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Hello from Colorado
Hello All,
I am a fairly experienced DE shaver just starting into Straight razor shaving. My first shave was this morning and my face still hurts a bit ( have razor burned myself like this in a long time, But over all i am encouraged
Looking forward to help and sharing
Don
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Welcome to SRP. Your face will get used to it and your technique will improve. I have never used a DE but the rest say it's a whole nuther animal you got now :<0) I am sure you have been reading, watch your angle keep it light.
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Have used a de a few times. main thing with a straight is don't shave just wipe the lather off. REALLY light touch. Good luck
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Well, Shave 2 on day 2 went a lot better, still got a little razor burn, but not much, added to my collection of little lines across my neck & chin, but actually a pretty good shave..... if you dont count the blood :-)
shave three - day 3. I went back and read some more yesterday, because it seemed my SRD honed Dovo prima klang wasnt very sharp... amazing how much sharper it got when i read a little and discovered my angle was all wrong - doh. still better shave than yesterday, no more issues with the razor tugging and no razor burn - thanks to the advise - just try to remove the lather, not cut your wiskers. this was a good mental picture for me
One odd thing i have noticed is that the quality of the shave seems to improve through the day. With a DE, if there was an area that didnt get shaved well and i could feel some slight stubble, that was just how it would be through the day, With the straight it has seemed that 30 - 60 minutes AFTER the shave those rough spots have greatly diminish and my face is smother... cant quite figure it out...... but i like it
Thanks everyone!
don
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Congrats on the success. Happy shaving
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Don,
Congrats on the improved results.
It only gets better from here.
There will be mornings where it just doesn't come together. Don't get discouraged...like this month's beginner's tip says; Go Slow
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Thanks for the kind word, and I certainly understand, the truth that some mornings it just will not be working so good. Thanks for the encouragement in advance on those days