Thread: Another reason for a straight!

So I have been using a straight for some time now (mid January) and have become pretty decent at it. Although below the chin still perplexes me.

At any rate I will occasionally have a moment of wanting a full beard. About 12 days ago I decided to let the full beard grow in and trimmed back my goatee.

I must say I am completely impressed with the ease and the crispness of the beard edge you can get with a straight. Using a cartridge to trim a beard was always a pain. With a straight all troubles are gone except the bloodletting to the gods that be.

Greetings!

I couldn't agree more. Beards carved from a straight shave seem to be more even, more pronounced, and a faster trim. Chalk one more up to straights!

A big +1. I was clean shaven the first 1-1/2 years after taking up straight shaving, but being Canadian I guess I missed growing my winter beard (or various form of facial hair). Naturally, I used my straights to maintain my beard lines, and they work like a charm!

PS (to the rest of SRP): I'm still one of you, I swear - I shave my beard off in the Spring, honestly....

I'm always growing my beard during vacations and before work I have big pleasure to shave it with SR. When I can shave half of my face with out wiping the blade. You need to see my "try to do this with your Mach razor" face at this moment

There is something especially rewarding and satisfying when you smoothly slice off the heavy growth.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

PS (to the rest of SRP): I'm still one of you, I swear - I shave my beard off in the Spring, honestly....

You're messing with our minds, dude. I already didn't recognize you with the new avatar, lol.

I've had a goatee for about 20 years. Shaved it once or twice but gre it back right away. Always found it a pain to shave around with carts. With the str8, no problems. In fact, I've started sculpting it just because I can. I shave just under the corners of my mouth now leaving the sides of the moustache growing down to join up with the chin, I could never have done that with a cartridge. I had a girlfriend years ago that wanted me to trim my moustache into one of those pencil things like Raul Julia had in The Addams Family movies. I hated it, not the look, the effort to do it with a cartridge razor! I bet Raul used a straight for his.

Originally Posted by thuktunflishithy

I bet Raul used a straight for his.

I'll bet his makeup/barber/stylist used a straight.

I wear a handle bar and soul patch. I can never seem to edge evenly....maybe its my crooked smile regardless it always seems that one side will be just a few hairs wider than the other!

O and I find that a Gem SE is a phenomenal edger when you dont want to use a straight.

Originally Posted by thuktunflishithy

I've had a goatee for about 20 years. I've started sculpting it just because I can.

thuk, do you a spike or a round point to sculpt?