Hello all, stumbled in here in on a quest for a good shave, been lurking for a while. I have never been happy with my results shaving, either my neck is in in a continuous state of stubble, or it is so red and raw it appears I was intent on cutting my own neck with a disposable bic, yet somehow thwarted in the continuous effort by the moisturizing strip.

Just the little bit I have read on here has helped tremendously. Who knew that facial hair grows in any number of directions? (well, I guess you guys do, but where were you when I was trying to look good in high school, Hummm?) So, even with my disposables I'm learning to shave with the grain, I've picked up a badger brush and soap to replace the can-o-foam, and started using and aftershave lotion when I read that they're not all made of liquid fire. The improvement just with this has been remarkable. I've also learned that 2 passes with a 3 blade disposable is WAY to much!

So now I'm considering moving on to the straight or a DE. I may be leaning more DE as I know where I can get one for the 'right price' (I think my Dad has one he's not using), though the straight is appealing. I like analog watches, manual transmissions, tube amplifiers, and sail boats; a razor that requires the application of skill is not a far stretch for me.

So, thanks to all for the great advice I've revived so far. Lets see where this road goes.