Thread: Who Uses A DE For Touchup After A Straight?

A good way to improve your straight technique is to use a straight for a touch up after shaving with a straight

When I started SR shaving, I followed Lynn's advice and just worked on certain parts of my face, adding others as time went on until I was shaving my entire face. During that period I used my (get ready to gasp everyone) Gillette Fusion to clean up the rest of my face.
Once I was shaving my entire face, I packed up the Fusion and have yet to use it. Being military, I can't have a 'substandard' shave. Plenty of pressure/motivation.
There have been a few mornings where I stared at the Fusion thinking, "Just this once..." but resisted every time.
Now if I'm pressed for time, I just let it go with a WTG pass.
With my self-imposed 'rules' I think I've learned solid technique rapidly.
There comes a day when you say, "I'm using the SR, and that's all I'm going to use"...no fall-back position, no "Net" so to speak.

I tend to cut my upper lip when I use a SR in my moustache zone - so I use a DE to get that area.

Never owned a DE. After so many years of shaving with a straight, I can usually get the job done fairly smoothly.
Nicks still happen now and then to remind me to focus on the job at hand and not be so cocky!

I bought an old Gillette TTO with the intent of using it only for touchup but it immediatly became my favorite shaver. I should mention that I am new to straights and struggle with them still. While my goal is to become really good with a straight the DE is certainly great fun and very easy to use coming from cartridge type shaving.
Rob