Thread: Sharp enough?

I had quite a bit of discomfortable and poor shaving results in my first few shaves as well. More pressure did nothing but nick my skin and give me wicked razor burn. As I started to use less and less pressure, the shave got better and better.

the way I learned to control my angle was to lay the razor flat on my face, and then slowly angle it out to about 30 degrees or less.

Just a general rule of thumb, and this can be found in Lynn's beginner wiki, if it doesn't feel right, stop. It is easier and less painful to go back a step than to push foward and nurse nicks and razor burn. I learned that the hard way.

Go slow, be patient, and have fun. Welcome aboard.