re: Wet Shaving Thread: It's been a while

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how I do it is still wet shaving isn't it?

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I would say no - because it is a term of art. "Wet shaving" strongly implies either DE safety or straight razor and actual brush, soap, cream, etc. not a can/hot lather, whatnot.

There are some cats that use catridges with a wet shaving soap/cream in a bowl applied with a brush - but even those would be considered hybrids.

What you're doing is what I would call "late 20th Century" commercial shaving.

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If I get a good shave from them, and millions of men do, why is it less than optimal?

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While we've gone into some things in the thread - there is no way to get the same quality of shave from a cartridge as is possible with a DE or straight razor. Heck, I realized that in the 80s when my barber would use lather and a shavette to do my neckline. I thought "man, my face could never be that smooth" - and now it is.

You may disagree, but as I've done both types of shaving, I tend to defer to my opinion, particularly for my face and beard.

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Where did I attack or degrade how you do it?

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Sorry if I jumped the gun with you, Sarge - we typically get one or more "too cool for school" cartridge defenders in the thread who call us "Dapper Don" or whatnot.

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I'm in here reading the posts to learn

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I'll try not to lose sight of that.

We cool.