I started shaving with a straight about a month ago. Today I got a close comfortable shave, with minimal use of the styptic pencil. Woo Hoo!!
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I started shaving with a straight about a month ago. Today I got a close comfortable shave, with minimal use of the styptic pencil. Woo Hoo!!
Congrats!!! Your shave will continue to improve.
Awesome!!!
Each and every shave will get better and better, glad to hear of your progress
Good deal!
Keep up the good work.
It only gets better from here.
Pete <:-}
What was the breakthough? Was it one thing that you started doing right or a lot of little things put together? When I started, one thing that I had to get over was the change in leverage you have (or don't have) vs what you experience with a DE or disposable.
A word of caution
After reaching your milestone others have then had "mishaps" as the fear decreases and the confidence increases.
Getting that first great shave is enjoyable. Congrats
I would say the breakthrough was focusing on two things: less pressure and keeping the angle of the razor at 35% or less.
Thanks for the warning about mistakes! My face looks like one of those Three Musketeers movies where the better swordsman cards his initials on each of his opponents cheeks.
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The most comfortable shaves I get is when the angle is really tight.
Congratulations! I am sure your shaves will get better and better:)
Just make sure you keep full attention even as you continue to get better to avoid costly and painful mishaps...
Outstanding! Like said previously, It gets better and better. Enjoy the shaves!
Way to go, Pete! It only gets better. I'm a klutz and it took me a couple of years to start getting consistent close shaves. For me, it was the pressure.
It's the pressure with me as well. I came to straight razor shaving via double edged safety razor. Instructions were clear: light pressure. However, I had to experience the mistakes over and over. Part of the issue for me is pursuit of the Baby Butt shave.
I have a hard time stopping as the point where it makes sense.
I had that problem for a while. But after a few good bouts of razor burn I started to tone it back from 4 passes, to 3, then 2, and now mostly 1. A close, clean and comfortable shave with zero burn is good enough for me most days. Maybe some day I'll get a light enough touch and enough mastery of the angles to do 2 or 3 passes without lighting my face on fire. Once in a while if I'm feeling frisky I'll work in a second pass. Never a third though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete123
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. I takes time to learn but the reward is a lifetime of relaxing shaves.
Congratulations! Ditto on the warnings though. The worst cut I ever got was after I thought I had it completely down and got careless. I've got a nice little scar to prove it. That being said, enjoy the journey! :beer1: