Thread: Introduction and my First Shave

Hi,

I'm Justin.

I purchased a Dovo from Straight Razor Designs as well as a new brush and some good creme.. I also got some pre-shave from Proraso. I've been a Mach 3 user for a long time and got tired of paying out the nose for those blades!

I read as much as I could, especially about starting slow. I must say, it's a bit awkward handling that thing.. I decided to just do one pass down the side of the face. I took my time and let the razor do the work as opposed to pushing it or putting too much pressure on the blade.

End result ? One very, very small nick at the start of the run but it was FAR from a close shave.. So I went for a second pass.. slightly better. I then just tried my cheek which went much better. But still, I wouldn't call it anywhere near as good as with the Mach 3. My thinking is it wasn't angled enough.. I was probably too worried about going too perpendicular to the face and as a result, the razor was too flat..

That's when I saw the very tiny small drop of blood and figured I'd better call it a day as any other parts of my face will be tougher and I have yet to master the easiest part..

So any ideas what I need to do before the next time (still waiting for the strop) before I try the same pass ? I'm going to watch a few more videos again to be sure.. But I appreciate all comments.

Thanks!

J