First one down and no cuts
I have been practicing stroping and shaving strokes with a butter knife this weekend in preparation for my first straight razor shave. I watched a video of Lynn face lathering this morning and decided to give lathering a try. Long story short I ended up shaving my whole face, with the grain. I started with my right hand shaving my cheek, then above and below lips, finishing with chin. I then switched hands and followed the same sequence on the left side. Seeing what my hands were doing was difficult because I took my glasses off and I ended up relying on touch and feel a lot. The results were similar to a WTG shave with a disposable. There were no nicks or cuts so I consider this first attempt a success.
Here are my observations:
1) I over did the lathering. Should have stopped before my face felt irritated.
2) Need a lot more practice stroping.
3) Back to the videos and SRP library now that I have a better idea of what is going on.
Thanks to SRP for getting me this far.
