Thread: African American Wet Shaver in da House!!!

Longtime lurker, brand new member. This site has been a godsend for a cat like me. Been on the "straight and narrow" for about six months now. Made all the bonehead beginner mistakes (first straight was bought in a beauty supply store, paid no heed to pre-shave ritual, didn't take the time to clock my beard growth, etc...), but now I've settled into a righteous groove, baby! An offhand remark to my dad a few months ago about my religious conversion from the store bought plastic devils resulted in him hunting down my grandfather's straight and sending it to me. There's nothing quite like a legacy shave, jack. Anyway, I've been trying to spread the gospel of the cutthroat to my African American bros, but all I get is the "razor bump" whines. I counter with telling them to check out any photos of African Americans from about 80-100 years back. I dare them to find any of those soul brothers with anything resembling razor bumps. Not in the glory days of the straight, they won't. Magic Shave, Bumpstopper, and all the other quackery marketed to us can't stand up to the might of a well-honed, properly stropped piece of steel. So, I ask you fine gentlemen of the facial sword, what more can I do to convince them to join this most hallowed of fraternities?

"A man got to have a code..." Omar ("The Wire")

Welcome NativeSon-I like your style. If you want to turn your AA brothers on to wet shaving with a straight, maybe show them a really cool straight, or whip up a batch of your best-smelling lather and let them try it. For me, a big part of the appeal is in all of the incredible soaps, creams, aftershaves, and the dizzying array of stylish razors. Or have your lady rub your Freshly-shaved face in front of them and talk about how smooth a straight leaves you.

Welcome to SRP! Aaron

Welcome to the forum. That's a very entertaining post, I'm very glad you have settled into a righteous groove.
I guess the best thing for you to do is advertise a smooth well shaves face. I honestly can't think of too many things that are as cool as standing at a shave stand in one's singlet, playing some jazz, maybe sipping a glass of Chardonnay or a German beer, with lather being wiped from one's face by a deadly sharp but smooth piece of vintage steel. One's coolness score is increased tremendously immediately.

Carl

Welcome!!
I feel the same way about those "store bought plastic devils", I haven't had razor burn since I switched five year ago.

Let the church say, "amen"!

Originally Posted by nativeson

Let the church say, "amen"!

AMEN, BROTHER!

Agree with your definition of plastic devils and quackery. All that stuff really tore up my face.

Like the ship calking gangs of old, it was found that African Americans were the best so could this mean we will be asking you for advise in the future
Bumps go when the face gets used to it or should that be, when the skill grows.

Welcome Nativeson

I want to congratulate all the members for not making a race issue of this discussion because I have seen this happen in another venue. It is irritating to be told you aren't qualified to offer an opinion and see three tense pages of posting follow. This has no place in a shaving discussion.

In this instance, we debunked everything that occurred there. The OP's experience was identical to mine and he and I independently arrived at the same solution.

Those plastic devils and quackery can sure cause mischief...

In more ways than one we said what needed to be said. At one time I was a teacher so I will give the SRP community an A+

Welcome to the 'Place'. Refreshing post.

My only advice. Don't push too hard when it comes to converting others. Mostly it just happens when one is ready & frustrated enough with other ways.
Just lead by example or 'Look the part, be the part...' Another fan of 'The Wire" here.