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    See my SOTD this week
    first time in ages I haven't used a straight. It wasn't a terrible shave, i had no irritation etc but none the less it was not special. In the interests of science I also used my wife's shaving creme, it smelled ok. Wouldn't hurry to do it again but wouldn't care if I had to.
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    I was 16 and was watching my grandfather shave with his straight. He handed it to me and said get that peach fuzz off yur face. ( He was Old Order Amish and I was too young to have facial hair by their religious beliefs) So I attempted a shave. OMG, what a bloody mess. I never picked one up again until a year ago even though I always wanted too. Now that's all I use
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    When in a hurry, I sometimes use a DE... I even used my leftover M3 cartridges this year as I was often too busy for anything else.

    The verdict:
    -M3 is fastest but the stubble comes back way too fast
    -DE is fast but the stubble is visible in the same day
    -SR is a tad slower but it gives me the longest stubble-free time... so good that I can actually shave in the evening and look decent during office hours

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    Because I travel a lot, and carry on, I get to go back to the way of the Cart more than I care to.
    I cling to everything else, taking a brush and either a shave stick or a small container of something (the current is Tabac Creme)

    It is quick, but the amount of stubble 12 hours out is a surprise - as in "did I forget to shave?"

    So I get more than enough forced breaks away from the Straight thank you very much...
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    Yes....I was getting way too handsome, that's why I had to stop. Been growing a beard for the last two months
    Seriously, I've only used a Cart, a few times since I've switched to straight razors and DE's
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    Yeah... these past few months my arthritic right shoulder has been "difficult", and I've almost completely abandoned straight-razor shaves; of course, the problems with "upstrokes" when using SE and DE safety razors are no less of an issue; and, as a result, I've been shaving twice-a-week... sometimes only once.
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    Yeah I quit for years, when I had no clue.
    Came back to it when I started to understand honing.
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    I haven't used a cartridge since I converted to DE and now straight. I imagine I would get the same shave but not just as much fun.
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    I'm foregoing shaving during deer season to keep my face warm. I won't be shaving till I get three more deer or till the season ends, whichever comes first. I got a beautiful brush and bowl from Ray (Walleyeman) at the KC meet-up and I can't even use them yet!
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    I have gone for rather long periods without shaving with a straight, but it was never because I went back to a cartridge. I cannot ever see myself doing that.
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