Thread: Esquire Magazine Blurb on Str8 Shaving

Originally Posted by Mr. Golem

Did you really have that much faith in Esquire? The magazine was great 30-40 years ago(and before that), but now it's just hurrendous. This article is a proof. There's no real research behind it(otherwise the author would have found this place ), looks like it was just thrown together.

I like classic style magazine much better and highly recommend it for anyone who is as much into quality clothing as they are into straight razors here.(not affiliated with them or anything)

Okay, but that cover is pretty hot. And the article inside on the girls? Yes.

I have always been a fan of partial nudity. Can't help it.

What was that about razors?

I read the little blurb in Esquire and I agree that this guy is full of you know what, does he really want us to believe that he just picked up a straight razor, without any laerning curve whatsoever, shaved with it for a few weeks and then returned to using a mach 3. I personally do not believe it. Although I was fortunate in that I never really cut myself when learning to shave with a straight, it still took longer than a couple of weeks to get great shaves, and we all know the tremendous sense of pride we felt when we started to shave with a straight exclusively,, having mastered something few men do, once I started shaving with a straight that was it, now I would rather skip a shave than shave with something other than a straight.

One more thing,,,, Esquire has turned into such a radically left wing magazine, featuring none other than Sean ( I hate America ) Penn on a recent cover. it's really sad that it's become so political. and in case your wondering I read the blurb while waiting for my wife in the Doctor's office.

Originally Posted by lt green

One more thing,,,, Esquire has turned into such a radically left wing magazine, featuring none other than Sean ( I hate America ) Penn on a recent cover. it's really sad that it's become so political. and in case your wondering I read the blurb while waiting for my wife in the Doctor's office.

Haven't you noticed, everything has become political!

Originally Posted by lt green

I read the little blurb in Esquire and I agree that this guy is full of you know what, does he really want us to believe that he just picked up a straight razor, without any laerning curve whatsoever, shaved with it for a few weeks and then returned to using a mach 3. I personally do not believe it. Although I was fortunate in that I never really cut myself when learning to shave with a straight, it still took longer than a couple of weeks to get great shaves, and we all know the tremendous sense of pride we felt when we started to shave with a straight exclusively,, having mastered something few men do, once I started shaving with a straight that was it, now I would rather skip a shave than shave with something other than a straight.

He prbably never used a straight. Telling is his statement that you have to change hand when going from right to left or the other way round.

The article seems to me an advertorial for theartofshaving.com.

My guess is he did use a straight for two weeks, he did have it properly honed, and he did strop it daily prior to use. He also probably got himself a good brush and learned how to use it, then wrote nice little piece on straight razor shaving. Then the editors got hold of it....

Damned editors!!!