Buying a Straight Razor

[grizzle]

I have only one think to say.

WHY?

For me, it was because the "latest and greatest" razors now have rubber guards that keep me from being able to shave the hair under my nose. To compensate for this, they added a thin blunt blade on the back side of the razor that scrapes under my nose, but doesn't shave anything. And with 5 or however many blades they now have, my face still gets a crappy shave. The gels strip wears off after three shaves, the blades get dull after five shaves, and the blade replacements cost $15 for a 3-pack.

I finally got sick of it and started looking into straight razors. I had completely forgotten about the safety razor until I began researching the straight, so I picked up my new shaving gear (good quality brush, good soap, razor and blades) and have started there. Eventually I'll move into the straight razor for the face, but will keep the safety for shaving the ole noggin'.

It takes a bit longer to shave, but well worth it, both in the final shave and the economy of it. Not sure if this will make sense, but I feel like I'm actually accomplishing something when I shave, like I'm keeping an old tradition alive. And the chicks seem to dig it when they stay over. I guess it's a manly man thing or something. Whatever floats their boat - I won't argue.