Shave Number 1 - Under the Belt!!!
Well I finally got a STR8 from DMS a fellow member on this forum. He has been very helpful in providing me with with a shave ready razor. Well after reading all the material over the past couple of days I finally took the plunge
All I have to say is WOW!!! I did not know what I was missing.
I Stropped the blade 15 time on the lenin and 30 times of the leather. Hot shower lathered with Proraso and my B&B brush and started the shave.
1st Pass WTG
(My hands tremble as the blade near my cheeks. I step back take deep breath and go for it)
I am using both hands. One hand to stretch the skin other to shave. Very smooth WTG movements. This was one of the SMOOTHEST shaves I have experienced. and NO NICKS (just you wait). I have some good beard reduction (Dare I say better than a DE in the first Pass?)
2nd Pass XTG
( I only intended to do 1 pass but the first was so good that I had to do the second)
Cheeks all good
Neck all good
Jaw Line - I loose concentration :nono: and cut my right ear lob ( a bleeder).
Chin and upper lip- as my ear bleeds I try to finish up the chin and get a small nick under the chin and one under my nose. Not as bad as my ear
I am finally done with one on THE SMOOTHEST shave w/o BURN.
INJURY REPORT
Ear lob - 1 cut out of action for next shave
Chin - 1 nick (ready to go for next shave)
Upper Lip - 1 nick (Probable for tomorrow's shave)
KUDOS to the good folks on this forum :bow for all their help!! and No for safety reasons I did not shave in my birth day clothes:)