Thread: Confessions of a convert

i use a fusion from time to time. there i said it!

Originally Posted by jnich67

Well, if that works for you, nothing to apologize about. Keep doing it.

On the other hand, I've found that slowing things down a bit is healthy thing to do. Its one of the things I love about straight razor shaving. If you take your time and make that extra ten minutes (believe me, its there if you want it to be) - everything still gets done and maybe done better because your more present and aware of what you're doing. Throw away the electric!!

Just a thought.

Jordan

Totally agree, I find it interesting that the point at which I stopped using my DE/cartridge/electric razor completely was shortly after the birth of my twins two years ago.

Razor(s) .... ££
Accessories (hones/strops etc) .... ££
Twins .... ££££££££
10 mins in the morning during a shave .... Priceless

Barney

Well....I've been fighting a scratchy throat and other flu-like symptoms for about a week now. So when I would normally do my shave (at night after a shower), I'm so tired I just go right to bed and shower in the AM before work.

...and a morning shave won't work for me now as it usually takes 30+ minutes for the shave, and I am NOT a morning person.

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Well....I've been fighting a scratchy throat and other flu-like symptoms for about a week now. So when I would normally do my shave (at night after a shower), I'm so tired I just go right to bed and shower in the AM before work.

...and a morning shave won't work for me now as it usually takes 30+ minutes for the shave, and I am NOT a morning person.

I don't know if this would work for you, but when I only have 5 minutes for a shave, I just do a quick pass with the grain of my hair. It's close enough of a shave for work, and looks fine. I've never used an electric though so I don't know what the comparison is. Anyway, I shaved quickly like that this morning because I was running late, and it only took about seven minutes. I guess the downside is that the stropping will be put off for later

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I don't know if this would work for you, but when I only have 5 minutes for a shave, I just do a quick pass with the grain of my hair. It's close enough of a shave for work, and looks fine. I've never used an electric though so I don't know what the comparison is. Anyway, I shaved quickly like that this morning because I was running late, and it only took about seven minutes. I guess the downside is that the stropping will be put off for later

+1

This is essentially what I do too. Or, I go one stroke with the grain and then one stroke across the grain all in the same pass. I use my DE so infrequently that my technique with it is all shot to hell. I can shave better and faster with a straight now.

Jordan

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Hi. My name is Luke, and I'm a recent convert from electric shaving. I still have trouble though....I don't always want to take the time, or can't take the time, for a proper wet shave with my wonderful straight.

...so I cheat. I clean up the lines with my electric...maybe shave the top lip so it doesn't bother my girlfriend. But I don't take it all! Just a bit, to hold me over, until I can get a good shave in.

I'm really sorry, I am. I just had to tell someone to get this off my chest...

If you are going to cheat at least do it with class and use a DE

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Hi. My name is Luke, and I'm a recent convert from electric shaving. I still have trouble though....I don't always want to take the time, or can't take the time, for a proper wet shave with my wonderful straight.

...so I cheat. I clean up the lines with my electric...maybe shave the top lip so it doesn't bother my girlfriend. But I don't take it all! Just a bit, to hold me over, until I can get a good shave in.

I'm really sorry, I am. I just had to tell someone to get this off my chest...

I say , do as you please . Enjoyment of the hobby is the goal . When I first decided to try straight razor shaving , I thought I would only do it on Sundays , and shave with a disposable razor during the week . Much to my surprise , I quickly found that I preferred a straight razor shave . I had to clean up my first few shaves with the disposeable , and it was 2 months , before I could do my upper lip , using only a straight . The important thing is , to enjoy what you are doing .

HERETIC!!!

HERETIC!!!!

Kaspertis needs to be branded with a scarlet letter for his transgressions!

E

Electric razor user!

Backslider!

Whisker sympathizer!



Actually, I was an electirc user up until a couple months back. I couldn't find replacement blades for my electric, and was about to buy another one, when I happened upon an article about wet shaving. Why spend another $100 on an electric? I got a DE, then soon thereafter straights cast their siren song upon me. The rest is history.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

...and was about to buy another one, when I happened upon an article about wet shaving....

Wasn't on digg, was it? That's how I began my pilgrimmage!

I think it's a natural progression once you get into the groove of things. I started off looking at DE's then decided that a straight was hella cooler than a DE and picked one up (with many more coming shortly thereafter damn RAD).

In the beginning you go slower. Prep takes longer, stropping takes longer, shaving especially for me, took longer. I started in July of last year I guess and I now shave exclusively with Str8s. Prep included I can shave in about 10 minutes.

It gets better and easier bro.