First "Shave" & meet with a member!
Hey everyone,
I got myself a nice straight razor set in the mail today and got to take it for a test run! It's a new C-Mon Dovo razor (I'll post some pictures of it up later when I have access to my camera), and it came out of the box shave ready. I worked the lather as best as I could with the brush and put the lather on, and then came the moment of truth. Admittedly, I wasn't able to get anything great out of it, but I did manage to avoid giving myself any nicks! :rofl2:
I was also able to meet up with a fellow member, TrilliumLT, who was nearby. I've got nothing but great things to say! He gave me tons of tips and showed me (some) of his collection. He even brought his strop and gave my razor a free sharpening. We also got the attention of some of the locals, one old man was with his wife and came up and took an interest in the razors, which was pretty cool! The best part for me though was knowing that, within my area, there is a collection of people willing to help others get into straight razor shaving! I was even told that if I wanted to check out a different kind of razor eventually, I could get one sharpened up to take for a shave to see what I think before buying a similar model!
I've only got my razor today, but I'm already excited about tomorrow, when I'll get another chance at giving myself a straight razor shave!
To anyone still reading my post, cheers!
BiggsHoson
Re: First "Shave" & meet with a member!
Kudos to you, Colin.
Welcome aboard, Biggs. As you already know we are all here to help.
Cheers,
Eric
First "Shave" & meet with a member!
That's awesome! Glad you were able to find some local help!
Kudos to T for lending his time and knowledge :)