Thread: First Shave

I got my pack from Kenrup and decided to try it out earlier.

I had mixed results.

To begin with I became used to the blame. I placed it against my face and stroked it gently down. This was not an act of shaving, but of getting used to the sharpness. Then, I washed my face thoroughly. I applied the soap to my beard, ran the blade under water, and then began the left side.

There was pulling and pain, but I made progress. I shaved the left side of my cheek just to the jawbone. Then I moved to the right hand side. I found the positioning difficult. I'm left handed totally so trying to find how to hold the knife wasn't easy. Again I made progress up until I got to the jawbone.

The throat, jawbone and chin areas hurt like hell. I gave up and switched to a cartridge razor to do that.

One small cut, but otherwise my face is fine (although I look a little red).

I would add that I didn't strop initially (I did strop a little to get used to it after the first few go arounds) because I was told it was shave ready. I am however worried about my lather and angle. The lather didn't seem very thick, rather watery which may mean I did it wrong and I had issues trying to shave the right side of my face with my left hand.