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03-02-2011, 10:05 PM #1Member
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Straight razor = softer stubble?
Just wanted to check if you guys shared this experience.
I just started with the straight razor thing, had my first shave with a honed razor this week. Now i have a 1 day growth. With a cartridge razor my stubble was like 80 grit sanding paper. I could, and i am not kidding, really injure someone with a stubble attack.
With 1 day growth of a straight razor, the stubble very very soft. I am very surprised. I did quite some research before i started this and never come across this observation.
You guys have the same thing?
btw:did 3 passes, quite smooth, bbs sideburns, 3 cuts (to big for comfort). All in all i was very pleased for a first real sharp SR shave.
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03-02-2011, 10:10 PM #2At this point in time...
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Yes same here
My theory has always been the the hair is cut at less severe of an angle and therefor feels less sharp, it is not actually softer...
I could of course be way wrong but it sounds good
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03-02-2011, 10:12 PM #3This is not my actual head.
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It's exactly the opposite for me.
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03-02-2011, 10:14 PM #4Member
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I think i agree, english is not my native language and all that...
I thought it might be because a SR just cuts the hair clean off, while a safety razor slices it off FIVE times per stroke. just a thought
Anyway, the girlfriend is much more happy!
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03-02-2011, 10:17 PM #5
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Funny thing for me was that when I used a cartridge razor, I would have to shave twice a day if going out in the evening, but when I get a bbs from the Straight Razor, I am good for at least a full day........
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03-02-2011, 10:19 PM #6the suited and booted hick
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Mine tends to grow back faster and a little rougher but it doesn't stay sandpaper as long.
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03-02-2011, 10:22 PM #7Senior Member
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...and another thought
I think the cut is more uniform, so the stubble that comes back is not as irregular of height
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03-02-2011, 10:55 PM #8Member
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It sure feels softer to me. That was something that really suprised me about straight shaving. I had never heard anyone talk about softer stubble. Its softer and does seem to take longer to grow back. Or am I just looking forward to the next shave so much that it seems to take longer to grow back?
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03-02-2011, 11:29 PM #93 years of DE, newb in str8 razor
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3 years with safety razors, made my stubbles thinner and more coarse.
I am in the begining of my SR adventure, and now i will pay attention to my stubble structure in the future.
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03-02-2011, 11:29 PM #10Member
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Tree trunks are tree trunks no matter how I slice them, they just come back slower with a straight
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