You go, girl!
You go, girl!
worst case scenario, i use the Boker to open my DE and shave parcels that come to the office and use the strop as decoration in the bathroom, so people think I actually use a straight.
Few people know what a razor strop is anymore. Probably guests in your house will assume it is just what you use to beat the wife and kids. I would put it away if it isn't being used.
you will have a few ups and down in the first week or two. Just relax and enjoy the learning curve.
I'm looking forward to following your adventures. Keep us posted.
Good luck. I'm still enjoying it after about 3 weeks. It's definitely not DE quality consistently but it sure is fun. What is intersteing is that when I make a pass that I'm sure is razor burn, it usually isn't. Unlike with my DE when I did that it would be worse than I thought. Bizarro shaving universe I've entered.
i know many say your DE get's better as you start straight shaving, and it seemed to improve even during the mixed shave. when i did a pass with the DE, it felt like butter. not sure if it was all in my head or that i was stretching the skin still or what, but the overall shave was quite enjoyable.