Thread: Got my razor and had my first shave

I have now had all of my shaving equipment for my birthday and had my first straight razor shave.



I think I did ok as I managed to shave both sides of my face, under my chin and neck . Finished off the tricky areas with a DE.

I drew my first blood with the straight razor on my neck but didn't really break the skin as I stopped dead when I felt something was not right. I realised where I went wrong as I allowed the skin to get slack and the blade started to dig in. Strangely enough I gave myself a far worse nick with the DE on the chin.

Got to say although it took a lot of concentration, I enjoyed the experience and am looking forward to my next shave and improving my skills over time.

The hardest part I found is that I have no experience of how a straight razor feels on the skin as I have never had a professional shave.

Straight razors are very cool.