I think you have to accept that, even further down the road, not every shave will get you an award by the International Society of BBS (or the ISBBS ). There are days when I feel my face after shaving and think that I could have done better, but I know better than to court irritation by repeatedly shaving the same spots trying to reach perfection every time. Like Reardon said, still beats a cartridge shave hands down, and the enjoyment factor is hard to beat.