Thread: Beginner, Third Shave With Oxford Razor -- Germania Cutl Works

Today, I was more adventurous in my 3rd straight razor shave with my Oxford Razor from Germania Cutl Works. Thinking I was perhaps a little too cautious in my shave attempt yesterday, today I tried to shave most of the right side of my face with my right hand (I'm right-handed.)

I think I did better than yesterday. I was more confident in my grip on the razor. I shaved more area of my face. I'm still very nervous. I did not achieve a smooth, close shave, but I took more hair off with the straight razor than I did yesterday. In this first pass, I got one tiny nick a short distance under my ear. I was a little adventurous. I tried to shave the right side above my upper lip where a mustache would be. After the first pass on the right side of my face, I rinsed all the lather off and and brushed on more and did a second pass of the same area. I became worried about getting the razor to reach the back of my face where the jawbone connects with the rest of my head. I didn't try to shave that part of me.

After the second pass with the straight razor, I still had stubble on my right cheek. I finished it off with an additional 2 passes of my Merkur double edge razor. I had been so focused on working with the straight razor that I forgot to change the blade in my Merkur. In total, I did 4 passes on the right side of my face: 2 with the straight and 2 with the Merkur. I can feel the results on the right side of my face, there is a little burning sensation right now as I type this.

You can see my pattern here: I start out trying to do part of my right cheek with my straight razor. Then I finish up with the double edge razor. I am more adventurous than I was yesterday, and I did no worse, even if I do not show dramatic improvement. I became a little more confident.

Here is a photo of the right side of my face -- remember, this is 2 passes of the straight razor plus 2 passes of the double-edge.



Here is a photo of my straight razor.



Thanks for all feedback!

Bob