Thread: 48 hours to reset the razor? How about 48 hours to reset my face.

48 hours to reset the razor? How about 48 hours to reset my face.
I Got to the coffee shop today and was asked if I just fought someone with a ring.
Day 3 of str8 shaving and earning my stripes, If anyone knows whether the Heidelberg duelling club is hooking up n Ottawa chapter I might be a fit

I can’t say how happy I am to see the weekend.

Patience is a virtue. There is no instant gratification with straight razor shaving as you have surely found out; however, the reward is definately more than worth the costs

Yep, I'm only a week and a half into renouncing electric razors. Even though my chin is still a little pink, I *come home* from work with a smoother face than I used to get *in the morning* with the electric!

There is no comparison!

- Scott

It takes about to weeks for your face to get accustomed to the aggressive depiling that a straight razor performs. Shaving every other day is a good idea for the first few weeks. As for those little stripes ... well that's just a matter of technique and you'll get there soon.

X

Just keep at it. Rome wasn't built in a day and you won't master a straight razor overnight. Just give it a rest if need be. You'll start noticing improvements day by day.

Consider it boot camp.

Justin

Originally Posted by xman

... you'll get there soon.

X

This guy ain't too bad either -- funny way of saying it though.

Let your face heal by placing the blade flat on your face before beginning the stroke; take short, feather-light strokes; go only with the grain until you've mastered it--then try across and against; stretch, stretch, stretch!

Originally Posted by xman

It takes about to weeks for your face to get accustomed to the aggressive depiling that a straight razor performs. Shaving every other day is a good idea for the first few weeks. As for those little stripes ... well that's just a matter of technique and you'll get there soon.

X

What he said.

Welcome Aboard,

Michael

Hang in there. It took me about six months to get good enough at it to shave comfortably, closely, and evenly every day, but I stayed with it (despite a few frustrations and less-than-optimimum results in the beginning). I had a hard time resisting the temptation of reverting back to the cartridge system, though.

Of critical importance:

1. a properly honed and stropped razor
2. proper preparation and using pre-shave, lather and after-shave products that work for YOU (I get my best results with Proraso products, and I've tried a bunch of others that are a lot more expensive)
3. proper technique (blade angle, pressure, etc.; although everybody differs slightly on what works best for them)
4. knowing your own beard and which strokes to use on any given portion of your face (again, everybody is a bit different)

Good luck, and welcome to the "Bare Blade League".