Thread: Ever wondered?

Actually if you try a kamisori and do it with one side only you will feel like a rookie all over again. I guarantee it. Also if you use a DE and switch to an open comb like the R-41 it too is like starting all over again.

Originally Posted by MickR

Yeah well, you mess up in private with a cut-throat, but you still carry the shame around in public with you, doncha?! I don't think I would dare risk trying to shave like I did when I was just learning. It frightens me to think about even trying to give it a go.


Mick

I'm with you there, Brother! My early attempts were more often than not quite ugly. A shavette seemed like a good idea at the time but more than a few mornings I showed up for work looking as if I fought with a racoon in a dumpster for my breakfast and lost. Of course now, when I discuss my shaving proclivities with my colleagues at work I down play my initial clumsiness and simply say, "At first there's a bit of a learning curve but after a while it just becomes how you shave." I'll take the shave I had this morning over any shave I had as a noob, thanks.

Disclaimer: This isn't a slam on shavettes just an acknowledgement of the fact that a noob with a shavette will undoubtedly cut himself with monotonous regularity. The good news is that when you get to where you can shave with a shavette and consistently get good shaves, the transition to the much more forgiving "real straights" is almost effortless.