Thread: post first attempt

First off: Praise the Lord I read the post by Lynn that advised to only shave 1/2 of your face with your new tool....yes it is a shavette and not a true straight razor...I managed a couple little spots of bleeding...one of them just kept pouring blood out....I finally got it to stop after cold water application and layers from a styptic pencil...those things sting pretty well but hopefully my technique will improve over time and I will not even need that thing...The tingling/burning is beginning to subside a good bit...dont think I'm gonna finish my glass of wine though...dont really think I need to thin out my blood stream any right now....so Im still excited about all of this and look forward to learning much from you fine folks here at SRP - thanks for all the encouragement so far and here's to improving my process....and happily I dont need to go for the post office now....Here is a real question about it though...how often should I put a new blade into the shavette....and what is the best procedure for cleaning up the blade afterward and daily care for it?

Thanks alot you guys....

I'd say your first post attempt was a success. Your first shave sounds okay too. I would forgo replacing the blade until it starts feeling dull. That way you can avoid another cut anytime soon. I think shavettes need to be calmed down a bit. Aggresive little buggers.

I wouldn't know anything about a shavette, but with all due respect to Lynn I hate the idea of starting with one side of the face and gradually working up to the whole thing. I feel like if you do that, you get really comfortable with one position and stroke and it actually makes it harder to tackle the rest of the face then. Granted I started with the whole face and just went very carefully. That's the problem though. You either start one way or the other so no one really knows how to compare them.

Congrats on your first attempt!

That styptic pencil does sting a bit but, it does a heck of a job stopping the bleeding (you should be ok to finish your wine )

Like Drew, I haven't tried a shavette yet, but yeah, I heard they are WICKED sharp. Very light touch would be the key I suppose

Keep up the good work, and it will get better soon

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Congrats on your first attempt!

That styptic pencil does sting a bit but, it does a heck of a job stopping the bleeding (you should be ok to finish your wine )

Like Drew, I haven't tried a shavette yet, but yeah, I heard they are WICKED sharp. Very light touch would be the key I suppose

Keep up the good work, and it will get better soon

thanks for all the encouraging words fellas....I especially appreciate the advice that its safe enough to finish my grape juice....heres to my process improvement...thanks again yall