Today was my 31st shave until this morning my shaving experience has been less than plesant to say the least. I have experienced nicks cuts pain at every stroke, the worst day was when doing the patch under my nose and nicked myself and then jumped slicing through half of my nostril, blood was everwhere. I had been using an AOS razor and a little 2 in DOVO strop. Well the DOVO razor I ordered came in as did the 3in Premium III Buffalo strop from SRD. I stropped the razor preped my face as normal and today the planets must have been aligned and the Angels singing praise to the Lord, because today I experienced shaving Nirvana it was pure heaven no pulling, nicks or gushing blood. The razor glided across my face so smothly I was amazed. I did half my face and neck then got bold and got out my first razor the AOS stropped it with that huge strop and lathered up the left side and using the left hand experienced the same result as the right. I dont know if that little DOVO strop was the problem or the angle I was using on my face with the razor. I am glad I am to stubborn to quit, but I have to say I dont think I would have lasted another 30 days. I am glad I persisted because I didnt want to have spent the 900 plus on razors from ebay in vain. So to all newbies like me stick with it and watch the videos in the wiki.