Hi,


I'm Matt from Germany and I'm new to this forum and to shaving with a straight razor.


I had my first shave with a double-edged safety razor (Merkur 23C) a couple of weeks ago and it went quite well. Quickly after that, the idea of shaving with a SR grew on me. I went and purchased a Dovo "Barbarossa".

That shave did not go as well. I think I did okay, got the job done, just the dominant hand, little bit of blood.

I think the Dovo came shave ready, but I'm a noob with my first SR, so I can't really tell. It was tree-topping arm air quite nicely. It also appeared to cut well enough during the shave.

After the second and third shave, looking into some other razors, some videos on youtube, some jnats,... I'm quite sure that this is a hobby I might have to be careful not to go too crazy with it. But one or two more razors wouldn't hurt, especially when I'm more experienced in using them. And some of them just look oh so beautiful to me already.


Yeah, so, there's a whole lot for me to learn. Looking forward to reading through all the info here and to having some good chats with you guys.


That's it from me for now, see you around

Matt