Shaving experience using a cartridge razor after using only straights
Been shaving with a straight only for the past 2+ years and enjoying the experience. Over the holidays I was visiting family out of state and circumstances led to me needing to shave. Cartridge razor I used was one with 3 blades (cheap ones that come in a pack of 12 or w/e). I only had a few days growth since I shaved before coming down.
The razor definitely pulled a decent amount but nothing ridiculous, I only did 1 pass with a little bit of touching up on spots I did not hit that great. The shave was definitly good enough for going out and free of cuts. Aftershave sting was definitely worse then what I get after a straight razor shave (I just use the Brut aftershave that they also had). Not as close as I would of liked but I was not going to risk doing more than one pass with the razor I had. My face felt like it was burning a bit for a decent time after the shave as well which was probably the most annoying part. For soap I used some Arko that they had laying around from one of my previous trips and would say I had good pre shave prep.
Overall not the worst thing in the world, and probably would have been a bit better if I was using a higher quality cartridge razor. After this experience though I think I might try picking up a DE for shaving on the road since I already travel on occasion for work. On a scale of 1-10 I would put it between a 4 and 5.
Happy holidays and have a good new year
