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Old 09-28-08, 04:23   #2 (permalink)
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Re: A Proper Shave: The Essentials of Being a Man!

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Originally Posted by DavidB View Post
Speaking of learning to shave like your grandpa, who shaves with a straight razor? Shaving with a straight razor is truly lost art. I don't suspect it will give you a closer shave than a multi-blade razor, but you'd sure feel like some kind of bad a$$ in a Clint Eastwood movie if you scrape off your whiskers with razor-sharp, cold, hard steel!
I used to shave with a straight razor. It did a great job on my cheeks, neck and upper lip but I could never master my chin. I would have to go over my chin like 20 times and by then my chin was raw and bleeding. Now I shave with a safety razor.