Thread: Escher – Artificial !

no doubt

1 razor, cream, 1 brush, 1 hone, 1 strop and the proper experience....vs....spending a lifetime amount of $$ on disposables or the likes. But i think you knew what i meant...

For me...shaving with a straight razor doesn't have anything to do with collecting...it has to do with practicality, the shave and cost. Not to sound like a jerk but...does that make any sense?

Originally Posted by desol

no doubt

1 razor, cream, 1 brush, 1 hone, 1 strop and the proper experience....vs....spending a lifetime amount of $$ on disposables or the likes. But i think you knew what i meant...

For me...shaving with a straight razor doesn't have anything to do with collecting...it has to do with practicality, the shave and cost. Not to sound like a jerk but...does that make any sense?

Yeah funny thing, for me shaving with straight razor has nothing to do with saving money and next to nothing with collecting.

Though, I do not expect that everybody else is here for the exact same reasons that I am.

So, what is shaving with straight razor about for you, if not for some of the basic reasons that i put forth...nostalgia?

Just wondering.

Originally Posted by desol

So, what is shaving with straight razor about for you, if not for some of the basic reasons that i put forth...nostalgia?

Just wondering.

Well, it's for the most fundamental reason possible - getting the most comfortable shave. My face feels better without hair than with it, and it feels best if I've removed the later with a straight razor compared to any other alternative that I've tried.

I think the majority would certain agree on that reasoning; i have yet to experience it.

May be focusing on stones and steels almost as if they have magical properties, instead of on learning how to shave, could have something to do with it.

Straight razor shaving can be relatively inexpensive if a person doesn't get caught up in the acquisition disorders. Razors, strops, stones, brushes and than there are the soaps, creams and the scents. A fellow could get buy handsomely with a couple of straights, a strop and a barber hone. Buy a puck of Williams and a boar brush and that would do it. Spending a lot of money on more stuff is optional. Fun but optional.

Originally Posted by gugi

May be focusing on stones and steels almost as if they have magical properties, instead of on learning how to shave, could have something to do with it.

Actually, that has nothing to do with it.

I simply haven't received my first straight razor yet!

Originally Posted by desol

I think the majority would certain agree on that reasoning; i have yet to experience it.

That's pretty much why we're here. We're also here to help you achieve the same if you wish.

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