Thread: First Shave!

First, let me introduce myself to this community. My name is Osvaldo (everyone calls me Ozzie). I just joined today and read some of the how-to's and watched some videos. I am 24 and I have been wet shaving (DE) for about 4 months now. My father started the same time as I did, except he started with straight. I would watch him shave and felt attracted to the idea of shaving with such an elegant and dangerous looking razor. I wanted to start straight shaving as well but didn't want to butcher my face. (as I've seen him do on occasion)



Today I finally took the leap to Straight Razor shaving! After finally stepping up my Merkur Futur to max setting (6) and popping in a Feather blade and shaving comfortably, I felt I was ready to take the next step. It was also the perfect time to start because my dad had just given me a beautifully restored Torry razor. Below you'll see everything I used for my first straight shave.







After showering and whipping up my Geo. F. Trumper's über lather I finally opened up the razor and brought it up to my face. Immediately my heart began to pound. Even the first time with my DE razor I've never felt such a rush. I went to apply the blade to my face for my first side-burn WTG and backed away. I took me a good 3 attempts before I finally had the nerve to commit to the first stroke. BANG! Just like that I'm addicted!! After doing just my first side-burn I couldn't force myself to stop. The fever had taken hold of me and I ended up doing most of my face above the jaw-line! I even did my upper lip area. (A huge problem area for me)



After finishing up with my Merkur Futur I was beaming. I had wanted to start wet shaving 4 months earlier with a straight razor and was glad I had waited. All the skills that helped me get a good shave with my DE razor (light touch, smooth short strokes, knowing my face) helped make for an EXCELLENT first straight shave, without a nick or cut and barely any irritation!



I am planning on shaving again tomorrow night. In the meanwhile I just wanted to share my amazing experience with this community. I expect to do my entire face WTG on the straight tomorrow. I know I probably shouldn't, but I'm too excited and anxious to get proficient with it. I would appreciate any tips and advice you guys may have for my second shave.First Post. First Shave.