Thread: First shave - WOW

I just had my first shave with a straight razor this morning. I feel like a new man. I walk differently now. I speak differently. My interactions with other people are different. I owned every conversation I had today. Throughout the day as I ran errands, met some friends for lunch etc. I kept saying to myself, "I shaved with a straight razor today. Wow." This is how a man shaves. This is why I got myself a straight.

Now, I will not describe my first shave with a straight as spectacular or anywhere near BBS for that matter. And I didn't expect anything of the sort. However, contrary to sound advice, I did manage to do 2 full passes wtg for some descent results. I've been wet shaving with a Mach 3 for years now, so I know my face well. I shaved my sideburn and just could not stop there, so I just decided to go for it.

Don't get me wrong, there was a couple of moments where I had to pause and take a deep breath, and I took it slow. I spent the better part of half an hour (maybe longer!) to finish my entire face. But I never stopped respecting the razor and was always aware of what the blade could do if I got careless. So I am relieved to say that I finished with only 2 small nicks, which stopped bleeding on their own very soon after my shave.

Anyhow, here are my humble beginnings:

SRD Vetiver Soap
Dovo Silver Steel - Ebony
EJ BBB in faux horn
Filly Strop

I want to thank this forum for being such a great source of information. I never thought I would say this, but I can't wait until it all grows back so I can do it all over again.

Congrats on the first shave!

It only gets better as your technique improves over time. Thanks for sharing reminds me of my first shave with a straight:-)

Reminds me of my first shave too. Congratulation!

Hello, LeBuzz:

Congratulations on your first shave with the straight razor. Much pleasure awaits you from here on as you hone your skills. Welcome.

Regards,
Obie

Congrats!! Welcome to the right way to shave...

Originally Posted by LeBuzz

I just had my first shave with a straight razor this morning. I feel like a new man. I walk differently now. I speak differently. My interactions with other people are different. I owned every conversation I had today. Throughout the day as I ran errands, met some friends for lunch etc. I kept saying to myself, "I shaved with a straight razor today. Wow." This is how a man shaves. This is why I got myself a straight.

OMG is that funny - I did the very same thing.

Congratulations and good luck to you - post lots.

David

Slow and steady wins the race!

Congratulations! Don't worry, you have years to master this stuff. Enjoy the ride.

'Was a bloody mess. 'Was really 'iffy' about the whole idea, and tried w/ a beauty store hair trimming straight. It worked. 3 cuts, but the important thing was that I could tell w/ good tools, I could get interested enough to develop some skills. I hope I DO some day

It won't be an unbroken success, but going back to anything else would be awful hard now.

Welcome, and I hope the path is kind to you.