Thread: First couple shaves...this sucks

When I started out I couldn't finish before the lather dried up on half my face. I had a bit of experience 25 years ago but had forgotten most of what I knew. I also felt awkward holding the razor and maneuvering it. As Chris suggested I looked at Dr Moss's PDF and I bought Lynn's DVD. I kept my Merkur slant loaded and ready to finish when I couldn't do the chin and mustache areas. That lasted a few weeks and it was downhill from there. Now I do a two pass close and comfortable shave in 15 minutes. Don't forget to stretch the skin and plenty of lather. Hang in there, it gets way better.

Yup..what they said!

Cheeks first, lite pressure, think in terms of beard reduction, not total elimination with one stroke.

Angle of the razor should be 30 degrees or about 2 spine widths away from the skin.

It is normal for the skin to object for the first couple of weeks. Give it a rest of two days between shaves if necessary.