Lately the idea of shaving like men before me did has consumed my life. After reading an article by Corey Greenburg, the Today Show consumer reporter, about a new trend of men using double edge safety razors to shave http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886845/. Corey promotes the use of a double edge (DE) safety razor as well as some other "old school" products. Well, being the trendy man I am, I had to get on board. I ordered, a heavy steal DE safety razor, a new shave brush, new shave cream, and plenty of replacement blades. As my anticipation grew, while the package was being shipped, I thought about a close, fresh shave. One like my granddad had in a barber shop.
The package came yesterday afternoon, and as soon as I got home I took the new diggs for a spin. Lathered up and ready to cut those pesky hairs, I went to work. Carefully gliding the blade along my face with the short, light strokes as instructed in about a billion web blogs dedicated to the subject.
I cleaned up a few nicks and felt like I had the closest shave ever. But let me be the first to tell you, it was REALLY close. So close, I got a nice case of razor burn!
Oh well, I suppose that's the learning curve, I'll give it a shot again tonight.
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