hello everyone i thought i would introduce myself,i,m from kent the garden of england and i,m new to the art of "real shaving" and heres why.
i started shaving many moons ago i didnt like doin it then and i dont like doin now, i,ve tried electric razors but they just grab handfuls of whiskers and rip em out! bics disposables ouch!! they just dispose of your face,mach 1,2,3 but all i get is a sore face, i even grew a beard but er no thanks so in the end just accepted that it was a chore that had to be done, then a eureka moment, when on holiday in turkey i had a shave in a barbers hot towels, shaving foam put on with a brush,a lighted cotton bud round my ears and up my nose, and the closest shave i ever had! and it was a pleasant experience!. so when i got home i decided to get myself a str8 razor and turn a chore into something i would look forward to.
so i got a razor and strop from ebay, 1st mistake should have done research, razor arrived but had,nt been sharpened at all,so checked the internet and lo and behold loads of info,so i,ve ordered a new one from the gentlemans shop which should arrive tommorrow which they told me is shave ready,also a sharpening stone,also ordered the dvd from the real shaving co.so when new razor arrives can i use it after stropping or will it need to be sharpened on the stone? i dont want to ruin it,anyway i,ve been practising lathering up and shaving with a blunt razor and then shaving with the mach3 for now, i think it will take a while to get the hang of it but i,m determined i will,sorry for the long winded post and look forward to learning from you all