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    Junior Member OkieEngineer's Avatar
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    Default First Proper Shave

    My Double Arrow from ruprazor came in today. I felt like a kid on Christmas when I saw that the mailman had finally brought it. Once I opened it up, I realized just how inadequate the pocket knife posing as a razor that I used before was. This thing was S-H-A-R-P. I managed to shave my whole face (minus the chin since I keep a goatee) the first time. It just felt right. I was never quite comfortable shaving with a cartridge, but a straight just feels right in my hand. I think I need to work on my technique some more, but overall I'm highly satisfied . The true test will be when the hair starts to grow back in. I'm hoping I don't get the same kind of irritation I used to with my multi-blade monstrosity.

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    Congrats on your first shave!

    I hope there's many more to come,

    - Tam -

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    Congrats on your first proper straight razor shave!

    It sounds like you did very well.

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    Nice one, sounds like you hit the ground running.

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    I felt exactly the same waiting for my razor could hardly wait to get a shave.
    to celebrate the event properly i hadn't shaved prior for 3 weeks.
    well what can i say no cuts no nicks and believe that was down to the fact that my razor wasn't all that sharp...was quite a rough shave to be fair maybe thats not so bad for practicing.
    I shaves 4 times the first time
    and even though my skin was red at the time i didnt get my usual skin irritation afterwards so thats a winner already.
    just need to figure that stropping out now.

    how did your stropping go did you strop your razor bevor your first shave?

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    It's really satisfying to get a great shave from a straight, isn't it? So cool...so cool.

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