Thread: First straight razor shave a success!

Good stuff mythyk! This is exactly the type of thread I was hoping to see.

I very recently got into this myself and had my first start to finish shave yesterday (wtg only). It went well with 3 small nicks - chin, upper lip near nose, and my left hand side law on the curve. I have a lot of sharp curves on chin and upper lip so I went in comfortable with the idea of a couple trouble areas but really loved the shave. I found I need some work building lather also which will be a nice excuse to try different brands and scents!

This is weird but I also felt like my hair grew back quicker in the last 24 hours - I assume means I had a close enough shave where the normal growth of hair seemed like more because the shave was so close!

​edited to correct my terrible spelling

Originally Posted by DV8EDD

Good stuff mythyk! This is exactly the type of thread I was hoping to see.

I very recently got into this myself and had my first start to finish shave yesterday (wtg only). It went well with 3 small nicks - chin, upper lip near nose, and my left hand side law on the curve. I have a lot of sharp curves on chin and upper lip so I went in comfortable with the idea of a couple trouble areas but really loved the shave. I found I need some work building lather also which will be a nice excuse to try different brands and scents!

This is weird but I also felt like my hair grew back quicker in the last 24 hours - I assume means I had a close enough shave where the normal growth of hair seemed like more because the shave was so close!

​edited to correct my terrible spelling

I consider myself fortunate that I don't have to shave my chin, seems like it's more difficult to stay with the angles.

Originally Posted by mythyk

I consider myself fortunate that I don't have to shave my chin, seems like it's more difficult to stay with the angles.

It was that way for me, yes. I have a heavy curve between bottom lip and chin. I'll probably try to be better at easing into it (not really how I usually do things) and use the disposable for the chin cleanup at the end.

Cheers!

The coolest thing is how fun this actually is even when we nick ourselves! Weird. Glad to hear from you both. I'm pretty new too and ramped up quickly but I must echo that it's easy to get a little overconfident... then, whoa! Been there, did that. Usually when I'm shaving with my dominant hand.

Personally, I only use extremely cold water after my shave. Then a nip of styptic if/when needed. The sting is punishment for not paying attention!

Thanks for posting! Enjoy the shave!