Thread: NEWBIE VERDICT IN: SR8T SHAVING vs. CARTRIDGE SHAVING- WHICH REALLY SHAVES CLOSER?

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, Mr. Toplin,

The way I compare a cartridge razor to a straight razor is this way:

Scarfing up a greasy hamburger in a fast foods joint or feasting on a steak with wine in a fine restaurant; guzzling a tasteless light beer from the can or savouring a cellar temperature hearty beer in a beer mug; listening to Beethoven and John Coltrane or to a symphony of tin cans rattling in the backseat; and so on.

I look at straight razor shaving also as an art and a craft, something that takes time and discipline to learn, something that eventually says something about your inner voice. You can get a good shave with a cartridge razor in 90 seconds, or you can spend a bit longer and get a great shave with a straight razor.

You might think I am pumping a little too much philosophy in this. Perhaps I am. That's because I view the straight razor world also from a philosophical perspective — while getting a great shave.

Regards,

Obie

Beautiful as always, Obie.


However, driving to the sound of a bunch of empty beer cans in the backseat on the way home from scarfing down greasy burgers at some hole-in-the-wall diner accompanied by cheap beer is one of life's guilty pleasures!