Thread: I will not shave

Originally Posted by bplaia

I instead did a quick three pass shave with WARNING--BLASPHEMY! a three-bladed Gilette disposable. Honestly, I am more comfortable now after that shave (I used my Truefitt and Hill brush and Col. Conk's Bay Rum soap with distilled water for lather) than I have been for most, if not all of my straight shaves.

Hello bplaia,

I don't think it's blasphemy to use a cartridge. I think there was a time when I would have thought so in my excitement to accept the straight razor shave, but not so much anymore. There may be others who agree and many who don't. I can't speak for everyone, just me.

However, whatever anyone's arguments are against a cartridge, they are expensive to maintain and I purchased for myself an Edwin Jagger 89L and I love it to death. I'm still learning how to get myself a consistent and quality straight shave. There are times when I give myself a little razor burn (I find out about this more since I've started using alum) using my straights. When I shave with that EJ safety razor, though, I get a near-perfect shave and no burn. It's very friendly (as are other safety razors out there with which I have no experience).

So yes, learning with a straight will take some time, but you can always fall back to using a less expensive safety razor instead of using disposables or cartridges, which over time are more expensive.

Just an option you may want to consider.

-Mark

Slow down and be patient! No need to rush things!