Originally Posted by
Elenkus
I started with a straight a little over a year ago. Just after my wife gave me an engraved AOS one for our wedding. She knew I had been looking into it for nearly a year and it made the gift all that more special.
I started because of the amount of irritation I got from those darned cartridges. Razor burn and ingrown hairs on a daily basis. I quickly picked up a DE Merkur HD to get me through the weekdays while I was learning the straight technique. After applying everything I've learned (mainly from this forum), I can easily say I will never look back. With the exception of a minor slice I gave myself when I sneezed once, I've never had any irritation since making the transformation.
Thanks to all the seniors and vets on this forum for showing me true enlightenment.