Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: First shave!

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Posts
    30
    Thanked: 1

    Default First shave!

    So I finally shaved with the straight today, and I'm quite pleased with how well it went. I cut myself maybe half a dozen times, but most of those cuts had stopped bleeding by themselves before I was done with teh shave. Only two needed toilet paper afterwards.

    Anyhow, I managed to get my sideburns and cheeks smooth, but I had a little trouble going against the grain on my chin and parts of my neck, mostly because I'm still getting a handle (no pun intended) on how to hold the razor, so I had to finish off the chin and neck with my old Fusion.

    Other than that, it went great! It feels great to be part of te ranks of the straight razor shavers!

  2. #2
    Senior Member blabbermouth coachmike's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Bergen County,N.J.
    Posts
    4,339
    Thanked: 832

    Default

    Congrats and welcome to the MAJORS...haha...just a pun on your name. Now really, take it slow and give yourself time to get the strokes down and to overall give yourself the feeling of the blade on your face. Slow is always better , especially when starting out. It also lets you consentrate on what your doing keeping you focused. Other then that, just don't get over confident thinking "you got this down now". ENJOY.
    Having Fun Shaving

  3. #3
    what Dad calls me nun2sharp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Kansas city area USA
    Posts
    9,172
    Thanked: 1677

    Default

    +1 Mike, go slow and do her right and all will go well. Beard prep, razor prep,technique, think about these things as you do them and before you know it your a natural!!

  4. #4
    Senior Member Purvis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Andover, MN.
    Posts
    540
    Thanked: 19

    Default

    Congradulations!
    +1 on others comments.
    Sounds like you might want to pick up a Styptic pencil if you haven't already.
    That will stop the bleeding a lot better tan TP.

    Sean

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Co Durham UK
    Posts
    201
    Thanked: 15

    Default

    Congrats and welcome to the road of straight shaving!

  6. #6
    JAS eTea, LLC netsurfr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Burke, VA USA
    Posts
    1,301
    Thanked: 110

    Default

    Wow! You have done very well for the first time. I did not even attempt ATG for a couple of months. Just did not feel good for me. Congratulations on great progress and a great shave!!!

  7. #7
    Never a dull moment hoglahoo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Tulsa, OK
    Posts
    8,922
    Thanked: 1501
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Congratulations! What razor did you end up getting?
    Find me on SRP's official chat in ##srp on Freenode. Link is at top of SRP's homepage

  8. #8
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Posts
    30
    Thanked: 1

    Default

    I finally went ahead and got the Conk.

  9. #9
    French Toast Please! sicboater's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Atlanta GA
    Posts
    2,852
    Thanked: 591

    Default

    Let everyone know what you think!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •