Thread: newbie's first

i woudln't worry about the 1 razor only and waiting 48hours.. becuase as you start this love of straight shaving you will acquire more razors and you won't have that problem. but i also used my single razor when i first started daily without any problems.

straight shaving is so different then normal bic razor or de. you can not expect a perfect shave out of the gate, it won't happen. so don't expect it but expect improvement as you learn your face and how to hold the razor and what angles to hold it at to move to the contours of your face along with what angles to shave your face.

when i started i did sort of a 1 month progression on learning.

week1 - straight shave both cheeks, finished rest of face with bic along with touch up

week 2 - straight shave cheeks and started working jaw line (my personal heaviest beard), lip and chin. did my neck and touch ups with bic

week 3 - straight shave cheeks now no problems, jaw line pretty good (dont forget to pull up your skin by your ear) and lip/chin were good. started shaving my neck with straight.

week 4 - cheeks/lip/chin/jaw all good, neck almost all good. neck was very sensitive and it took a while for my skin to adjust to straight shaving as its more aggressive then you will be used to.

try some thayers witch hazel(non-alcoholic) after your shave/cold splash/pat dry... it stops bleeding from little nicks and tightens your skin making everythign feel great. buy it at GNC stores

remember, u have to learn your razor angles and movements to match your face...and your face has to learn the feeling of straight shaving(toughen up). its not a overnight process but the results a month from now will be fantastic

~J