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so let me provide an update to my ongoing battle of the burn.

This is, verbatim, how my shave went this evening:

Pass One: Hey, that was great! No discomfort! Smooth with the grain! Best...

Shaved this morning, with a big focus on relaxing and gliding the razor. Did much better. I cut my chin though. I had a poor strop to start, so when I went to shave around my mouth to start out,...

interesting thing: I just got out of the shower. Irritation gone, no more tenderness. Success.

I'd ask my wife to "spot" me like you suggested, but she's so worried I'm going to accidentally...

True. True. I guess it's kind of like when I started out, where I wasn't concerned about how smooth my face was but whether or not I cut my ear off.

Before I begin, I'd like to say that in the two months I've been shaving with a straight razor, I've made great strides. I'm finally getting the most comfortable and smoothest shaves I've ever...