Thread: It had to happen sometime....I cut myself.

I had my first straight shave almost six months ago and I hadn't cut myself once... until yesterday. I'm not talking about nicks. I've had a few of those here and there. I'm talking about the kind of cut that only comes from moving a three inch open blade around my face. Luckily it's not too bad, just a 1/4 inch, shallow slice on my left ear. I've gotten a little more confident and a lot faster at shaving lately and I guess a little careless too. I was shaving along and I felt the razor touch my ear, no pain just a touch. Then I saw a little blood and I knew it was a cut, so I broke out the styptic and just kept on shaving. So no more damage than a little mark. Still, I have a nice gentle reminder to be carefull and WATCH what I'm doing from now on!

-----Michael

Heh, yep. That's where the wall is. Make sure you don't run into it again.

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Nicks come and go, but the memory of your first "real" cut with a "real" razor is one that lasts. I remember mine. I nicked myself fairly regularly, but on vacation in Florida with the fiancee (girlfriend at the time) and her family, I was shaving, and I heard a noise, pulled the blade, and there it was, a nice 3/8 inch cut on the left side of my neck. It's the first cut that wouldn't stop with styptic. I really learned something then, take the styptic into the bathroom when on vacation, don't leave it in the bedroom. It happens to everyone eventually.