I’m curious to hear how many folks - if any - shave with their eyeglasses on. I’ve had to wear glasses since time immemorial. That wasn’t really an issue when I was cartridge shaving. I’d shave after a shower and was able to feel with my hands if a piece of face needed another swipe. With my first three sessions using a shavette (soon to be straight razor, once it arrives) I started putting my glasses on to make sure my blade angle isn’t totally out of whack before the blade hits my face. I can imagine that once I’ve got a few more dozen (hundreds?) shaves in I’ll (maybe?) be able to have the muscle memory in place to forgo the glasses - is that everyone else’s experience? Flying blind - or at least extremely near sighted is a reachable goal?
Otherwise, so far the shavette’s been good to me. Knicks have been almost entirely under the schnoz - still working to pull the nose up and away enough to clear the blade. The first shave was too close and caused razor burn in some spots. The second and third have been much better as I’ve gradually alleviated the pressure and kept the skin as taught as possible - still trying to master the upper lip/nose region. Reading that it’s better to have a distance of 1-2x of the spine away from the face was better for me than trying to visualize “30 degrees.” Looking forward to when the SR gets here. This is mentally a lot more addictive than cartridge shaving.
Otherwise, so far the shavette’s been good to me. Knicks have been almost entirely under the schnoz - still working to pull the nose up and away enough to clear the blade. The first shave was too close and caused razor burn in some spots. The second and third have been much better as I’ve gradually alleviated the pressure and kept the skin as taught as possible - still trying to master the upper lip/nose region. Reading that it’s better to have a distance of 1-2x of the spine away from the face was better for me than trying to visualize “30 degrees.” Looking forward to when the SR gets here. This is mentally a lot more addictive than cartridge shaving.