Thread: It doesn't mean anything!

It was just a moment of wekaness.

But I have to tell you. I cheated on you. Maybe it’s my newbish technique. Maybe my razors aren’t as sharp as they should be, and this is a sign I need to work on them, but the shaves just aren’t what they were even a week ago. If I don’t have two days growth, I can’t seem to get a decent shave. I even knicked myself a few times altely, and have been getting weepers that I hadn’t been getting before. Maybe there’s too much pressure?

Well, this morning I went back to the old gal. She’s a Merkur DE, it’s not like I went back to my Fusion and canned goo or anything, right? I still did my prep, just like I do with you. Even though the shave was good, comfortable, and close…I kept wishing it was you in my hand. I can never have the closness with the Merkur, I never feel like she’s an extension of my hand. Sure, there’s more to her than a Fusion, and some modicum of care and attention is required, but who are we kidding, they are called “safe” for a reason…right?

What hurts is that my face is so comfortable right now. It is what I called a BBS shave until I met you. No nicks, no weepers. I can’t even tell you that it will never happen again. When my face is irritated, or I don’t have enough stubble, or enough time…I can see me going back to her…even as I wish I didn’t.

Maybe I’ll break out the 12K and try to get all my straights back to the condition they were in when I got them. Maybe the pasted strop will get me back to where I was. As my straight shaves got closer, you see, I could no longer get good shaves every day, as the shaves lasted so much longer. What can a man do? I’ve read that with proper technique, I should be able to get a good shave every day! I know we can work it out…we just have some work to do.

I'm not sure I can keep this straight with all the shes and hers here. Is it the missus or the mistress you miss?

Perhaps I am not as witty as I thought. The "she" is the "mistress" ....a DE. Quick and easy...none of the commitment.

I'm sure if you talk things out a bit she'll take you back...

Nothing to do with weakness... I like to shave from time to time with the Merkur Vision my wife offered me as a birthday present; it gives me a BBS shave and I find it also very comfortable to shave with; sometimes, when I am in a hurry, I used it too; when I travel I have a small "DE travel" I really like; when I don't want to make my third pass (ATG) with my straight, I like to use my DE (it still is easy...)

So maybe it is laziness, maybe just because a DE is likeable too... concerning shaving, polygamy is allowed - to my opinion at least.

Never commit to just one razor. Guilt is for sissies!

I'm still so in love with straights that I couldn't go back to a DE yet. Not that I would feel like I was cheating but I would be wasting a shave as it were. I only get to shave once a day after all and life is short.

No hurry: ahhh straight razor with all the luxuries.Steaming cup of black coffee included.

Bit of a hurry,someone's waiting and/or watching: Nice old DE

Huge hurry,SWMBO yelling down the hallway"We're leaving in 5 minutes": Norelco tripleheader electric

We do what we have to.

Ahh................I understand exactly Smokelaw1!! If I could have the FUN of a straight shave with the ease, closeness and comfort of my Merkur HD, that would be my shaving ideal!! However, I can't get those results with a str8 right now, so I'll continue to use my DE guilt-free as often as I want, with the occassional straight shave when the mood strikes. The bottom line is simply what gives the best, most comfortable shave, and for me right now, the answer is a DE.

Originally Posted by Ockham

So maybe it is laziness, maybe just because a DE is likeable too... concerning shaving, polygamy is allowed - to my opinion at least.

Ockham, what a great motto!

I practice monogamy right now, I only shaved with a shavette 2 years ago, and it was important to me to make the jump to straight razors. But, yeah, why sticking only to straights? I now a fella who shaves with merkurs during the week and in the weekend, having more time for him he uses a straight, it's two different things. Just like someone said in other wet-shaving forum - The difference between DE and straights is like driving a car with automatic transmition compared to a manual gearbox.