Thread: Common Newbie experiences

Rather than rationalizing the process, I would focus on getting comfortable shaving and letting these variables take care of themselves. You already know the role of each in shaving based on your description of the process. One thing to help the process is to keep expectations on the low side. It is hard to get excellent shaves with a straight after only a few tries and in some cases, after many. Try incremental shaving (start shaving the easy parts of your face first and later expand as confidence builds) to avoid disappointment from poor results. Keep your chin up and keep shaving.

Al raz.