I bought a Gold dollar 208 kit after accidentally clicking a Youtube video of someone getting a shave from a barber with a straight. Maybe because it was kind of an ASMR video it sucked me in, or I don't know why.

But I had to watch a few more after that, and then it had me.

I found myself buying my own manly style razor online from the first one on my google search, while realizing I'm extremely nervous of actually trying it,(have only used cartridge or electric my whole life) but Youtube was going to be my online shaving college, and hopefully I wouldn't slice my face off.

Fast forward to the day it ships, and I start looking at forums, so I'm even more ready when it gets here with extra knowledge...

Then I see the talking about the gold dollars, and I'm instantly sure.....I'm going to cut my face off.

Some talk good. Lots.....cut face off, or at least won't work. Maybe I saw too many people being pretend murdered on tv as a kid with these things, but I wussed out for about 3 weeks after it got herem, until I finally tried it today.

I was going to just do a stroke or two from the sideburn, and call it a day LIKE ADVISED, but I'm too stupid to actually follow the plan once I have said cool looking razor in my hand, and don't bleed on the first try. I got most of my right cheek, and figured I would go until first blood since the initial freak out was over.

I got pretty much everything until you get under the jawbone, and into the throat. I got a little of the throat in one spot, but it got a bit tuggy (maybe I needed lather, or the angle was screwed up) and I said to myself I was done. I think I might have gotten the whole thing if I was willing to try, but I don't know. I was ready to quit happy and uncut, especially after being too anxious, and tempting fate. I always twist my head or jaw, or mouth to stretch the skin out when I shave, but I saw that it was important to pull the skin with the other hand to make it tighter. Meanwhile I was so involved at focusing on the blade I kept forgetting to do that, but when I remembered it was much easier. I had let the hair grow pretty long (4 days), but I don't have the thickest beard, so that probably saved me.

I felt like I had a couple close calls with angle, and pressure, but made it without a nick somehow.