Thread: First Shave experience

Congratulations on the first shave.

Roger

Thanks for the ideas Wayne1963 and easyace. I'll try them.

Give this man a round of applause....

Well done I'm a newbie too, it sounds like you've had a great first SR shave.. in no time you'll be doing blogs and videos as a seasoned pro...

Have a great festive period

Bayaz

Glad to hear it went so well for you!!

The first shave will get you over the nervousness.........for the most part

Now you'll learn how to see around your hand and things will get even better.
Remember what I told you about stropping, it'll help you loads my friend

Once again congrats!!!!!

Thanks Dieseld and Bayaz!

The first is the most difficult! Down hill from here. You will find that experimentation and patients are your friend!

Bravo!!!

Congrads! Now if a few shaves from now you have a bad day/shave just remember that you got a long way to go before it becomes natural. Just watch that pressure as its what will cause you issues.

Originally Posted by July10newbie

One notable issue is that it's really hard to see when holding the razor with the right hand. It's hard to see the area under the side burns because my hand blocks the view. Same with the left hand. Any thoughts on this issue?

What I do is, holding my hand away from my face so I can see the sideburn and razor, touch the razor's toe lightly to the skin where the sideburn ends, then bring the hand closer to the face, maintaining the horizontal alignment of the blade until I can feel the edge is touching all along the bottom of the sideburn. Then do the downward stroke. Repeat as necessary.

Doesn't work if you're stretching the skin, but you can stretch the skin and get a closer shave on the ATG pass, because now you can see exactly where the sideburn ends.

It sounds complicated and takes some practice, but soon enough it only takes a couple of seconds and you don't even think about it.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Just watch that pressure as its what will cause you issues.

^^^ This is important to remember. Just shave the lather. No pressure pushing the razor to your face is needed