Hi All, Over in in merry old england we dont really get harsh winters, but because i work outdoors each year on the last day of september i stop shaving, this year i think it was a bad decision,

I was only 3 months into learning to shave with a straight, i was on the whole doing well, my attempts at face scraping were now less bloody than the somme and my face had ceased to look like it had done a couple of rounds with mr kruger.

I could shave have a smooth result with only the odd nick here and there, and my face was happy with this.

Then came winter or what passes for it over here, 4 damp dark dingy grey months of none weather later, i was told to go and shave or move in with the dog.

So I shaved, thinking i'll be fine, let me tell you i was not, i prepped, lathered, stropped and shaved my way to a face that is in tatters and is really not talking to me at all.

My skin had gone soft ive got razor burn that would give the surface of the sun a run for its money in how hot it is.

So a plea to all other newbies, dont leave it long between shaves, it has two major drawbacks, it upsets your wife and upsets your face, the first i can live with the second i cant.
chin chin, just of to the ice draw for a chill session.