# My birthday present **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 24, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084 "2017-01-24T22:27:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084/1 "2017-01-24T22:27:49Z")
Everyday I walk past this barbershop. It has a description of a “Shaving Ceremony” in the window. I have coveted it for many years. I have shaved this face for over 50 years. And I thought it would be a great present for my birthday. Today I did it! It was incredible! I like a close shave. It was closer than my Mach 3. Smooth as a babies butt! Started off with a hot towel wrap. Then the shave. Followed with an icy wrap. For an hour, I was a king! Anyone else experienced this? I may do it again. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084/2 "2017-01-24T23:17:24Z")
I’m a woman, so no, but I wanted to report that a friend treated himself to a real straight razor for his 50th. I can’t imagine he will ever go back to regular razors. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-birthday-present/778084/3 "2017-01-25T00:00:05Z")
My friend is getting her husband a gift certificate for his birthday for a barbershop as you described. We were talking one evening and he was saying how it was something he would really enjoy.