Thread: Straight vs DE vs shavette - review from a newbie.

I started on a DE and still use one when I'm in a rush. I keep my DE Parker super heavy weight setup for the shower. I only use feather platinum blades in my DE, nothing else with "cut it" so to speak. I get just as close and comfortable a shave as I do with my straight. No irritation, BBS, comfortable. This is also considering that I use one side of the blade on either side of my face and toss the blade after 5 shaves no matter what. I also dry my de and keep it in a shave box in a dry place.
I have incredibly sensitive skin and a coarse beard but in the end technique, preparation, lather, practice and the sharpest edge possible gets a shave where it needs to be. In the end nothing beats my straight for detail, precision, and that nice straight sharp look for my stache and sideburns. I have two spike point straights. It's what I learned on and what I'll always use. At some point in the future ill endeavor to use some more exotic points. The barbers notch intrigues me