I too prefer the finish of a straight razor.
I am not prepared... beyond wondering what my first actions might be.
Securing a means of defence, shelter and food / water pretty high on the agenda.
Probably hideout with those I hope would also survive while the first waves culled the heard.
Then higher / defensible ground and ongoing resources.
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Depends who has done it with what...
Most barbers use disposables that clip into a handle because of AIDS, hepatitis etc.
Otherwise they need to use an autoclave (not cheap equipment) and very rigorous cleaning. Cleaning blunts the blade. If I was going to spend the money on a barbour shave I'd take my own to someone who does enough shaves to also do honing.
Until someone is familiar with the contours of your face their shave may be a little patchy. This is one area disposable safety razors (bic right through to the latest multi blade, multi lube pivoting head) are better. Any idiot can get a good finish with enough passes.
Where they fall down for me is they need more passes and don't cut add close. Meaning I get terrible shaving rashes if I don't want a 5 o'clock shadow by noon. A straight edge I look like I just shaved until at least 5 pm the following day if I shave at 8 am. Due to the fact I don't like to rush I usually shave the night before.
After a disposable shave I am also prone to acne. Not so a straight razor.
It did take a little research and a couple of goes to be able to get a clean shave in a single pass and if I skip shaving for a while my first go can leave a few nick's from lack of practice and the softness of skin not shaved.
If you look at the blade closely disposables are actually fairly jagged. A straight razor is mirror keen to the naked eye.
When I have just stropped by blade I can take a strand of long hair, dangle it fro one end only and cut the hair cleanly six inches from the end I am holding it. You cand do that with a blade out of a disposable.
Also I enjoy the experience.
"The reward of a thing well done is having done it."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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