Thread: Bloodied

we want pictures.
bales that this happened, but everyone has done

I managed to do the same thing to my left earlobe with my round point Marconi yesterday, I'm not that experienced with true straight but have used a Shavette for years and true straight only a few months now.

Originally Posted by Tsunami

Shaved my head for the first time yesterday with a straight! Holy crap!!!! Yes even a tiny nick about the head will bleed like nobodies business! I ended up finishing the job with my Merkur 2000 and lots of septic stick! Lol

Hey...I'm no doctor or anything. Just taking an educated stab in the dark on this one...but you may want to avoid using the "SEPTIC stick" on your cuts. I'd imagine that could lead to a pretty nasty infection....

Just saying....

Surprisingly I haven't been really cut once with a straight (started at the end of September). I nicked my earlobe once with a DE razor, and took a little chunk out of my cheek once with a Mach 3. I think the reason there is that I am fully aware of where the edge is with the straight razor, and back when I was using the Mach 3 I would just let the razor fly willy nilly all over my face.

The potential for damage is greater with a straight razor, but the concentration required has made it safer than my cartridge so far. How's that for silly?

+1 To the above WE NEED PICS !!!!!

The earlobe is a common place to get a cut. Luckily for us very little blood is stored in the earlobe, being mainly comprised as it is of a highly pliable substance known to attract and easily accommodate the fingers of parents when we have done something wrong and they wanted to drag us, in a rather embarrassing way, through a shopping centre after we threw a tantrum over not being allowed to have that Spice Girls Calendar to hang in our office. But I digress...

There was a time when people used to recommend round point razors for beginners for just such a reason (ear lobe cutting, not Spice Girl Tantrums). However, I think it is just as possible, though perhaps not as easy, to "spear the ear" (as we more experienced chaps call it) with a round point. I have found that hanging jewellery from the ear lobe can help as it acts rather like chain mail if located in the appropriate area of the lobe itself. However, be aware that if a parent cannot obtain a good grip on one such bejewelled lobe, they will often simply grab the earring itself and that can be very painful. For this reason I suggest only wearing ear jewellery during shaving, and removing it when visiting parents, particularly if you intend to go shopping with them.

No need to thank me. Sharing my experience is what I am all about.

James.

It's a cinch to get the earlobe with a round point. My earlobes have learned their lesson and now fold back to get out of the way. The minute I get in the shave den, they go flat against my upper neck . When I splash with cold water, they know the shave is over and they're out of danger. Then they snap back into their regular position. They have to be hacked up a little before they learn the technique.

You gota learn to respect the blade. Don't fear her, but give a fair ounce of respect.

I've found my bottom lip to be quite the bleeder in my shaves if I get distracted :P
couldn't imagine nicking my ear :/

Ear lobes are like curb finders for your head..... Don't worry until you have so many cuts on them they whistle when you walk...