Thread: Why Shave Straight

Originally Posted by bassguy

Does anyone do this?

I confess that I myself do, more frequently than I'd like to admit, but not due to Joyce's recommendation. Chalk it up to plain ol' vanilla laziness. Honestly, though, I can't say I've noticed a discernable difference.

- M.

Im fairly young. I like the nostalgic aspects of the reasons why to straight shave. If I ever get asked this is my reasons:

1. The feeling after a shave is euphoric
2. Its an art to be able to hold something so sharp to a delicate organ and achieve the result your after. You are rewarded with the closest most relaxing shave of your life.
3. I treat it as a hobbie, not a chore. I like the aspect of stroping, pre prep, lathering and honing (well still learning honing)

The saving money aspect has never really appealed to me. It does work out to be more expensive in the end, because you become hooked then own 1...2...6...10 straight razors :P Always continues to grow

Originally Posted by mrgad

I confess that I myself do, more frequently than I'd like to admit, but not due to Joyce's recommendation. Chalk it up to plain ol' vanilla laziness. Honestly, though, I can't say I've noticed a discernable difference.

- M.

Which makes me think of more questions: Perhaps Bloom and Buck Mulligan used boar, which may benefit from the overnight (laziness) soak more than the already soft badger? And, what, in all likelihood, was the razor Buck Mulligan used? Bloom used a Swede but is in advertising. Buck is a med student, maybe just a run o' the mill Sheffield?

This style of shaving is as much a way to connect with the past as it is a way to disconnect from the world of Walmart, automatic transmissions, escalators, traffic jams, even the internet and return to things like small artisan produced goods and sellers, manual transmissions, stairs, open roads and newspapers. Things that are fading from the experience of modern humans and might be best preserved.

Originally Posted by bassguy

Which makes me think of more questions: Perhaps Bloom and Buck Mulligan used boar, which may benefit from the overnight (laziness) soak more than the already soft badger? And, what, in all likelihood, was the razor Buck Mulligan used? Bloom used a Swede but is in advertising. Buck is a med student, maybe just a run o' the mill Sheffield?

And here I was going to say a microtome for Buck, just for the sheer audacity of the gesture.

too shay good sir