Thread: My first razor and results!

I just received this razor in the mail today from Don (donjcschilde). I was like a kid opening a present on Christmas morning! I couldn't wait to try it out. I was blown away by how nice it looks. It was more than I was expecting to have for my first razor.

All in all for my first shave I think I did well. I started out with a hot shower and then worked up a lather with C. O. Bigelow Cream and went at it. I did a WTG easily and no nicks just had to remember it was beard reduction not elimination. I decided to lather up again and do another pass and went XTG and again no nicks or irritation. Feeling brave now I lathered and started to do an ATG but got one stroke into it and stopped. I am not there yet so I just did another XTG on a slightly different angle across my face just to clean up some the rough spots. Almost as good as my Mach 3 was giving me until I found SRP and started to prep my face better and a lot less irritation and burning.

I have been converted to the straight razor!