Hello from Los Angeles, California

Hi everybody. My name is Andre. I'm 36 years old, husband and father of 3 young girls. I'm new to the art of straight razor shaving. I work for E! Entertainment and Style where I schedule programs for Europe and the UK. About 9 years ago, I dropped conventional razors and switched to a double edge safety razor. I've never looked back since. Now I finally made the final leap toward straight razors. I got a Dovo for Christmas and I did my first shave last night. It took me about 35 minutes to shave. I was very scared but I made it through with a few nicks and a very red face. After reading through this forum I realized I needed to get my new razor honed and re-stroped. I already put a nick on my new strop (towards the handle). I've got a lot to learn but I'm determined to stick with it. I learned of a honing place in Los Angeles, through this great forum. I pick up my razor tomorrow.

Anyway, thanks to all you member out there. There is a lot of great information that I've found so far on this forum and I look forward to learning more as I go.

Sincerely,
Andre
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