The first shave was done by who? You or the person that honed it? My first shave was good but felt a lot different than a cartridge razor so I thought my razor was pulling it was a different felling to say the least. The way it felt changed as the shaves went on and I improved. My first Razor was a Dovo Black Star with a factory edge and I shaved with it for a while before it was put on a hone. This is just me and the way it felt on my face