1st shave - hands were extremely jittery and i'm surprised i didn't cut myself to ribbins. cut some hair, no blood, stuck with the easy spots and thought was a good first start

2nd shave - nerves much calmed and was able to 'tune out' the fact that i was holding a razor to my face and therefore able to focus on short quick flicks of the razor. I intended on only doing the sides again, but I was having too much fun and ended up doing a passible whole face shave. Not a perfect one by any means, but learned a lot

3rd shave - Improved shave from the last time and shed my first blood! (now that that's out of the way). Going ATG on the sideburns- the blade sank upward into my ear lobe like very warm butter a few mm. I was like... holy shit that's sharp...

In any event, i feel like i can finally ask some questions where i *may* have the frame of reference to understand the answers.

- The first is that i'm having problems with a close shave in the mustache area... not under the nose, but more just above the lips on either side. I've tried to hit that area multiple times WTG to get it close enough so i can go ATG and it just seems no go. Still stubble there after multiple later passes. Is that common?

- I'm really enjoying that i'm learning my face like never before, but some of the concave contours are really giving me troubles. If there is small concave areas in the skin- so when you move the razor across, it leaves patches that are unshaved- what's the best way to get to those areas? Should i just be using the point of the razor to try to get in there more? I seem to have this problem in my cheek areas as well as parts of my throat

- I'm certainly experiencing a bit of razor burn and I expect thats somewhat normal in the learning curve. I'm working on blade angle and technique of course, but I'm wondering if I may up my game in pre/post shave routine? Currently I'm taking a steamy shower- really focusing the last few minutes on getting that hot water soaking my face, then after i'm using Proraso for my lather, shave, then finishing with a cold rinse, ending finally with good coat of 'Lubriderm Face and Post-Shave Lotion'

- This almost seems like a silly question, but what do you guys do for steamy mirrors in the bathroom after a shower? I kept wiping it down with a towel but the residual moisture in the room kept fogging/blurring it up

- when cleaning my razor at the end, I'm rinsing it off, then wiping it all down with some toilet paper to get all the water off (including folding it up and rubbing between the scales). I'm finding that the toilet paper (the soft kind), especially when folding it and running it through the scales, tends to leave a little lint behind. Do you guys use anything in particular to dry everything after you've rinsed the razor clean?

thanks for your time