From the dinner tux to the Martini (shaken not stirred), Bond is the ultimate in class. In my opinion, there's nothing classier than stropping your blade, lathering up and skillfully navigating your face with a blade that can kill you with a slip of the wrist (or a kid barging into the bathroom unannounced), or having a hot girl do it for you.

Quote Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun View Post
That just blows my mind. Three years ago I did not know that anyone shaved this way or if you could even obtain a straight razor. I thought a straight razor was like one of those bicycles of the 1800s with the huge front wheel that people were having accidents using.

Everyone I know thinks I should get my head examined for shaving in such a dangerous manner.

I was hoodwinked for 40 years, thinking the junk in the post-DE era was the only things you could get.

The awareness of straight razors has increased so much! Why would a movie producer want a shaving scene so much that an actress would be sent to barber school to learn how to do it?

I'm wondering if this is a growing fad to shave the old fashioned way, or if this is the beginning of a consumer revolt against the high prices and irritation today's razors give people. Back in my day everyone shaved. The last 20 years people will show up for work unshaven, even dress up and go out unshaven. I've had a couple of people tell me that there's no way their face could take a daily shave. My face couldn't take it either but I did it because I thought I had do. My face can take daily shaving with the retro equipment.