Thread: Not sure what to think

Originally Posted by markevens

First off, congrats on your first straight shave!

Secondly, please remember that getting a good shave of a straight takes more than just a sharp razor, but good technique as well. This cannot be gotten from reading the wiki (which is still a good idea to do), but only through practice and focus.

Be patient, expect the first few straight shaves to kinda suck. Aside from good stropping and beard prep, keep focused on keeping the skin tight, the angle less than 30 degrees, and keep the pressure as light as possible. You will be getting great BBS shaves before you know it.

I think the recommendation to a brand new straight shaver should be:

• Do a proper face prep
• Do a 1-pass shave with whatever method you are currently using.

Then:

• Do a single pass with your new straight.
• Start with the dominate hand on the dominate side then proceed as comfort permits.
• Follow up if needed with your normal method.

This can be repeated each shave until the shaver is comfortable enough to skip the previous shaving method and or clean up.

Take your time and enjoy the learning process. The simple straight blade shave is rewarding and will come in time.

--Shoki