Thread: What age were ye when ye first used a straight.

At the age of 44. Got too annoyed by all those Gillette Mach N+1, tried a shavette for a couple of months - just to make sure it was for me, before investing the not so negligible first investment, and then finally went for it.

Originally Posted by dimab

At the age of 44. Got too annoyed by all those Gillette Mach N+1, tried a shavette for a couple of months - just to make sure it was for me, before investing the not so negligible first investment, and then finally went for it.

You must be a brother I never knew I had! I went the same route. I got a Magic shavette in October 2015 when I was 46. Three months later, I got my first real straight. Now I'm 47 and I have two straights, 2 strops, and 3 brushes (2 boar, 1 synthetic).

Started about a month ago - 58

The shavette dad gave me, with no lessons, around 16 (presumably because I already knew everything). I'm my upper 20s I started using shavette regularly. True straight this year at 46 and have me further evidence I know just enough to be dangerous. I'm wearing out my styptic pencil, but liking it with the help of this forum.