Well, I finally took the plunge today and decided to try my hand at this. I was a bit doubtful that the "shave ready" shaver I had truly was shave ready, but the Marine in me said to do it anyway. That being said, I should have maybe not listened to that part and played it safe. To compound this decision, I of course decided on a full face shave for my first attempt instead of listening to the advice of so many others here more knowledgeable than I. What can I say, Marines aren't exactly known for our great intellect, but we are known for being decisive and sticking with it...

When I first touched that razor to my face, I was certain it was not quite ready, and listening to it catching the hairs as it cut them only made it feel that much worse. In true idiot style, I stuck with it and made it all the way through, shaving my entire face and neck using only my right hand (due to the nerve damage discussed in previous posts to my left). While I did end up with a few minor nicks, even though my technique is definitely not what it should be, and the razor was definitely not shave ready, I finished up with what I felt was a pretty good first attempt, and feels about as close as I generally get from my Fusion razors. I can only imagine how good it will feel when I finally get my technique down and have this razor properly honed.

In retrospect, I do believe that from this point on, I'll pay a little more attention to the suggestions of those who have been at this a while... I'll continue to shave my whole face (no reason to take a step back) but I will make certain my razors are fully ready to go from here on out.