I was able to do almost all of the shaving with just one side of the razor. I did flip it to see how the other side shaved though. I'm under the impression that I want to have the markings on the razor facing outward towards the mirror while I shave, is this correct? Also, I forgot to mention, I did go back and clean up with a DE after the shave. I'm hoping by the end of my time I won't have to do that anymore.