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A week in to SR shaving
I guess I am one of the lucky few, I did cut and grunt on the first shave but came here and read all the basics in the library and a good chunk of the other stuff. The following shaves have been pretty smooth and great results. I haven't gotten BBS all over but closer than you would on a down stroke of a disposable razor. I am pretty confident with good angle and skin stretching I will get the ultra smooth. Honestly, I like what I have got so far and not really shooting for that on a daily basis. Even if I got BBS it will no doubt disappear by the end of the day in certain fast growing areas near my chin.
I would like to say thank you to all the people who contributed to the good information to help me along might straight razor journey.
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Good to hear! The shaves will continue to grow consistently better with time. Enjoy!
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Awesome. You may be surprised how long a great shave can last. I used to need a shave by 5 or 6 (I usually shave around 4:30 am). Now, middle of the night my face still feels pretty good. I shave everyday because I like to now
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Keep on going :] The shaves will become better and better. I am 8 weeks into SR shaving, and I'm at a point where my shaves are as good as they get with a disposable razor, with almost no blood. And I'm using a low-quality razor! (Gold Dollar)
BTW, my beard grows like crazy. They said I'm a werewolf on 10th grade. While I was in the army, I needed to shave twice a day in order to be able to face officers..
now, with a SR, I need a shave only after 36 hours! It's not that it's closer (yet) than before, but somehow my beard reacts different to it :]
Enjoy your shaving :]
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I am 8 shaves in and got my first small scratch on number 8 and other than a few bumps that get tiny blood spots here and there it's going well. it's getting much better. Fun hobby and makes shaving fun
Stick with it!
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Glad to hear it's going well, the initial learning curve is great fun. I've been at it a bit over a year and still enjoying the shaves. Especially like experimenting with different sorts of grinds. Really liked near wedges when I first started, becoming more partial to very hollow nowadays. :) Keep at it and enjoy!
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Thanks for the replies. I am still on the hunt for that angelic shave. As crazy and even stupid as this sound, I shaved better when I had a few beers in me. I think it took off the nervous feelings and let me just kinda flow with it :P
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It gets better and more consistent with time. Stick with it.