The Safety Razor: Classic Benefits
Think Clark Gable. Or perhaps the more familiar Don Draper of Mad Men. One--an American icon of times past with classic finesse. The other--a modern reminder of the gentleman of afore. Whether the classic legacy left by Gable's pencil-groomed mustache or the perfectly clean-shaven face of Draper, both certainly required a razor-sharp precision. So here's all the less-discussed need-to-knows about safety razors to be the dapper Draper of now or the Gable of the future.
More Blades are better?? So let's get this straight. More razors scraping against and peeling away your skin is better? No. Not at all. In fact, what you gain in the laziness of not having to pass an extra stroke you definitely lose in precision. With the single blade of a safety razor you get total control over the "angle of attack" of your razor against your skin rather than five razors all pointed at who-know's-what-angle. State-of-the-art technology can't predict what direction your every facial hair will be growing. You're different from the guy next to you. That mean's less razor bumps and a closer shave. Not too mention, once you get all that facial hair stuck in those 5-blades it's essentially done for. Bye bye razor. The safety razor on the other hand comes completely apart so it's as clean as a whistle for the next go.
Save a Buck or Twenty. A pack of 100 blades for 10 bucks. That's right. And as mentioned, those blades will probably last longer than your 100-bladed-hair-infested demon. And at the end of the day at pennies for a razor, you can toss it rather than shave with anything other than what's in tip-top shape. Feels better than tossing that $6 razor cartridge that's for sure. Bottom Line: it's affordable so that you can keep looking good every day.
Out with the old,
in with the new?
Ritual-Qualified. Truth be told: yes it's different from shaving with a standard razor but it's not nearly as difficult as you would think. I showed a bud of mine in 30 seconds and he hasn't a cut or nick to show. Moreover, though it takes a bit longer to pull apart that safety razor and clean it out so it's good for next time, there's an element that can't be quantified here. Simple shaving is transformed into an "art of shaving" and the day is put on pause; it's just you and the mechanical graze of blade against skin. Granted, I'm also the guy who listens to vinyls, writes with fountain pens and types away on a manual typewriter. But hey, let's bring this goodie back to life.
