I received my dovo best quality in the the mail today from straight razor designs and I couldn't wait I whiped off the blade gave it a few careful strops washed my face in very warm water followed by a hot towel . I put on my pre shave oils and went at it. At first was going to only do a small part of my face and call it a day, however the razor felt very natural in my hand and I decided to just do the whole shave with the SR, it was as good of a shave that I get with my safety razor. I did get one very small nic on my upper lip area, other than that it was a surprisingly great first shave. I know with time and practice I will get a better and closer shave. All the YouTube videos and tutorials really helped out a lot.