Thread: Any one remember their first shave?

I was around 14 when my dad shaved me for the first time. He used disposable Bic razors. He just wet a bar of regular soap, then rubbed it on my face. I had bumps, razor burn, and ingrown hairs after that. Surprisingly enough, this man handed me down my grandfathers straight razors. He never shaved himself with a straight razor. They were all dull, and at the time there was no internet to find folks who could restore razors. Since then I have had my Grandfather razors professionally honed, as well as purchased razors (shave ready). I've learned how to shave from videos from the internet. As I have learned over the past year or so, fathers used to teach their sons how to shave properly. This was not the case for me unfortunately. I would love to hear your story on how you were taught.

I was 15 years old, The fluff was starting to get a bit thick.

I purchased a Wilkinson Sword 'Sticky" DE, (Which I still have), a Culmark Spartan brush (which is long gone). I can't honestly remember what soap or cream I used.

No one showed me, but I guess it was pretty obvious, as I don't recall having a bad experience.

Nice idea, unfortunately I can't remember my first shave and how it started generally. However, I do well remember the beginning of my straight razor era some 20 years ago. I wrote about that in my "hello" thread.

I stole one of my sisters despicables... I mean disposables she had for her legs and borrowed Dad's Barbasol....
No one ever Showed me.

First Shave! Hell, I barely remember my last shave! But seriously, I seem to remember doing a lot of unnecessary shaving in hopes that my peach fuzz would turn into whiskers pretty soon. I used to so envy the whisker film my old man could leave in the sink every single day. I used to think how cool it would be to HAVE something to shave every day. Seems like I started with Gillette or Schick Injectors, never had any real instruction. Soon like most, Atras, then plastic crap became the norm.

Was over 50 yrs ago,I shaved a couple days back.I think, but do not remember what I used

I remember asking my dad how to shave. He handed me a disposable bic, gave me a can of barbisol, and told me to just cut all the hair off. I distinctly remember the feeling of disappointment I had, almost as if I was missing out on some important rite of passage.

Fast forward to this past weekend. I'm now 45 yo, my dad is 73. He and I were talking and he mentioned how pissed off he was at the cost of razors. I encouraged him to try one of my DE's. I loaned him one of my Webers (very mild) and hooked him up with a brush, bowl, soap, and a link to some good shaving videos. Apparently, my grandfather never taught him how to shave, either. Anyway, that's one lesson I'm definitely going to pass on to my sons. I'd bust out a few straights, but I don't want to scare him off too soon!

One day I made for the bathroom, grabbed my fathers razor and had at it. No cream. Just cold water...don't know what came over me. Second shave was much more pleasant, mind.

When I was in junior high & high school, just to have facial hair was like a status thing. To shave off our whiskers was unthinkable. I watched a few lads get kicked outta R.O.T.C. for refusing to shave off their peach fuzz and 5 or 6 actual hairs. I guess they thought it was like cutting away their manhood. These same guys always tried to make their voices really deep, it was hilarious even then. I know this doesn't fit in the thread, but this just brought back a lot of funny memories.

Sure I remember.....I still have the scars from it