First straight razor shave at a hair salon...
My wife gave me a gift certificate to a place that does shaves (and massages, head shaving, hair cuts, etc.), so I figured I'd give it a try.
The woman who did the shave, used a hot towel, preshave lotion, and then shaved with a straight (and not a shavette), afterwards they did another hot towel, more moisturizer, and then a cold towel. I was surprised by several things...
She didn't use shaving cream at all! I was expecting some lather application, but she used some shaving lotion (not sure if more of the preshave or what).
Instead of three or so passes, like I do at home, she did just one pass. She used her one hand to stretch sections of my face, and then did very short strokes an small areas at a time (maybe 1" at the most), almost like a buffing motion.
There were times that it almost had a sensation of a dry shave, but wasn't uncomfortable (must have been a very sharp blade). She did reapply some lotion, during the process to certain areas.
Granted, she cheated a bit with hair clippers, before starting the whole process. Hitting a few of the spots with longer growth. I usually shave every other day, and today was the second day, although this was 1:30pm, so almost a half day longer.
The end result was a very close shave, and it was not irritation. I was surprised to say the least.
Just thought I'd share the experience.