Thread: My first shave

Alright...so I bought everything I need to shave, and I sat down and looked at this pretty little thing I bought from izlat:



I talked to her for a bit, unhealthy I know, but there were some guidelines on cutting face that we needed to discuss...I lathered up some soap with this nice brush I got from atracksler:



...I took a deep breath, and considered everything I'd learned from SRP and youtube...and I did it...I shaved my whole face...no nicks or scratches or cuts...it was a fantastic feeling...I was kinda disappointed when I ran out of stubble

Wanted to thank all of you guys who make this place what it is. I'm never going back to disposables...period. I thought maybe I should try safety razors first, but I jumped right into a straight, and...the water is warm

Wow. Congratulations man! I only hope I can have that much success when my first shave comes around.

Care to share what kind of soap/cream you used? Did you do only a WTG pass, or XTG and/or ATG?

Congrats on the First Shave!! It's an awesome feeling, isn't it? Thats my relaxing time of the day.....

I don't have very good soap at all to be honest...I don't even think it's shaving soap, I wasn't able to find any so I just used some soap called every man jack I picked up at target that happened to have glycerin in it (maybe they all do). I need to get some good soap that'll lather well. I put a hot towel on my face for a bit, and then used a Every Man Jack pre-shave face wash...then proceeded with lathering as best as I could with that soap...I took my time and shaved with the grain and a bit across the grain (to experiment) - did this twice...i didn't want to get fancy go against the grain my first time

Scariest part was the neck of course...but i made it through...then splashed some "tend skin" on and old spice after shave and post shave lotion

I feel like a million bucks

Shaving down is With The Grain.

Two passes though, that's confidence!

They usually recommend against shaving ATG until you've got some experience behind you. I do it very rarely, and usually just in a few "trouble" spots on my neck. The soap you used can't be all that bad - you didn't seem to have problems with nicks or irritation. Williams shave soap is sold at Wal-Mart (although I've never used it so can't recommend it).

Go to Colleen's site, get her contact info, and ask for one of these:

http://www.thegentlemensquarter.com/samples.htm

With the Grain is just with the grain... If I shave down on my neck, I'm going Against the Grain...

Two passes though is a testament to slow / steady / confidence (or stupidity! )

Originally Posted by kasperitis

Go to Colleen's site, get her contact info, and ask for one of these:

http://www.thegentlemensquarter.com/samples.htm

Hey thanks! I was wondering how I should find out what scents the wife will like on me...

No problem. There's really no way to "Add to Cart" for that, so just drop her an email saying you want the sampler.

I just ordered a sampler myself, and should have it next week! :-P

I also just checked my UPS tracking and should have my razor tomorrow!!! Gotta jet to CVS or Walgreens or something for some basic cream so I can try it out on as soon as my brush shows up.