Thread: So my third attempt at shaving...

Originally Posted by Christian2100

Appreciate it everyone. And thanks again Ace. I will let you know!

No problem! You'll find that, overall, straight shaving is no more difficult than Religion 121. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Christian2100

It's taking me a while to get used to the straight razor. Love it. Just finished my third attempt at shaving. (I'm only 18 so I shave every other day.)...

I'm 55 and shave twice a week!



Unfortunately I didn't inherit my father's beard that was shaved twice a day... I got mother's genes. Dad's side were all bald with beards that had to be burned off with a torch, Mom's side all had dark, straight head hair and used to hunt buffalo on the great plains... go figger.

Anywho, those two straight shaves a week are 60 minutes of 'me time' that I look forward to and thoroughly enjoy.

Early on I used to 'burn' my face easily until I found my razors needed to be insanely sharp and my touch had to be insanely light. I am fortunate in that both of my shaving instruments 'sing'... they sing on the first pass, then I turn them around listen for their 'tune' on the second and it's done.

A good soap or creame has plenty of fat and my face feels really greasy afterwards. The only thing available to me here locally is Williams and it's doing a good job.

Be sure to use an aftershave every time. That 'burn' tells you it's killing bacteria. If you have to, rub a drop of neosporin into your palm along with your af. It couldn't hurt. It also couldn't hurt to lather your face every day - even if you don't shave. Scrub that face with that brush. It'll feel good and you'll be clean as a whistle.

Hang in there, take it easy and enjoy.

Originally Posted by ace

No problem! You'll find that, overall, straight shaving is no more difficult than Religion 121. Good luck!

Hahaha nice. Bet it'll be easier. And thanks Tony. First person to mention neosporin. I will try that next time as well