Originally Posted by
dannyr
Hi and welcome!
This is a fun place and you have already received alot of great information. I started with a straight razor about 2 months ago. Still a tiny bit spooky specially when I'm doing the neck and I envision slicing into veins and blood spurting all over and no one else here to dial 911 and then I turn into a Zombie and attack the neighbors. BUT, that hasn't happened yet so I'm enjoying the shave.
The important part to me was learning a comfortable grip on the razor, where I felt like I was in control, and also finding the correct angle of the blade to face, so that I was actually cutting my whiskers and not just slipping over them. With the blade against your face tilt the back away from the skin about 1-2 blade widths. You hear the blade cutting whiskers.
I hope I made sense. Any way, get a good after shave lotion and balm or facial moisturizer to finish off with and you will feel great!
Dannyr