had my first straight razor shave tonight with a 13/16 that i picked up of this forum(thanks simmo3801).
on first seeing the blade i thought it was a lot bigger than i was expecting but i found the actual shave surprisingly easy and did my whole face/neck. took a while around the chin and upper lip but i managed to shave really close and did not need to touch up anywhere after.
unfortunately i got a bit over confident and gave myself a nasty nick on the jawline below my ear:blush: tissue stuck to face as i type.
i think i need to work on lathering the soap a bit though it was quite thick and the side of the blade felt like it was sticking to it quite often.
face has a slight burning sensation now not sure if thats normal with straight shaving?
feeling quite proud of myself now
thank you every one for all the great advice and friendliness found in tsr it really made getting into straight shaving easy
merry christmas
jason
on first seeing the blade i thought it was a lot bigger than i was expecting but i found the actual shave surprisingly easy and did my whole face/neck. took a while around the chin and upper lip but i managed to shave really close and did not need to touch up anywhere after.
unfortunately i got a bit over confident and gave myself a nasty nick on the jawline below my ear:blush: tissue stuck to face as i type.
i think i need to work on lathering the soap a bit though it was quite thick and the side of the blade felt like it was sticking to it quite often.
face has a slight burning sensation now not sure if thats normal with straight shaving?
feeling quite proud of myself now
thank you every one for all the great advice and friendliness found in tsr it really made getting into straight shaving easy
merry christmas
jason