Hello,
Today I shaved myself with a straight razor (Dovo Shavette) for the first time. I must say that it went much better than expected, though at 30 minutes a little long IMO. I'm sure it will quicken with practice. How long does it take you? I may have been a little ambitous as I did 2 WTG passes, 1 XTG pass, and 1 ATG pass.

The good:
1. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST SHAVE OF MY LIFE!!! My face is amazingly smooth with no shadow all day.
2. Very nostalgic feeling and definitely got my heart rate elavated.
3. No blood!

The bad:
1. The first negative I had was not being able to see my sideburn line while holding the razor. The line is at my eye level. Any suggestions?
2. The razor seemed to keep getting stuck on the sensitive area right under my chin and did not shave this area clean. I had to follow-up with a DE. (I guess I need practice)
3. I had some razor burn that lasted for about 1 hour and then went away. Is this normal?
4. Some shaved hair got between the blade and the blade holder forcing me to take the razor apart and clean the blade mid shave.

Products used:
Truefitt and Hill Pre-Shave
GFT Rose Soap
Truefitt and Hill AS Balm