Finally got a fairly successful shave! 95% of my face is smooth feeling against the grain with my hand, and there was only one little blood spot that had already settled on its own by the time I went to rinse. I did 2 passes, one with and one against the grain, and then did some little touchups on the tricky spots. It probably took me a half hour though. Still have to work out how to get these 2 stubborn spots on my neck, which I have never really been able to get completely done with any razor. But man it feels good! I even used the toe to clean up my unibrow.