Introductions are in order
Greetings one and all! I'm a new straight razor user, having acquired a Dovo 5/8 round point razor and strop for my birthday last month. I've been shaving with it for about a month now and have really taken to it, although I'm still very much in the learning phase. I used to hate shaving but now I look forward to the evening ritual (my beard is relatively light and can make it through the night and following day without showing much).
I've managed to become reasonably adept at doing my cheeks and below the nose as well as the right side of my neck. The left side is okay and I manage to nick myself on the chin at least twice a week. I've just started using a second pass which has helped to really tighten up the shave but has also caused my face some discomfort due to an increase in nicks (esp. around that chin!) and an occasional sunburn like feel which I've attributed to my face not being used to having such regular exfoliation.
I look forward to learning on here and perhaps even making a few friends.
Mike.