Hi All,

Some may remember me. I am the Barber who has started shaving myself with a straight razor.

I started with a shavette and got pretty good rather quickly and I just purchased a Dovo 6/8 and 5/8 inch blade.

My question is, I started shaving the right side of my face with my new dovo and it went fine until i got around my chin. Then it became real uncomfortable and started pulling but still cutting (sort of). I also started getting nicks, not cuts, nicks. Then I went across the grain over the right side of my face that i had already shaved that went well and i felt the pulling there as well.

Is this a stropping error? Do I need to take time during a shave and strop again?

Ideas please. I am real close in areas and hurting in others.