Like most people my age, ever since i had started shaving i had used a cartridge style razor. About a year ago my father began wet shaving using a DE. I understandably had no idea what he was doing and had little interest in it as well. About 6 months later he got my younger brother by 3 years starting to use a DE as well. A little after is about the time that he purchased his first straight razor.
About 5 months went by and my entire thinking about wet shaving was that my father was crazy and that i would never do that in a million years, especially since my cart razor and canned gel works just fine. That was until my father actually sent me some shaving soaps. Between my communication with him and YouTube i learned how to make a lather. It's hard to look up shaving soap videos without being recommended to watch all things wet shaving related.
That little package of soap completely curbing my outlook on wet shaving. After a week of making my own lather and noticing an improvement in my skin, i figured the best thing would be to take it to the next level. However, I'm not one to do things halfway. So i called up my father and asked him about straight razors. He tried to instruct me about DE's, but i have little interest in them. I figure if I'm going to know how to shave i might as well do it how it's been done for hundreds of years.
So, long story short, i plan to use this thread to detail my adventures in learning to use a straight razor. I'll hopefully get my first razor in tomorrow. This is when I'll officially begin my tales of quickly and suddenly changing from a cartridge razor to a straight razor.
About 5 months went by and my entire thinking about wet shaving was that my father was crazy and that i would never do that in a million years, especially since my cart razor and canned gel works just fine. That was until my father actually sent me some shaving soaps. Between my communication with him and YouTube i learned how to make a lather. It's hard to look up shaving soap videos without being recommended to watch all things wet shaving related.
That little package of soap completely curbing my outlook on wet shaving. After a week of making my own lather and noticing an improvement in my skin, i figured the best thing would be to take it to the next level. However, I'm not one to do things halfway. So i called up my father and asked him about straight razors. He tried to instruct me about DE's, but i have little interest in them. I figure if I'm going to know how to shave i might as well do it how it's been done for hundreds of years.
So, long story short, i plan to use this thread to detail my adventures in learning to use a straight razor. I'll hopefully get my first razor in tomorrow. This is when I'll officially begin my tales of quickly and suddenly changing from a cartridge razor to a straight razor.