Thread: 3rd Shave was the worst

In addition to the suggestion above,
I would recommend to all newbies to skip a day and let your face recover. It takes sometime for your face get used to the blade.

As a newbie my tendency was to apply some pressure in the more difficult areas like the neck, chin and upper lip. This is a recipe for razor burn and bumps. T

With A sharp straight there should be absolutely NO pressure, or else you are asking for trouble..

I burnt my neck really good today. I have been putting corn huskers lotion on it. I'm not going to shave my neck with the straight for a few weeks. Ill master my cheeks first. Some people recommended that I just go all the way with the straight and NOT do anything with the DE (not even touch ups).

For now, Ill shave at night and the cheeks only with the straight. I guess that Ill have to wait until tomorrow night for my next shave. Probably would not be a good idea to start my night rotation tonight.

Well it can only get better from here right?

I shave at night as well.. and then in the morning too sometimes. I can't help it, I want to shave and shave and shave...

I'm glad to see your post, I'm at about my fifth shave which was ok, but my fourth was terrible. So I'm not the only one - perhaps newbie overconfidence struck me.

I'm approaching a year and a half since I threw away my mach 3, and I still have my good days and my bad.
for anyone who tells you to shave with a straight only, and not to use your DE
They are giving you bad advice. You can't master straight shaving in a day.
use your straight to get as much as you can comfortably, and finish with your DE, eventually you will not need the DE, but for now, a comfortable enjoyable shave is most important. Use the tool that works best for those difficult areas.
You will learn faster, and develop better techniques this way.