Thread: Woohoo, lost my virginity at 44!

Last week my first straight, a Dovo 6/8 arrived from Canada along with some assorted soaps and a proper shaving mug. Jane and Phil from the Classic Edge even put a piece of candy and a syringe with oil in the package! I've been wet shaving ever since my wife bought me a tub of shaving soap and I was "forced" to source for a proper DE. That was 5 years ago and my collection has steadily grown and includes a menagery of boars, badgers and the like. However, the ultimate test for me would be shaving with a real straight. My son and wife are with grandma this morning so I could finally get around to my first straight shave. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. I've been watching every Youtube video I could find to get the technique down and even properly prepared with a hot shower and conditioner. Normally I don't bother because a: the weather is a constant 35 Celcius here and b: even hot water isn't really hot here, unless you boil it. The mug really helped to whip up a nice lather from my Parker Sandalwood soap. I'm pretty disappointed in this soap though because it doesn't smell like sandalwood at all and it doesn't give a smooth "gliding film" like Tabac, which is crucial for a good straight shave. Nevertheless, the lather went on my face and I finished the shave with only one minor nick under my nose. I forgot to mention that I have a moustache and goatee so it required extra care not to shave of too much . The end result was as smooth as with a DE (unless I really go all out for a BBS) and a LOT better than my first DE shave which ended in a minor blood bath (but that is normal with a virgin...). My neck is much smoother than after a DE shave even with Feather blades. I give the experience 8 out of 10.

That sounds like a pretty excellent first experience. Congrats!

That wasn't a loss of virginity unless blood was involved.

Trust me. I've been through many faked virginity
experiences, so I know. No blood, no virginity.

Welcome to SRP and I'm glad your first experience went well.
I wish you many more....hang on and enjoy the ride

Originally Posted by ace

That wasn't a loss of virginity unless blood was involved.

Trust me. I've been through many faked virginity
experiences, so I know. No blood, no virginity.

Whoa, easy there Ace! This is a family site!

Welcome to SRP Singapura.

Glad that your first straight razor shave went well. Keep it up, they'll only get better.

Originally Posted by ace

That wasn't a loss of virginity unless blood was involved.

Trust me. I've been through many faked virginity
experiences, so I know. No blood, no virginity.

Wow, that is very disturbing....

Welcome to SRP. Glad to hear it went so well!

Now sitting in the sun with a cold beer and a nice cigar. This must be one of the better days in my life...

Glad your first shave went so well. It is an accomplishment that truly warrants a cold beer and cigar to celebrate it. Jane and Phil really do provide good service to us shavers, at least in my experience. Hope you have many more best days.

Bob