My biggest recommendation is to start with a round point. I have been straight shaving since January and can finally get good and consistent results. I picked up a square point a couple weeks ago and I will say, had I originally gotten a square point as my first razor I probably would have quit after a week or two. Those square points can be very unforgiving if you aren't careful. I forget exactly how it was quoted in the wiki, but someone said that "square points are great at silently fileting the skin" or something along those lines.