Thread: compeltly new, scared and excited to start

Ty all for the warm welcome!!

Yesterday had my first shave with the SR, was planning on a small part of my sideburns just to get the feeling and get used to the razor but ended up shaving 1 complete cheeck. It didnt get as smooth as i would like but hey... No cuts, no razorburn. Immidiatly threw my gilette crap in the trash.

Originally Posted by Sativa

Ty all for the warm welcome!!

Yesterday had my first shave with the SR, was planning on a small part of my sideburns just to get the feeling and get used to the razor but ended up shaving 1 complete cheeck. It didnt get as smooth as i would like but hey... No cuts, no razorburn. Immidiatly threw my gilette crap in the trash.

A hasty decision that you won't end up regretting in the long term, but may have some drawbacks in these early days .


Mick

Life is full of journeys, the question is will you embark on them and enrich your time here, or sit idly by.

I did the same as I picked up the blade (shavette for me) ditched the rest, do or die.

One of my better decisions.

Welcome aboard!

Yes I took on the do or die approach too, but I remember how difficult it was even though I didn't throw away any of my old stuff (still have it all in the back of my wardrobe somewhere), I used a cut-throat exclusively until I got it right. This was after years of off and on trying to shave with a non shave ready razor, back in the pre-internet era, and with total ignorance of the how's, whys, and wherefores of operating a real razor due to having no father figure/mentor to show me how. Glad I got all that sorted now though. I became my own Mentor. They even gave me the badge to prove it .


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Yes I took on the do or die approach too, but I remember how difficult it was even though I didn't throw away any of my old stuff (still have it all in the back of my wardrobe somewhere), I used a cut-throat exclusively until I got it right. This was after years of off and on trying to shave with a non shave ready razor, back in the pre-internet era, and with total ignorance of the how's, whys, and wherefores of operating a real razor due to having no father figure/mentor to show me how. Glad I got all that sorted now though. I became my own Mentor. They even gave me the badge to prove it .


Mick

Trials triumphed are not with out merit,

no matter how big or how small in anyone's eyes!

Cheers Mick

Originally Posted by Sativa

Ty all for the warm welcome!!

Yesterday had my first shave with the SR, was planning on a small part of my sideburns just to get the feeling and get used to the razor but ended up shaving 1 complete cheeck. It didnt get as smooth as i would like but hey... No cuts, no razorburn. Immidiatly threw my gilette crap in the trash.

Sativa- congrats on the first of many shaves with a straight! a measure or success on the first attempt goes a long way, I know first hand as well. my first shave was long before I became a member here, I had found my first straight in a box of tools I bought to restore. I cleaned it up and honed it, nervously did a pass down both cheeks and cleaned them up. didn't knick myself once. breathed a nervous sigh as I was about to try the neck and chin and my hands started shaking just a little. time to stop. well, I was bolstered by the moderate success of my first shave so second I dove right in and butchered my chin! my advice is stick with the north south passes, sideburn to jawline til you good control over the razor and are getting a close shave on the cheeks. the curves are a whole other experience to master (still learning). throwing out the junk will haten your learning, thats what I did as well and have never looked back. I shaved exclusively for half a year or more after that first one before I started throwing a de into the mix on travels. glad to have you here, don't be afraid to keep going back into the library and re-reading the beginning steps, new things will strike you all the time as you do so.

Hi and welcome. I also dove straight in doing all my shaves with a straight. My advice go slow and work bit by bit. Razor burn and the other discomforts aren't worth it to say you did it all at once. Good luck