Quote Originally Posted by Zenoth View Post
I've heard shavettes are less forgiving. I've used a Parker SRW everyday for a little over a month now and don't own a straight razor so i'm not sure. My first straight razor should be here in the mail tomorrow along with a strop and some CrOx on a balsa slab so I'll find out. I look forward to my first straight, though I hear shavettes give a closer shave, it will be nice to try a true 'old fashion' razor.
I started like you with a shavette and by the end of the first month i really liked it, in fact I could get some very good shaves from it. I was happy, but then my straight arrived. I cut myself a few times because the technique is slightly different but by shave two I was flying. The parker had stood me in good stead and on the second day I had the smoothest most comfortable shave ever. I had a couple of patches on my neck (which were a problem for a while) but apart from that a DFS.

Since my first straight razor which was great I have discovered two more which are even smother and the Parker feels like a scratch rather than a shave by comparison.

I won't part with my Parker as it's what I learned to "straight" shave on and its good for travel, but it is a different beast for sure.

You love the new straight for sure.