Beginner Beware of Frustration Fatigue - First Straight Razor Shave
I received my Dovo 5/8 Blond in the mail from SRD the other day and decided to do my first SR shave that evening. That way if I sliced my throat open, I wouldn't be late for work the next day. Thankfully there was no trip to the emergency room. I was able to perform a full (probably sloppy) 2.5 pass shave, virtually without incident and with very minor irritation. I was
completely amazed at how close this shave was. The sides of my face were nearly BBS. Just a spot or two that I seemed to repeatedly miss. Jaw line and neck were close, but far from BBS. The hair on my neck seems to grow from either side, in towards the center of my neck, and that proved to be a bit more difficult to touch up than I imagined. It was at the start of pass 3 that I noticed what I would call Frustration Fatigue. I wasn't physically tired, but I was starting to get a bit tired of not being finished. It was then that I felt the blade catch a bit more than hair. No blood, but definitely would have been a nick under the right conditions. I continued on for a moment until I felt the blade snag again. Again no blood, but I called it quits at that point. Note to beginners. Beware of Frustration Fatigue. It is that weariness you get when your
shave is taking longer than the guy in the last video you
watched. That's the point where you should strongly consider putting the blade down. All in all not a bad shave at all. My first shave was more successful than I expected it would be. It posed some questions about how to do my neck, and I learned a lot. I can definitely see how after a good SR shave you would never go back to disposables. Thanks SRP community for all your insight and
words of wisdom. You all are a huge help for the beginner and expert alike. Hard to imagine doing this without you!
Slurryer