Hi there. I am not yet among your ranks but keep daydreaming about it.
Ever since I started working from home, I've been skipping shaving frequently.
When I shave (cartridge) every day, there's no pain and it goes fine. If I skip a day it's still fine. And if I skip two days it starts to get tougher to get through and I wind up not getting everything like under the chin.
But when I skip more than three day shaving, I can barely get the razor through it and it hurts. And I miss parts. And sometimes I get a nick.
In my straight razor fantasy, it glides right through that four day growth as I issue a hearty, "ha ha-HAA!"
Is this true? Tell me my fantasy is true. I've read a number of noob posts here that talk about what a long and bloody learning curve it is, but let's say I was past that and let's say my beard was average - would the straight razor handle these longer whiskers better than a cartridge razor? As in less painful and catch-y?
Ever since I started working from home, I've been skipping shaving frequently.
When I shave (cartridge) every day, there's no pain and it goes fine. If I skip a day it's still fine. And if I skip two days it starts to get tougher to get through and I wind up not getting everything like under the chin.
But when I skip more than three day shaving, I can barely get the razor through it and it hurts. And I miss parts. And sometimes I get a nick.
In my straight razor fantasy, it glides right through that four day growth as I issue a hearty, "ha ha-HAA!"
Is this true? Tell me my fantasy is true. I've read a number of noob posts here that talk about what a long and bloody learning curve it is, but let's say I was past that and let's say my beard was average - would the straight razor handle these longer whiskers better than a cartridge razor? As in less painful and catch-y?