Thread: First shave and no cuts!

Thanks, yeah I meant to mention skin stretching. That may be one of the more difficult things for me. I'm going to need to spend some time on that. I'm blind in my left eye and getting everything where I can see can be a little bit of an issue right now.

Congratulations on that first shave - no everyone can say it was cut free.

I found when I started I was so careful cuts were not an issue mostly razor burn was my problem. It was only after I had 10 or so shaves under my belt I became overconfident and that's when the cuts came.

Just keep practicing and you will improve shave by shave. You seem to have an awareness of the skills you need.

Congrats! It sounds like a very successful first shave. You've obviously done your homework, so just keep on keeping on and I'm sure you'll do fine.

Wow! That's definitely an accomplishment to go for your first. Shave with no cuts and no razor burn. I was amazed when I had heard that for your first time you tried the 3 pass! I can say that you started off better than I did, so keep it up and congratulations!

Thanks to all. Hopefully the second will go as well. I've never really had an issue with razor burn. I had a couple of red spots here and there but my skin turns red if I rub it. Now that I've had a little time I can feel some parts that aren't quite as smooth as the rest but it's ok, it'll come.

Congrats on the first good shave. As one with such great experience, having shaved 5 whole times with a SR, I would like to give you some free advice. I'm sure it will be worth every penny you paid for it.
1) My first shave was cut and burn free. Shave 2 had more razor burn than I have ever had in my life. You may wish to wait a day before shave #2.
2) Keep reviewing the Wiki, especially the page on grips. Every shave comes with noticing something else.
3) Before stropping, practice with a butter knife. You can't mess that up.
4) Don't strop too fast. It will go badly.
5) Don't strop too slow. The more I think about it, the worse it is. If I keep the blade moving, it is more consistent (listen as well as watch).
Keep at it and have fun.

Originally Posted by milehiscott

Congrats on the first good shave. As one with such great experience, having shaved 5 whole times with a SR, I would like to give you some free advice. I'm sure it will be worth every penny you paid for it.
1) My first shave was cut and burn free. Shave 2 had more razor burn than I have ever had in my life. You may wish to wait a day before shave #2.
2) Keep reviewing the Wiki, especially the page on grips. Every shave comes with noticing something else.
3) Before stropping, practice with a butter knife. You can't mess that up.
4) Don't strop too fast. It will go badly.
5) Don't strop too slow. The more I think about it, the worse it is. If I keep the blade moving, it is more consistent (listen as well as watch).
Keep at it and have fun.

+10 to the advice above, although he may be new too, he just gave you some of the best advice out there... nothing really else to say that he didnt mention already.

Originally Posted by milehiscott

Congrats on the first good shave. As one with such great experience, having shaved 5 whole times with a SR, I would like to give you some free advice. I'm sure it will be worth every penny you paid for it.
1) My first shave was cut and burn free. Shave 2 had more razor burn than I have ever had in my life. You may wish to wait a day before shave #2.
2) Keep reviewing the Wiki, especially the page on grips. Every shave comes with noticing something else.
3) Before stropping, practice with a butter knife. You can't mess that up.
4) Don't strop too fast. It will go badly.
5) Don't strop too slow. The more I think about it, the worse it is. If I keep the blade moving, it is more consistent (listen as well as watch).
Keep at it and have fun.

I appreciate the advice. I'm going to spend some time with a butter knife tomorrow because I really don't want to mess up the blade. I think I'll also sit down with the razor and the wiki and go through some grips with mock strokes just to get a better feel for it.

I do have a question though. Maybe it's just me but a little while after shaving I started noticing pimples popping up specifically next to my ears and my neck. Is this just my skin getting used to the blade? Maybe a reaction to the cream?