Thread: Thank you SRP / First Shave

Thanks to all the great people here at SRP for all the great info and help getting started. This forum has been a boon of information for me and helped me make the plunge into straight razor shaving.

Ordering:
On friday, I ordered my first straight razor, a Dovo Forstal, from Straight Razor Designs with their wet shaving kit. I received my order on Monday. I'm extremely impressed at the turn around time between ordering the product and receiving it. I've never received that level of service from a site without paying extra for my order to be expedited. I received everything I had ordered, except the scent of soap I received was incorrect. I ordered the Lime scent and received the Lavender. I'm not a huge fan of lavender, but the scent is subtle enough that I don't have an issue with it. I have not contacted them yet to let them know about the error. Although I did use the soap this morning so I doubt they'd want it back.

Shaving Experience:

So, to start off with, I was terrible at making my first lather. I'm pretty sure the biggest culprit was that I forgot to let hot water sit on the soap for a couple minutes before starting the lather. So, it took me way too long to build a suitable lather.

The shave was great! I took my time because I was unsure of how to get the best angles for shaving. But it was the smoothest shave I have ever had. I have a Braun electric razor and Harrys/Gillete razors and this blew them all away. The only problem was that I was so concerned with getting the angles right and not cutting myself, that I shaved my face very unevenly.

I have a beard, that I like to let run down my jaw line and I keep my cheeks shaven. Well, while concentrating on not cutting myself, I shaved down quite a bit further on one cheek than the other and didn't even notice until I had cleaned up and my girlfriend told me to look at myself in the mirror. So I had to grab the electric out and fix my mistake.

Conclusion:

My first shave was a great experience. It was far from perfect, but I learned quite a bit that I'll be improving on. I don't think I would have ever done it without all the people here at SRP.

It only gets better,,, Enjoy your journey.

Welcome to this fine sport!

Congrats on your first straight shave. This is an incredible community. I have learned more here from the wonderful people here than I have ever learned about anything before. Enjoy the fun and the incredible shaves!

Sounds like it was a success. Soon you may want more area to shave and find yourself shaving the beard. I started with a beard and now have a goatee and that only because swimbo won't let me shave it off

welcome to the forum! and how great to hear your about how SRP was a part of your first SR shaving experience!

There's a learning curve you'll have to overcome but the reward is great. Thanks for sharing, you got a good start.

Congratulations on your new journey! Enjoy it!