So, its been a while since I have posted on this site. Had a kid about 6 months and a new job and a new house and...and...and... yeah you get the point. Anyways I have pretty much only been shaving once a month just because I didn't have the time. I strictly used straights. I have a couple of DE's but I never used them. I have some old short gillette and then an even shorter gillette that came in like this real tiny package. Thing is seriously hard to hold on to. Both of them are really.

Anyways I ran out to a Sally's to get some blade for them because I wanted to shave but my straights needed to be honed. Anyways I was pretty impressed. I had a full month and halfs worth of growth. Took awhile but it worked pretty well. Anyways, I think I am wanting to get a nice one that is full size. I don't really know anything about DE's but I guess getting an adjustable one would afford the most flexibility. I know merkur is a good brand, any others out there? I do want new by the way.