Thread: Popped my cherry

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.

Keep loading the skin moisturiser, and dont give up

do you mean while Im shaving or just all the time?

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.

The straight razor will remove more dead skin cells, slough, than a safety razor. It takes a week or two for your face to get used to the razor. It is important to always disinfect the razor BEFORE the shave with alcohol. AFTER the shave, an alcohol-based after shave will sting like heck, but also serves to disinfect. Follow the aftershave with a facial moisturizer, perhaps with aloe and vitamine-E, which I'm sure Mrs. D.J. can recommend. Some will add a slight dusting with talc after the moisturizer to make the skin seem very, very smooth to the brush of your fingers.

Also, when shaving, experiment with the blade angles to the surface. Don't be afraid to apply a little pressure to the razor, also.

Not bad for a first try, I'd say!

Will do, and thanks for the razor David.

I had that same problem with my upper lip pulling, hurts like all get out. Between watching Lynn's video and my own experience, the best way to make life easier is to keep the upper lip taut, and do short or slow strokes. In time it gets a lot easier though.

See also http://www.en.nassrasur.com/razorcentral/coup.html AND the next section http://www.en.nassrasur.com/razorcentral/shavnck.html

D.J.

Load with moisturiser all the time, but not while shaving. It helped me while learning the ropes...

For shaving, you want a good shaving soap, with some clay in it (bentonite in most cases) to hep the razor glide on the skin.

Good luck