In another thread the subject of shaving came up, and I went into some (okay, a lot) detail of how I now shave. I found this useful collection of tips today: How to get that perfect shave

Personally, I'm about to dip my toes onto the slightly more alarming world of the straight razor. I don't intend it to be my daily shave, but a nice straight razor shave once or twice a week will be a treat, I think. The learning curve is altogether pretty steep though, and I expect blood will be involved on a regular basis until I get it right...