Thread: first complete straight shave

I did it today. I finally got through my first completely straight razor only shave. It was the first time I used my new Dovo Black Star from SRD. Thanks for the great, sharp edge, SRD. There was no touching up with the Mach 3 and I had a presentable face. I was able to get through my whole face today because I tried something different and took a long time to do it. Today I tried playing with different angles after a WTG pass, I tried what I thought would be a small enough angle for XTG. Next I tried an angle that was a lot smaller and the blade started slicing through hairs instead of feeling like it was pulling them. Like I said, I had a presentable shave. My only complaints about the shave were that I got a little too aggressive with the neck and got razor burned again, and I still can't seem to keep from nicking my neck a lot during my shave. I guess I need to pay attention to what the blade is doing, the devil is in the detail. Next experiment is going to be with different ways to hold the razor. I keep blocking my vision while I am trying to shave certain areas. Thanks for reading, and if you have any more tips to prevent razor burn and neck nicks, please feel free to continue to pass them to me. Thanks again.