It worked right?
How old old were you when you first shaved?
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Oh, yeah. Shave was fine. I was always afraid of a sharp blade on my face so I was always gentle. I wet my face and mixed a little water with the foam and shave WTG. Worked for a couple of years.
How old was I when I first shaved or how old was I when I tried shaving? 
I always used to lather up my face with my Dad’s William’s mug soap and brush... and shave a spot here or there.
I was in the 8th grade when my basketball teammates pulled me into the boys locker room with a gillete sensor and some shaving gel, insisting I get rid of the “pathetic excuse for a moustache” I had going on my upper lip. I would have been about 12 or 13.
I always used to lather up my face with my Dad’s William’s mug soap and brush... and shave a spot here or there.I was in the 8th grade when my basketball teammates pulled me into the boys locker room with a gillete sensor and some shaving gel, insisting I get rid of the “pathetic excuse for a moustache” I had going on my upper lip. I would have been about 12 or 13.
11th Birthday I received an old Norelco from my father. Conversation went something like this;
"Happy Birthday, boy."
"Thanks, Dad."
"Here, now go to the bathroom and make yourself look human."
"Happy Birthday, boy."
"Thanks, Dad."
"Here, now go to the bathroom and make yourself look human."
I had plenty of pretend shaves with plastic razors, even a battery buzzing toy electric.
Started tinkered around with my dads Super Speed and Schick injector when I was 14. Got a Trac II for Christmas the next year, 1971.
Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
Started regular shaving at 14 with a hand-me-down Gillette.
At the age of 17 with a disposable bic razor then switched to gillette cartridges first DE shave was only 6 years ago
No cuts, nicks or weepers I take it
I was 14 years old and my dad let me use his Gillette slim Twist. It's the first razor I ever used.
Being a teenager I had no particularly interest, devotion or skills in DE shaving so they quickly bought me a Mach 3.
I had no idea what had happened to the razor until dad gave it to me a couple of months ago. Great surprise!
I always feel kind of guilty when I use other razors. Feeling especially filthy and ungrateful today, as I just finished ordering a 1963 Gillette Flare Tip.
Living in a material(istic) world... A material..
Shame, Shame, shame!
Being a teenager I had no particularly interest, devotion or skills in DE shaving so they quickly bought me a Mach 3.
I had no idea what had happened to the razor until dad gave it to me a couple of months ago. Great surprise!
I always feel kind of guilty when I use other razors. Feeling especially filthy and ungrateful today, as I just finished ordering a 1963 Gillette Flare Tip.
Living in a material(istic) world... A material..
Shame, Shame, shame!
When I was 15 my stepfather let me use his Schick tracer while awkwardley watching. I don't remember anything he said or the shave. I basically just did north to south 1 pass shaves until after the army, I read about wet shaving from an Art of Shaving book, aptly named the art of shaving. I then began using a Mach 3 that they recommended and a Mühle badger brush WTG and ATG. That book taught me a lot more than my stepdad did.
I was 13 I believe but I didn’t really need to shave and didn’t again until I was about 16.
I'm guessing I was about 14. Dad has worn a beard my whole life, so he wasn't much help. Mom handed me an old beat up Remington that I think she occasionally used to shave her legs. I probably used it once or twice. Bought some disposable cartridges and a can of Gillette gel and figured the rest of it out on my own. Although the idea of multiple passes didn't occur to me. Sometimes I did WTG and sometimes I did ATG if I wanted to get closer. Always hated shaving and eventually grew a beard. That was when I started using my grandpa's straight razor (which I'd had for years) to edge the beard, because it was far easier to get a clean line and I saw no reason to fight with crappy electrics or cartridges. Once I decided to shave my beard, I realized how much I actually enjoy shaving with a straight and the rest is history.
Ironically, my son is now 15, and needs to shave every few days, and he is not at all interested in any advice I might have. He's using an electric that his mom gave him. Maybe some day he'll come around.
Ironically, my son is now 15, and needs to shave every few days, and he is not at all interested in any advice I might have. He's using an electric that his mom gave him. Maybe some day he'll come around.
At 10 years old I started using my grandfathers Old Style one a week or so on my mustache and chin. I have that razor and use it in my regular rotation.
Does 4 years old with a plastic toy razor, a brush, and some cheap soap count? I remember I played Barber to my Pop that day too. He sure was tired after his day at work, and I kept him from his diner, but gawd I remember that experience all these years later. (Love ya Dad, miss you.)
Awesome!
I was 17 with peach fuzz when I went in the military at 18 it became serious every day shaving
My first shave was at 14, but I didn't start shaving regularly until 15. I went through all the standard Gillette cartridge razors for a long time, with my first being a Sensor IIRC. I ALWAYS hated shaving, back then.
Then somewhere around my early twenties I switched from canned gel to a brush (wilkinson Sword) and soap (Van der Hagen) and it was SO MUCH BETTER. I still didn't enjoy shaving, but at least I didn't hate it anymore.
A year or so later I bit the bullet and ordered a Weishi and a blade sampler, and that's when I actually started to enjoy shaving.
Sometimes I catch myself being tempted to claim it's less expensive than cartridge shaving, but then I remember I bought THREE machined stainless steel razors, several brushes over the years, etc etc, and I choose not to lie, lol.
Then somewhere around my early twenties I switched from canned gel to a brush (wilkinson Sword) and soap (Van der Hagen) and it was SO MUCH BETTER. I still didn't enjoy shaving, but at least I didn't hate it anymore.
A year or so later I bit the bullet and ordered a Weishi and a blade sampler, and that's when I actually started to enjoy shaving.
Sometimes I catch myself being tempted to claim it's less expensive than cartridge shaving, but then I remember I bought THREE machined stainless steel razors, several brushes over the years, etc etc, and I choose not to lie, lol.
15 or 16. Definitely high school. My 14yr old son just started.
It's too long ago to remember exactly when I started. I know I started shaving in high school, but no idea when.
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