All of my products arrived yesterday, and after setting up my little shaving corner in the bathroom, I was ready for my virgin shave. I recently received an AOS sandalwood starter set, so i put a small drop of the oil into my shave bowl, a dime size drop of the cream into the bowl, and then lathered my brush with some ClassicShaving sandalwood. Hell, I figured for my first time, let me go the full monty.

After I whipped this beast into a nice lather that smelled better than any Edge, Colgate, Gillette can I've ever used, I applied it to my face and whipped out my new Feather razor.

My first reaction was, "wow, this isnt as bad as I thought... the blade is really flying through my beard!" I finished up my first pass, lathered up, rinsed off the blade, looked into the mirror and thought to myself "I dont remember using red shaving cream"

So my first shave was a little sloppy, but I really got an itch for perfecting a shave with the feather razor. It is so unbelievably sharp I believe that with practice I can get the shave I've been looking for.

I just want to thank everyone who has answered my (probably) silly questions about starting off in this great hobby and I hope to contribute much more in the future!

Steve Noto