Thread: First shave... not too bad.

Well guys, I received English's Gotta in the mail today and WOW, is this thing nice (some of you may remember it from the classifieds). I must have spent a good five minutes just admiring it. I tried to remember the tips I'd read here and there in the forums while taking a quick shower and once out, I gave my face a good wash (again) and rinsed with very hot water for a few minutes to soften up the stubble. I've got a tub of proraso shaving soap but my brush (vulfix badger) hasn't arrived in the mail yet so I thought I might be able to hand-lather it, but even after some vigorous rubbing it was like spreading toothpaste on my face so I just ended up using (gasp) canned shaving cream for now. My hand was a little shaky at first but I soon got the hang of it and anded up doing a full WTG pass relatively comfortably. I have a goatee right now so I don't have to worry about the upper lip and chin for the time being, which is a good thing for a newbie. There was a little tugging and left over stubble, but I think that's because I was too conscious of needing a light touch and that resulted in my over compensating and not pushing hard enough. All told it actually turned out pretty well for a first time straight shave; definitely not BBS, but no nicks, burn or bumps. I really enjoyed myself today guys, thanks for the tips and encouragement.
Take care, all
-Jeff

All in all it sounds as if you did alright. Conratulations and welcome to SRP!

Congrats, Jeff! There really are no words to describe the very first one, is there...

For a first shave , I don't think it can get any better ! Congrats !

Congrats and welcome to SRP!!!