Well it has been 3-4 months since I started in to wet shaving. My origional intent was to straight shave and started with that. Having found that there is a learning curve to a perfect straight shave I started looking into DE's after finding this site. A few guys suggested to use a DE in the mean time to clean up after the straight.
Needless to say I fell in love with DE's just as I did with straights. So much so that I now have numerous DE's and havent actualy shaved with my straight in a while. Need to get back on the Straight Hourse before I forget how to use it.
Just recently, the past couple weeks, I have been getting some of the best shaves in my life. To those who are just starting out, it is so worth the switch from a modern razor to a DE or straight for that matter. Thank you to all of you who have helped me on my way, and now a shaving addiction. This is just one of those things in life you can truly appreciate when you start getting in some great shaves.
Any one else get DE sidetracked from straights, ever made it back? I like my straights, but DE's are just so much easier and faster in my mind. For an every day shaver they are great. I still use my straights, but just not to the extent of my DE.
Brian