Thread: Does SR Really Give Better Shave Than DE?

I'd say you get a very good shave with de to be onest i get as gooder a shave with straight razor with more effort and you have to learn how to use one but the biggest diferance is the buzz you get from using a sr and it leaves my face in much better condition i can shave everey day with sr no way could i shave with de every day thats the big differance many people will notice.

Define Better?????????

To me there is only one difference in straight razor shaving that matters....
I could care less about close, long lasting, expense, land fills, or any other thing, only one thing defines better to me....

COMFORT !!!!

I can't shave using anything else for two days in a row, just can't, it actually hurts...
Although most every reason that all the guys stated are true in my eyes only comfort matters to me, so like I said define better????

Actually DE's give a much better shave than any straight but all of us here have invested so much time and effort and money with straights we just keep kidding ourselves with straights and hope no one will find out the truth. You know, like the politicians if you keep deceiving enough you think its the truth. (har har)

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Actually DE's give a much better shave than any straight but all of us here have invested so much time and effort and money with straights we just keep kidding ourselves with straights and hope no one will find out the truth. You know, like the politicians if you keep deceiving enough you think its the truth. (har har)

You can't be serious?

I suppose arguably shaves arent any closer with a straight than they are with a DE. Why would they be? At the end of the day both involve putting a razors edge directly onto your skin in order to remove hair. But they definately do last longer.

That said, in my mind I can get a better, closer shave with a straight because I can adjust the angle of the blade to exactly get the optimum cutting angle at any given moment. I also think that a straight razor blade has less flex in it than a DE blade so is more likely to plow through hairs rather than skip over them.

In terms of durability if I get a good close BBS shave with my DE, by the time I leave work I can feel stubble coming through quite noticably. In fact I can feel stubble coming through on my neck already after my DE shave this morning and its only half 11..!

With the straight I can only just start to feel anything by late evening, and even thats only if I rub my hand ATG.

Plus there is the additional buzz of learning a new skill and shaving with a work of art! Always good!

I suppose the best advice I can give is to invest in a restored blade from the classifieds or one of the cheaper DOVO's (SRD sells them shave ready or you can go to The Invisible Edge in the UK and Europe) and see what you think! If nothing else there is the simple enjoyment factor of straight razor shaving!

I have been using a straight almost exclusively for almost a year. I started using the straight first and then decided to try a DE for traveling and if I don't have time. So I have more experience with a straight than a DE, but I am confident at using a DE. Having said that, I can get a BBS shave with a DE easier than a straight. The only difference is that the shave with a straight lasts a lot longer than the DE.

I've not used a DE, but going from cartridge to straight I've found I need to shave a lot less- every other day vs. every day. I hear DE gives great shaves too. I think the biggest factor in choosing between DE vs. Straight isn't so much the closeness of the shave, but rather if you like the hobby side of shaving. Do you like the idea of maintaining your own razors, tinkering around with hones/strops, learning about how the different grinds feel, scales, etc...

-Chief

I don't find that at SR shaves closer but it does last longer. At the end of the day after a DE or disposable shave in the morning. I need another shave. Not so with the SR.

Rich


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