Thread: First shave today

I took the plunge today and used the new Boker King Cutter I bought. I re-watched Lynn's instructions and wisely decided to follow his advice about not trying to do the whole face the first time out. No problem with the sides and cheeks. I did the neck north to south - pretty easy. I took out my new DE with a brand new blade to do my chin and under the nose. Damned if I didn't nick myself twice with that thing, once under the nose and once on the chin. Styptic HURTS! I wouldn't call the cheeks BBS, but I just did one pass and didn't try anything fancy. I figured that all DE razors would work the same so bought an inexpensive DE from Classic Shaving (not a butterfly design). I've got a lot of experimenting to do, but it's pretty scary putting that sharp blade to the face for the first time.

congrats, learning by doing-every day.

Congrats! It definitely gets better with time.

Well done! Keep going and heed Lynn's advice. Don't push too fast. There is no problem with finishing up with a DE.

Congrats on your first shave, and welcome to the club! You'll find it only get better from here

I find that the scariness of the blade waxes and wanes. Concentration is key, and 49 out of 50 days it's a perfect shave. Then on that one day, there's a good knick. Back to day one of scariness again, paying extra close attention to absolutely everything!

Regardless, IMO it's possibly the coolest feeling to mention during a conversation that you shave with a straight razor. Most people look at me like I'm crazy, but then they don't really understand how great my mornings are and my shaves are.

I love this hobby. Congrats on the shave, and enjoy the process.

Maxi

Congrats on starting the journey.. I had similar experience with a DE. I tried that route before I got into str8s and abandon it after just a few shaves. I even wondered if I'd be able to handle str8s because the DE was such a bad experience for me. But honestly, from the very first shave with a straight razor, I knew I was never going back. It was the first comfortable shave of my life. I'd never ran any blade across my face with out some level of discomfort until that day. Sure, nicks come and learning a good routine has been challenging at times but its been well worth it. Just don't be afraid to jump on here and ask questions. SRP and the guys on here have made all the difference for me.

Congrats! Go slow with those DEs too, eh?

Welcome to straights,

It gets better, just hit the one month mark and am getting some solid shaves in.

Watch that pressure, causes a lot of the cuts and nicks. Had my fair share, trust me still doing it. Styptic is a stinger, but it is nice that it helps.

Good luck

Brian

Great job! I told you it was addicting.