but it was the fastest shave I ever had, just to get the hell outta the way.
Mick