I spent most of last evening cleaning and honing my new Crown Razor Co. straight. This morning I woke up bright and early, anticipating the first shave with my new blade. I got everything ready, took a long hot shower then stropped my razor and lathered up. It took me at least 45 minutes to shave resulting in the cleanest, smoothest and best shaves I have had. A quick rub down with witch hazel and a little moistureizing after shave I was good to go. After putting all my shaving accoutrament away I actualy combed my hair and even used a dab of pomade! A clean set of clothes and my signature straw hat, skewed slightly to the right and I am ready to hit the town. (actualy I don't have anything to do today but it is never hard for me to find something interesting to entertain myself)