Thread: First shave... FAIL!!

My first shave was the worse shave i've ever gotten in my entire life, but im still not quitting.

It was with a Japanese Tosuke that I received today from one of our members here.

1. Took a hot shower.
2. Made a nice thick lather with one of coleens soaps, and spread it across my face with a regular cheap-o brush.
3. Hesitated for about 5 minutes, then finally went for it.

The first stroke, i barley touched the blade to my face, and it took a few hairs off.
I dont know why, but I was terrified of the blade cutting up my face, so I did not put any pressure on the blade AT ALL.
I have Lynn Abrams DVD, and when he shaved in there, he said not to use pressure too.

I went over the right side of my face, NOT against the grain. I did that for a few times, and it seemed that it was taking ONLY about 15% of what it should take.

In the end, my face started burning like hell, but at the same time, i still had a lot of facial hair. I had to finish off with my mach3. And now, my face looks like 'doodoo' with a lot of bumps and all that normal regular stuff you get from disposable razors.

I hope this is just a learning curve and i'll get over this. I've already invested so much money into this, and I really want it to work.


**Im thinking that the stubble I had on my face was a little too much for the razor? You guys tell me, heres a pic.