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I just shaved my legs...
left leg was with my disposable razor and right was with my hubby's new straight razor (after my hubby spent 15 mins talking me into it).
I got two small nicks on my knee, but overall...WOW! My leg isn't red, it's not sore, and on top of all of that...I DID IT! ;)
I do believe I did better then my hubby did his first shave, granted his shave is a bit more of a challenge. I RULE!
Here's the proof!Attachment 112408
Look at You! You hold that thing like a pro!! Sweet! Wait... is Wxman your hubby?
Yup, he sure is. It will be 10 years in December.
I will tell you that I'm no pro! It wasn't easy to do my knee and I didn't attempt to do the back of my knee. Maybe next time.
It seems to me like you did a fine job! Congrats to both you and the hubbin. And a big Welcome to SRP!!
Seriously - it takes a bit of time no matter what you are shaving. One day you'll wonder what it was about the knee that gave you such angst. :) Aren't the shaving creams the best!? Bet you never thought us men had such awesome "product" lol!!
I'm not your average girl...lol. I don't like "girly" things but I'm still a little "girly". I know what a wrench is...and I can even use one...lol
Yay! Congratulations on your first leg shave. The knees are tricky I still nick mine from time to time.
Thank you! Now Wxman wants me to get my own. He is already being greedy. Lol
Congrats on the first shave. If the husband is pushing for your own razor might I suggest a round tip as you will avoid some of the problems with the spike tip's thirst for blood....
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Just ordered my first razor! I got it from whipped dog (heard good things about him). Not sure whathe picked out but I'm sure it will be perfect. He says it has a rounded tip and has gold translucent scales.
Cool good job! Post a pic of your new razor when it arrives.Quote:
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Yea behind the knees is hard. I gots a perty good size scare from shaving their.Quote:
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Great first shave! Congrats.
Thank you, but I do believe my shave tonight was better. I did both legs and almost all of my knees. I didn't even get cut this time. Woo hoo! Best of all is, I think my tattoos look fantastic. They look like they are new.
Well done...I got a pretty good shave too, but I ended up with 5-6 small nicks on my face........
well maby as sharp as a straight that some little kidd used to try to whack down a small tree lolQuote:
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Amleay, now you should try shaving your husband's face.
Ummm, I don't think I am ready for that one yet, but maybe after I have a few more shaves under my belt.
congrats !! i was talkin to a female friend of mine the other day and i was tellin her how much i actually enjoy shaving now ( i dont have to shave , and until a week ago was on a once a month cycle if that ) and she says " wow , i think im gonna let you shave my legs when you stop cutting yourself and get used to that razor !! "
Watch your blade angle. From that photo it looks like you have a lot of air between the spin and skin but it could be the photo. Getting the blade angle is key to a good shave. Too much angle and you scrape instead of shave, to shallow and you just glide over without cutting. A good rule of thumb is twice the spine thickness in angle but some blades work better at higher or lower angles. You just have to experiment and find what works best with which blade.
Finally someone criticizing my shave! I was waiting for someone to see something that I was doing wrong! Yes, I do need to watch my angle. Because that was my first shave I was unsure of what I was doing. I was more worried about cutting myself then how good my shave was. The second shave went much better and I hope tonight's shave does also. I am going to do this and do it the right way hopefully with minimal scars...lol
Key word there is "minimal" scars. I'm sure everyone will have at least a few, I've been working hard on mine.
This is true. My learning scar came when I got cocky and thought this is easier than i thought. Then the toe of my Dubl Duck decided to bite. Scar is on my left cheekbone. Its not super noticeable but it tells its story well. If you wanna see what it looked like fresh it is on "cut of the day".Quote:
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It's here and it's perfect! I can't wait to use it! I am so glad I decided to buy from whipped dog. It's a 4/8 but I don't know much else about it. I will look it up. It also came with a really cool box.
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It is a pretty cool looking old razor...but we can't seem to find out anything about it. Doesn't really say much on the blade other than "Classic", which returns pretty much everything on a search, and the other thing is "A.Witze Germany".
Already thinking about a second blade myself and think I might try a surprise one from whipped dog too!
I see you got a round point. Good choice.
The best way to avoid cuts is to try and separate the lather from the skin. If you go too shallow you're just spreading it around. If you go just high enough you're slicing between the skin and lather and taking the lather off.Quote:
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Good luck with the legs. When my wide was pregnant with our youngest she let me shave her let's when she could no longer reach them. Not so much these days because I butchered her ankles one time. :(
I actually didn't pick anything on my razor, Larry did. However I am glad he picked a round point other wise I would have cut my leg to pieces trying to get the right angle.
Lathering is probably the hardest thing about shaving this way. I can't seem to get it just right. It's either to dry or to wet. I am sure I will master it in time but for now I will have hubby help me. He will add water if I need it and whip up more when I ask. My later never seems to last a whole leg so I end up needing to get more. I do shave in sections as suggested but that seems a bit of a challange because I always end up missing spots. Next I want to work on lathering in the shower to shave my underarms. No, I won't use my straight. I'm not even close to ready for that!
Ankles are not as frustrating for me. I got lucky and don't have a whole lot of hair there so I don't have to worry about chopping them to bits.
I found that adding a couple drops of glycerin to the lather as I worked it up helped it to stay around longer when I was shaving my wife's legs. I also usually übered by using soap, glycerin and a little bit of cream from either The Real Shave Co. or Kiss My Face as both are available locally to me and work wonderfully. Both also run around $6 a container so they're quite reasonably priced as well.
Where do you get glycerin? I will have to look up the brands of cream. Anyone use coochy shave cream? I got some last year at a passion party and it works great for underarms, but I have been afraid to use it because I don't know how to get it again.
Amleay, you can get bottles of glycerin at most drugstores...and it's cheap.
It's usually found with the laxatives.
It can also be found in a cake decorating shop but it tends to be more expensive at those places. It's less than $4 at my local pharmacy for a multi year supply.
I found glycerin at Rite Aid, not sure if they have those in Mississippi. :)
Regarding lather, I didn't get good at it until I watched a video online. I was missing switching directions of stroke while making lather, clockwise two laps, counter clockwise two laps, and so on. The other thing I do is mix my soft cream/soap on top of my hard soap, that way there is always more soap underneath if I run low. For example, I use Geo F Trumpers almond as my base and missing bowl (the wood bowl the puck sits in works for me). Then put a quarter sized scoop of shaving cream (soft soap) on and mix away. The combination of two soaps really helped me make a nice lather and always more soap avail if I need it. As others have suggested, the addition of glycerin makes it almost fool proof. This has been a great thread.
Welcome! Sarahbella
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Originally Posted by Amleay
We do have a rite aid here I just haven't been able to get there yet...lol
Thank you tho. I will have to experiment more with my lather. I just hope it works for me and I'm sure watching some videos would help also.
I have had a problem finding a bottle of it a Walgreens and CVS. They always have the 4 pack of glycerine suppositories, though! Same stuff! They make for nice droppers and last a long time! :)
Suppositories??? :thinking:
For all the good they do, I might as well of put them up my :cen
Excuse me ladies :angel:
For our uninformed friend, Tarkus (bless his soul!). Glycerine suppositories have the same glycerine in them as the larger sized bottle. It makes lather slicker and, well, if you use them for intended purpose, they work quite well for that too! ;)Quote:
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