Hello every body, I joined this site in 2009, I read the what do's and not to do's got my razors and all the paraphernalia associated with them and started trying. After weeks of very little progress I gave up.

And today, doing a google search for something completely unrelated to shaving, let alone straight razor shaving I end up here again! So I found my razors and had another go.

I managed to shave with no irritation but it almost looks like if I hadn't shaved or hardly any way. And I shaved the customary three times, I haven't forgotten the technique. I guess the fact that few weeks ago started using a safety razor helped.

But today just as when I first started a few years ago, I see that after finish shaving with my SR I'll have to shave again since I perhaps shaved 40%, may be even 50% of the beard only.

Is this a common thing that beginners of SR find?

It looks like I have to shave with my SR and then again with something else.

And if that is the case what do people do? Shave at night with SR and in the morning with your other method?

May be that's what I'm going to do to begin with! The answer came with the question! I'm glad I ask.

In any case I would very much appreciate your comments!

All the best

Carlos