Thread: Straight razor for every shave?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

at first welcome.
the reason you cannot find information using them both same time it is very rare case . As soon as you start using straight no one goes back. May be one in 1000.
gl

I double what he says. You never go back.
You will get hooked soon!

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

at first welcome.
the reason you cannot find information using them both same time it is very rare case . As soon as you start using straight no one goes back. May be one in 1000.
gl

When I started with a straight, the only downside I saw was giving up my beloved DEs and SEs. So, I didn't. I frequently do a "hybrid shave," straight for 2 passes, DE or SE for the third and touch-up. I think of the straight as a machine gun -- mows down the enemy -- and the DE/SE as a sniper rifle -- picks off the remaining stragglers. That said, I enjoy a 100% straight shave, and also a 100% DE or SE shave as well. Kind of like having multiple girlfriends. Enjoy.

Thank you all for taking the trouble to post these replies. I am glad I asked the question. As with everything in life we all ask questions and then do what we want. But it is so useful to know what others think who have been where you are going before you. Some really good advice here.

I will take my time.

Yes it's perfectly possible to mix things around.

Once I'd learned to use straights I used them for about 2 years without any other type of razor, just to see if I could. But then I changed jobs and had to do lots of traveling, so I started taking a DE with me because I didn't like leaving my straight razor kit in hotels*.

Then I was traveling so much (every week), I stopped taking the straights and just used a DE for nearly a year.

My job changed again last month and now I am based near home, so I'm back to using the straights again (and it's great!), with the DE saved for days when I'm in a rush etc.

* One hotel I stayed in, I left my strop hanging in the en-suite bathroom and when I returned at night they'd kindly rolled it up and put it in a drawer for me! Another, I noticed my razor had been moved when I returned at night and opened it up to find fingerprints all over the blade and a really dull edge, like the houskeeping had tried to do the thumb pad test and tried stropping it.

Fido,

When I started with straights I used them exclusively until my skills were develeoped.

However, I continued to use DEs when I was away on buiness for the 'convenience' factor. I found it very strange not shaving with a straight though !

I have now got a stainless bladed straight, and this has now replaced the DEs for business use, so 100 % straights ! Resistance is futile

Best regards

Russ