hello, my name is vincent van gogh

**vgod** · 09-20-2007, 04:03 PM

so i go to shave last night, and on my 1st pass, heck, 1st stroke, my tip cuts my right ear in 2 places(same stroke!) then, with my xtg pass, i put a 1/2 inch long cut under my left ear. my last 4 shaves, near BBS and i have not used the styptic at all, cold water tightens up any nicks i had made. however last night, the styptic did not stop the ear. not deep or anything, just in the perfect spot.
maybe i was in a hurry, or it could be the fact that i am learning to shave now with both hands. (i get the same newbie shakes with the 1st left hand pass) and i was trying to see how long it took me to shave. 15 min 2 passes with cleanup of equipment, not my ear, that was another 5 min.

just when i start thinking i am not so much a newb, i go and prove myself wrong. dang!

vgod

**syslight** · 09-20-2007, 04:11 PM

Hello Vincent! Welcome to bleeders anonymous. What type of point did your razor have?

**vgod** · 09-20-2007, 06:18 PM

spike point, and it still has it.

vgod

**floridaboy** · 09-20-2007, 07:34 PM

Hi my name is floridaboy, and I'm a bleeder.

Seriously, welcome. we all get nicks and cuts, most of the time mine are from lack of attention. Keep at it, and let us know how you get along.

Phil

**Bayman** · 09-20-2007, 07:45 PM

In my limited experience, we all get cuts, we just get bigger ones with a straight razor.

**RichZ** · 09-20-2007, 07:49 PM

I have nicked both my ears at different times. They do bleed pretty good don't they...

**dave5225** · 09-20-2007, 08:10 PM

Got a little cocky , did you ? Welcome to the club

**grunion** · 09-20-2007, 09:55 PM

I usually avoid spike razors now, having nearly performed surgery on one of my ears awhile back. But when I have used a spike since the "incident", I basically never take my eyes off that point, and I've avoided mayhem, by and large.

**WireBeard** · 09-24-2007, 06:54 AM

I bleed, therefore I am............

Slow and steady...but sometimes, the blade just demands a blood sacrifice......

Greg

**ranlome** · 09-24-2007, 07:05 PM

About a month ago I somehow managed to take a good sized divot from my face about an inch to the right of my mouth. It didn't hurt since the blade was so sharp but it bled a lot. It is by far the worst cut I've had shaving and has made me a bit blade-shy since. I've just been taking it slow now and haven't had any mishaps since.

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