Originally Posted by
stream90
OK, I got my dovo this past week, got my strop yesterday. I viewed a couple of the shaving videos last night, and then tried out my first shave this morning. I didn't strop the blade prior to shaving since it was "shave ready." I was careful not get any water on the hinge or scales. I did both sides of the face, was careful to keep my angle < 30 degrees, and had no cuts (although my cheeks were quite sensitive afterwards and felt as if they HAD been cut). However, an unanticipated difficulty arose during my shave. I am near sited, wear spectacles, but had to take them off in order to get the right angle. Since I could not really see much, I had to lean in very close to the mirror over the sink. This was difficult, awkward, and a strain on my lower back.
Is this common, something I'll just learn to work around?