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It's not like riding a bike
Sep. 6th, 2007 07:44 amTurns out you can forget how to shave with a straight razor.
Celebrating my lovely new sink, I indulged in a straight razor. Yup, it's a young fogey / grooming machismo / Thomas Covenant indulgence and affectation throughout. It's also trickier than I remembered. The new-fangled beast has a disposable blade, and is a little lightweight, but it can still slice and dice - I look like the Crimea this morning.
The issue, naturally, is the contours of one's face. Throat and cheeks are easy; sideburn trimming is a delight; but the chin is a diabolical adventure park of lumps, bumps and differently-grained stubble-growth. It's also still bleeding. Last time I did this, I had a goatee, which skipped the chin issue altogether. I can see that the coming week or two are going to be a steep learning curve.
I'm sure it'll stop bleeding soon.
Oh, for reference: You can shave your head with a straight razor but the occipital crease is difficult and the one time I did it well, I topped an ear. That bled quite a bit. And cyclists, really, don't think about doing your legs. The expanse of flesh dulls a blade quickly and the puckering dread of hamstringing yourself is something I never got over.
Celebrating my lovely new sink, I indulged in a straight razor. Yup, it's a young fogey / grooming machismo / Thomas Covenant indulgence and affectation throughout. It's also trickier than I remembered. The new-fangled beast has a disposable blade, and is a little lightweight, but it can still slice and dice - I look like the Crimea this morning.
The issue, naturally, is the contours of one's face. Throat and cheeks are easy; sideburn trimming is a delight; but the chin is a diabolical adventure park of lumps, bumps and differently-grained stubble-growth. It's also still bleeding. Last time I did this, I had a goatee, which skipped the chin issue altogether. I can see that the coming week or two are going to be a steep learning curve.
I'm sure it'll stop bleeding soon.
Oh, for reference: You can shave your head with a straight razor but the occipital crease is difficult and the one time I did it well, I topped an ear. That bled quite a bit. And cyclists, really, don't think about doing your legs. The expanse of flesh dulls a blade quickly and the puckering dread of hamstringing yourself is something I never got over.
