About a week ago I decided it was time to take the plunge and buy a straight after lurking here on B&B for a while. The good ole (well not good at all actually) cartridge razors just irritated my face and never gave me a good, comfortable shave so I decided I'd give straight razors a try. I got it in the mail yesterday shave-ready and stropped and all. Naturally I couldn't wait to start and lather up later on in the evening.
I'd say it was a successful shave. There was no irritation and only 3 or 4 tiny nicks. I'd rather have a few nicks with minimal bleeding than annoying razor burn. I was comfortable using my right hand but my left felt very awkward and unnatural. I only shaved most of my left cheek with my left hand. I figure it would be best to do this rather until I'm more comfortable with it.
I found the chin and neck to be very tricky. I have a cleft chin so that doesn't help and I couldn't find a comfortable way to hold the blade when shaving my neck, especially the left side. I'm hoping these will be easier with some more practice.
The shave was about as close as my cartridge razor shaves so I am already more than pleased (for the record, that's not very close. They only irritated my skin more than actually shaved). Also the bigger accomplishments I found were that I fell in love with this new form of shaving and I'm determined to one day get to having daily, close, BBS shaves. Also I finally truly ENJOYED my shaving experience for once. I can't wait to give it another try tonight. I have a feeling I will be prone to some serious AD's.
I'd say it was a successful shave. There was no irritation and only 3 or 4 tiny nicks. I'd rather have a few nicks with minimal bleeding than annoying razor burn. I was comfortable using my right hand but my left felt very awkward and unnatural. I only shaved most of my left cheek with my left hand. I figure it would be best to do this rather until I'm more comfortable with it.
I found the chin and neck to be very tricky. I have a cleft chin so that doesn't help and I couldn't find a comfortable way to hold the blade when shaving my neck, especially the left side. I'm hoping these will be easier with some more practice.
The shave was about as close as my cartridge razor shaves so I am already more than pleased (for the record, that's not very close. They only irritated my skin more than actually shaved). Also the bigger accomplishments I found were that I fell in love with this new form of shaving and I'm determined to one day get to having daily, close, BBS shaves. Also I finally truly ENJOYED my shaving experience for once. I can't wait to give it another try tonight. I have a feeling I will be prone to some serious AD's.