Hi I have been shaving with a double edge razor for the past 18 months a convert from Fusion. I have been reading alot about straights and I think I want to give it a try. Part of me is frightened to try it thinking of scenes from the movie Wolfman. I have to look back at going back to DEs after a 30+ year break from them and the blood flowed freely. Well with what I learned shaving with the DE ,prep, pressure, and shaving technique in general I think it will work.

P.S. I received a straight razor yesterday, bought it from another board site. I shaved my left cheek with no issue and decided to retreat. Later i trid to clean up a spot on my neck , and I couldn't figure out how to get to it. It was like a monkey trying to have sex with a football.Well I almost gave up on the DE but I found small steps are the way to go.