Originally Posted by D.J.
I just shaved with a straight for the first time. My wife said " I liked you better with a bottom lip. na, just kidding. Amazingly, I only nicked myself twice. Some of my face is smooter than it has ever been and I completely missed other spots. It sure does burn though. It felt like the razor was pulling the hair on my upper lip rather than cutting it. maybe the angle was wrong. The razor is sharp. It was honed by someone who knows what they are doing. It also passed the "hanging hair test".I know that this is an art so I will stick with it. Im glad I did so much research and read this forum before attempting that or I surely would be on my way to the emergency room.