Thread: My First Shave: Why Did I do It?!

Hi everyone!

After a long wait I finally got my shaving equipment last night.

I has 1/8" growth and I decided to cut it clean this morning.


My shaving background:
Schick Quattro all the way

My [new] equipment:
(all of it is new)

7x SFK Wapienica 5/8razors
1xStrop
1xBadger brush
1xMST hone
1xArkansas stone
3xdiamond paste (3,2,0.5 in medium)\




(1) I stropped for a bit (blunt edge first, flip, do it again)
(2) I checked the sharpness with the nail and then with the thumb method
(3)brushed on some Barbersol cream with the rush (I took my time)
(4) then I started my WORST shaving experience of my life: by first going down (30 degree angle) and then after some hairs came of my cheek (nice and bloody may I add) I did the up motion at the same angle.

It felt like I was dragging the coarsest grit sand paper over my face.
I had to do minimally 5 passes in one direction to "make it count"
It got worse quickly.
Blood guts cuts
all this time i'm brushing more cream on my face.

(5) I started stropping the razor again and the next 3 passes were pretty good

then it all went back
I tried it all
I stretched the skin (the best I could...cream is slippery so..heh)
I did it nice and light

(6) I inspected the razor and stropped again

Next few passes under my nose went very well then it turned.
I was bleeding, major razor burn everywhere , but was not ready to give up.

(7) Against all odds and logic I went over the face again added to the burn and cuts and then washed it all off.

The shave equaled to 2-3 passes with my Schick Quattro.

(8) I took the Schick Quattro and gave it one pass and as usual I had a silky smooth face (minus the cuts and burn from the straight razor).






Red is for blood.