See post #39 and be afraid of the feather and the shavette!
Using a straight, and learning to use a straight, should be fun! Give yourselves a fair shot and get a real straight!
BTW, I did not check to see whethe others have said this, but I would really advise getting and using a practice strop at first. Personally, I should probably never use anything else but a practice strop, but for anyone starting out it is just very easy to accidently cut into a strop. You want to be in a position to only feel so bad about doing it!
Nothing to be afraid of, really!
It wasn't worse than my first DE shave. Actually, the burn on that one was much worse, and lasted for two days.
I'm sure with practice, my technique will improve, like it did with the DE, and the DX will eventually feel like a fluffy kitten. I don't believe it would have been any better with a traditional straight.
You can't compare it with a shavette. The DX is a well designed beautiful object, with nice weight and balance. Shavette is cheap.
I do like the Feather, and I don't have the patience for the maintenance that a traditional straight requires.