Thread: young man old man

Hmmm... do I win? Sixty two and change here. Not too many problems with wrinkles if I tilt my head way back, puff out my cheeks, and grab a sideburn and tug real hard. Oh, and I use a dull razor that squeegees off the lather so it looks like I got a good shave. I can fool the mirror most days, particularly if I stand a few steps back.

Actually, I've honed away on a couple of razors and now am approaching the touch stone test of sharpness, yup, a baby's cheek.

I'm 58, and have a theory that the older I get, the tougher the whiskers themselves get. I used to be able to get a smooth shave, although with razor burn, from a Mach 3. No longer. It simply does not work like it used to. The straight razor or a beard are my only options now.

I'm 22, been using a straight for 7 months now and haven't looked back.

I actually just recently gave all these fusion replacement cartridges I had under the sink to my younger brother.

When I gave them to him he asked what they were for and I replied "to replace the blades when they get dull." To which he asked: "You're supposed to replace the blades?!?"

Turns out he's been using the same fusion blade for the last 3 years !!!!!!

40 here. Been shaving with str8's for five months now...only major cut ive gotten was trying to shave some fuzz on my shoulders. Wont be trying that again.

Young buck, here. 21 years old, married, 3 beautiful girls...somedays I feel much much older. Been shaving for only a couple months, but fallen in love with it. My wife doesn't like me spending 30 minutes in the bathroom to shave, but has grown accustom to it, I suppose. I'm looking forward to using straights as long as the Good Lord allows my hand to stay steady. Shaved with a gilette fusion for 3 years, and disposable blades before that. It's sad, really. You learn to live with a bad shave and razor burn when you don't know there's anything better out there. Sometime ignorance isn't bliss.

-Derek

I am 24 and have used the str8 since last November, since I first touched it I have been using it exclusively, no more disposables here.
I am not too wrinkly yet :P so it is hard to have any opinion on that matter, but I guess they come so slow that you get used to it on your way to wrinkliness

flyboy you will be amazed how quickly it comes. but enjoy for now

17 here and been at it for 6 months

60 here and have to stretch the wrinkles out to get the whiskers.

57 me. Born in 1952. Had a coon skin cap like Davy Crockett when I was 4. Cisco Kid lunchbox when I was 6. Didn't get a straight razor till I was 54.