My Turn for a First Shave Thread

[cwrighta70]

On the lefty issue, I personally found that shaving left side w/ my RIGHT hand was too awkward. I couldn't stretch the skin as well, and because I had to reach across my face with the razor I couldn't see well (which is kind of important!). So from the first shave, I've been shaving with my left. At first, it was very awkward, but mostly because I had a hard time with the angle. I now have a couple dozen shaves under my belt, and it's much easier.

Just takes practice.

[cag]

So, in my last shave, I tried using my left hand for the left side of my face and, just keeping to my cheek and neck, it worked pretty well! I mean, it was still awkward, and I definitely had to remember to think about my hand and the razor right next to my face, not what I could see in the mirror. The mirror really does throw me off a lot...

Before I actually did that though, I sort of used the combined advice of roughneck and MrScience and "shaved" with the spine of the razor, just to get the feel for it, and I think that helped a lot.

Funny though, my second shave got me more cuts than my first.. 4 cuts to 1. Though the second time, I shaved my whole face with the straight, and all the nicks are centered aroudn the trouble area / chin & moustache. It was satisfying to get it all pretty clean off, despite the new marks.

Thanks for all the tips, it's really helpful, I really appreciate it.

[cwrighta70]

Good to hear...keep it up. Yeah, using the spine is a good idea (kinda wish I had tried it ).