Hello everyone!! Its my very first post. I've been really interested in getting into straight razor shaving for a few months. I think i got a little too anxious and went out and got some Proraso from Bath&Body Works, then i wandered around the mall for a couple hours trying to find a shaving brush. I managed to find what looked like a nice badger hair brush at a Shapiro. When i asked the guy at the store "sir? could you tell be what kind of a bristle this is?" He had no idea, but upon inspection of the box, i found a sticker that said it was badger hair. It sounded good to me, so i got it.

I realize that I probably would have been better off ordering one online from a more credible place but i couldn't help myself! I was really anxious!

I think I've decided to get an apprentice strop. They look pretty nice and like they will work pretty well for someone who's just getting started.

So now I'm in the market for a razor i was looking at the vintage blades site and ran into this one:
Vintage*Blades*LLC*::*Dovo...

Drool... sooo pretty. Just looking at it makes me anxious to start shaving some serious face hair!

Considering i don't have a clue what I'm doing yet, I'd like to get get peoples opinions of this razor and whether or not they think it would cause me problems considering I'm just starting and really don't have a clue what I'm doing yet. I just really like it!

It says its a full hollow. From looking around the forum it seems that a lot of people prefer something closer to a 1/2? What are the advantages and disadvantages of various... uhhh hollowings? Anyway, you know what i mean.

So, I'm really excited about this,. in case you all couldn't tell. I cant wait to start rocking the straight razor!