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Kym Mathias
Straight

Talk

W h e n th e n e w stra ig h t ra zo r u se r c h o o se s h is (o r h e r) first ra zo r, th e
a p p e a ra n c e o f th e sc a le s c a n b e a b ig d e c id in g fa c to r, so m e tim e s,
th e y c a n m a k e a b ig g e r im p a c t th a n th e ra zo r itse lf. E v e n th o u g h th e
sc a le s d o n o t e ff e c t h o w th e b la d e w ill c u t, th e y c a n im p ro v e o r b e
d e trim e n ta l to th e c o m fo rt a n d p e rfo rm a n c e o f th e ra zo r.

S c a le s h av e 4 m a in p u rp o se s. T h e first is to p ro te c t th e b la d e w h e n
n o t in u se , se c o n d ly, a p ra c tic a l se t o f sc a le s w ill a ssist in stro p p in g ,
sta b ilisin g th e b la d e in th e h a n d , th ird ly, d u rin g th e sh av e th e y c re a te

b a la n c e a n d c a n a ssist in sh av in g c o n tro l a n d th e fo u rth is to c o m p li- Right: Etiam egestas, dui
m e n t th e d e sig n o f th e ra zo r. T h e sh a p e a n d m a te ria l w ill a ff e c t th e vel facilisis consequat,
first 3 p u rp o se s. massa nibh ultrices nisl,

S c a le s c o m e in a ll sh a p e s a n d size s th a t c a n lo o k v e ry sim p le , a rtistic,
b o ld o r u n iq u e . A s w ith a n y to o l, d e sig n c a n b e at th e d e trim e n t o r
b e th e a ssista n t o f p ra c tic a lity. T h e d iffi c u lt g o a l is to p ro d u c e a d e -
sig n th a t n o t o n ly c o m p lim e n ts th e a p p e a ra n c e b u t a lso re ta in s th e
e n jo y m e n t o f u sin g su c h ra zo r. T h e first th in g to lo o k fo r is m a te ria l

u se d , th is c a n b e n a tu ra l, su c h a s w o o d s, b o n e , h o rn e tc, c o m m o n
sy n th e tic m ate ria ls su c h a s a c ry lic o r c e llu lo id o r th e y c a n b e v e ry e x -
p e rim e n ta l su c h a s h y b rid re sin s, m e ta ls, o r a m ix tu re . E a c h m a te ria l
w ill b e fav o u re d fo r its te x tu re , c o lo u r a n d v isu a l m e rits b u t e a c h o n e
w ill re q u ire d iff e re n t le v e ls o f m a in te n a n c e a n d c a re . A c ry lic, sim p le
a s it m ay b e , is v e ry d u ra b le a n d lik e ly to la st fo r d e c a d e s w ith little
m a in te n a n c e . W o o d s w ill n e e d to b e fin ish e d a p p ro p ria te ly to b e
a b le to w ith sta n d th e w e t lo c a tio n s o f th e b a th ro o m a n d th e p re s-
su re s o f k e e p in g a tig h t h o ld o f th e ra zo r.

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