Straight razor vs safety razor for my own shave, no contest after 2 weeks

I finally gave straight razors a real shot for my morning shave, figured I owed it to my craft since I use one on clients all day. But after 2 weeks of nicks and a jawline that looked like a war zone, I grabbed my old safety razor and knocked it out in 4 minutes flat. The straight razor gives a closer shave sure, but the time and touch it takes just isnt worth it when Im rushing out the door at 6:30. Anyone else use a safety razor on themselves even though they push straights on customers?

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elizabethg185d ago

I hear you on this. I used a straight razor for about three weeks last year because I wanted to feel like I was doing it the 'proper' way, but I ended up with so many tiny cuts on my neck that my wife asked if I'd been wrestling a cat. There's something about the safety razor that just lets you think about other things while you shave, and at 6:30 in the morning, that's worth more than a marginally closer shave. I still keep the straight for weekends when I have time to actually enjoy it, but the daily grind belongs to the safety razor.