Thread: Straights alongside shavettes

I take and use my Feather DX folding shavette when I travel for convenience. When home I use straights or my Merkur Futur or Mongoose. The Mongoose will give you an extremely close shave,

Originally Posted by beluga

Of course, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.

I find most shavettes (with the possible exception of the Feather AC and similar designs) only substitutes for a straight razor that do not convey the pleasure of a straight shave.

After the straight shave, I prefer to do any necessary clean-up with the straight I have been using. I know my face by now well enough that I know where the trouble spots are and can judge the quality of my shave (and any possible need for some touch-up) while my face is still wet and straight razor and shaving loaded brush are still handy.

I am too lazy to clean a straight razor and straight razor substitute afterwards.


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This is about where I'm at with it. Then again, I don't have a job that requires I be clean shaven at all times so if I would be in a rush or don't have time to shave - I don't. I've also become much more proficient with time and shaving with a straight takes about as much time as using a disposable used to.

I've thought about getting something else, a DE or a shavette, for many reasons. And someday I might just to sate that natural curiosity. "What does this feel like?" But for now, the more hands-on time I have with a straight the better and I've come to the conclusion that to get any better with it than I already am, I need to narrow it down to just 1 or 2 blades and use only those. Otherwise I'll forever be touching up less than satisfactory spots and lighting my face up with razor burn from time to time.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Otherwise I'll forever be touching up less than satisfactory spots and lighting my face up with razor burn from time to time.

I've been quite lucky. I have done a lot of touching up with the SR and as long as my edge is well maintained, my razor burn is minimal. I guess my face has done well at adapting to the SR. If course, the Aveeno moisturizing cream applied after my post shave balm also may have something to do with it.

Originally Posted by donaldjr1969

I've been quite lucky. I have done a lot of touching up with the SR and as long as my edge is well maintained, my razor burn is minimal. I guess my face has done well at adapting to the SR. If course, the Aveeno moisturizing cream applied after my post shave balm also may have something to do with it.

Well, every now and then I find I focus on something other than the task at hand. Thinking about what I did on the hones, or how I should be tweaking my stropping for next time. Or just using a different blade profile every shave. And while I'm pondering these things, I'm not watching my blade angle, or thinking about pressure. That's when razor burn happens.

Touch up passes likely have similar roots. But this in and of itself isn't what causes razor burn. When I pay attention to my technique, after a 2 pass and a touch up I can slap Captain's Choice Cat 'o Ninetails on my face and not feel any burn. It's just time consuming. Granted I'm not out to set any speed records, but I don't want to end up taking unnecessary steps or spending an hour on a shave either.