Thread: Hello from a Female straight shaver

Hi all!

I'm Ciara, I use a straight razor to shave and love it, no more cartridges! I look forward to being around. I am learning to hone razors and so on, so that's about it.

Have a good one.

Welcome aboard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Welcome aboard. You'll find a lot of knowledge here and folks will to pass it on. Be careful remember this is not a race. take it slow and enjoy.

Hi Ciarad welcome!

Hi Ciarad. Here is a good place to begin your journey:

Beginner's guide to straight razor shaving - Straight Razor Place Library

Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions. There are lots of folks here with honing experience.

Welcome aboard Ciarad...Hope that you will find the Forum as welcome and helpful as all us did.

Smooth Shaving...

Welcome! If you have a question, ask it, or just browse. Best wishes for success!

Glad to have you join!
What razor (s) and stones have you chosen?
Has it changed the frequency in how often you need to shave . what made you decide on using the straight.
Sorry... Just curious.
Believe my daughter is intrested as well.

Yeah! So I also set bevels at times so I have a

220 norton
1000 norton
4k shapton glass
8k shapton glass
12k naniwa

It didn't change the frequency of my shave, BUT it did change the comfort level. No ingrown hairs or razor burn ever now, which is one of the main reasons I switched.

I started on a Russian razor of some sort I got off of eBay, now I use either a dovo or my custom.

For your daughter who's interested, I'd let her use your's (if you don't mind), just tell her to go slowly especially around knees and ankles. Otherwise, I've cut myself once and it was because I was going to fast. So slow and steady wins this race I feel.

We used to have a woman's forum....got out of control with guys....

Sooner or later someone will be impolite. Since you're here, I'm sure you know how to handle that, but if a problem persists, pm a moderator...and welcome again!