As the title says, I just finished my first SR shave and it really wasn't too bad.
I didn't do much more prep than I normally do with my DE's. All I do is splash hot water on my face, tonight I just did it a little longer. I lathered up the soap and only applied it to one side because I read somewhere that the other side might dry out, and it probably would have.
I chose the Erik Anton Berg because I just like the way it looks.
I started out on my right cheek, it felt very awkward and it was tugging quite a bit, so I adjusted the angle and it got better. I definitely need to practice and watch some more videos.
When I finished, it felt like I still had about a day's growth left, I started with about a weeks worth, but I had no blood or irritation so overall I would consider it not bad for my first shave.
I finished it off with a re-branded Hoffritz slant that I picked up today.
I didn't do much more prep than I normally do with my DE's. All I do is splash hot water on my face, tonight I just did it a little longer. I lathered up the soap and only applied it to one side because I read somewhere that the other side might dry out, and it probably would have.
I chose the Erik Anton Berg because I just like the way it looks.
I started out on my right cheek, it felt very awkward and it was tugging quite a bit, so I adjusted the angle and it got better. I definitely need to practice and watch some more videos.
When I finished, it felt like I still had about a day's growth left, I started with about a weeks worth, but I had no blood or irritation so overall I would consider it not bad for my first shave.
I finished it off with a re-branded Hoffritz slant that I picked up today.