Thread: Had my first straight shave yesterday...

I finished my 10th SR shave. Now I can make WTG pass everywhere with no problems, under the chin is still little tricky, but overall I can get pretty good DFS shave with absolutely no irritation or razor burn. Next shave I'll try to make XTG pass after WTG. Btw, in these 10 shaves I have not nicked myself or lost any drop of blood

Originally Posted by sven

Btw, in these 10 shaves I have not nicked myself or lost any drop of blood

That is great! I did not do as well as you when I started out, cuts and nicks was more the norm back then for me
Sounds like you are doing great! Keep up the good work!
By the way, where are you from? From your username I suspect you are from around my parts of the world

Originally Posted by Birnando

That is great! I did not do as well as you when I started out, cuts and nicks was more the norm back then for me
Sounds like you are doing great! Keep up the good work!
By the way, where are you from? From your username I suspect you are from around my parts of the world

Thanks, I'm from Zagreb, Croatia (my parents just like Scandinavian names)

Awesome job Sven. You're about a week ahead of me on the SR shaves, but I've been doing three pass WTG, XTG, XTG shaves from the start. I maintain a Van Dyke so don't have to worry about chin or lip issues. An XTG pass from chin to ear with the jawline edge of the blade leading (Heel the way I hold it) cuts a really smooth. Just be careful as you reach the earlobe...they may be useless, but no sense cutting them off!

OK, I've been doing WTG+XTG pass shaves last 7 days and today was my best straight shave so far. I got very close DFS, no alum sting, no irritation, no blood.

17 straight shaves so far and still no any nick/cut/weeper

Originally Posted by sven

OK, I've been doing WTG+XTG pass shaves last 7 days and today was my best straight shave so far. I got very close DFS, no alum sting, no irritation, no blood.

17 straight shaves so far and still no any nick/cut/weeper

Nice! Congrats on the success! Keep your confidence, but don't get complacent! Keep vigilant, and you'll continue to enjoy wonderful shaves.

Originally Posted by BigJim

Awesome job Sven. You're about a week ahead of me on the SR shaves, but I've been doing three pass WTG, XTG, XTG shaves from the start. I maintain a Van Dyke so don't have to worry about chin or lip issues. An XTG pass from chin to ear with the jawline edge of the blade leading (Heel the way I hold it) cuts a really smooth. Just be careful as you reach the earlobe...they may be useless, but no sense cutting them off!

Thanks Jim. I can get my chin now much closer shaven than week ago, but still there is that 0.3 inch^2 area under my chin that I can't shave so close that I would like to. I guess it will come one day just by itself.
Actually I do XTG passes from ear to chin (left hand-right cheek, right hand-left cheek), so there is no danger of cutting earlobe off, but there is danger of cuttin nose off

Originally Posted by sven

Thanks Jim. I can get my chin now much closer shaven than week ago, but still there is that 0.3 inch^2 area under my chin that I can't shave so close that I would like to. I guess it will come one day just by itself.
Actually I do XTG passes from ear to chin (left hand-right cheek, right hand-left cheek), so there is no danger of cutting earlobe off, but there is danger of cuttin nose off

Yeah, I can't help you on the chin...I have no desire to shave mine.

I do an XTG pass from ear to chin on each side, then XTG from chin to ear. The chin to ear stroke seems smoother to me than the ear to chin stroke...not sure why though.