My advice is dont buy any cheap Chinese straight razors like "gold dollar" or some other brand. Find a DOVO razor and you'll always have a good blade. And buy a good strop, three inches at least and watch a lot of YouTube videos. Remember your training and you will make it.

Ps.. A little blood in the beginning is ok, we all bled for our cause, a lot of blood......well... Never mind, you get the picture:-)