My first shave with a straight was alright. Not cuts and no burn. I did a full WTG pass and touched up with my DE.

My second shave was, on the other hand, horrible. Just a couple of weepers, but afterwards, when I rubbed my face with the alum block, the burn went all "the horror! the horror!" á la Apocalypse Now on my face, and I also looked like I had been in a knife fight for a week afterwards (as my thread in the beginner's section can testify for).

I got hooked though, and have been shaving with a straight successfully for two months.