So, after almost a month with screwed up delivery service, I finally got my first safety razor. I have a Edwin Jagger bl86 and the DVH brush and soap. It was great, right up until I ripped a tiny piece of skin off next to my lip joint. Not sure how or why but I kind of twisted my wrist and whoops cut myself, not really a cut but more like a scrap and removed a tiny piece of skin right next to my lip joint. The rest of the shave was fantastic. Though, now I'm gonna wait for it to heal before I go again.
You did fine. I've certainly heard of much worse first shaves. It will get better and better as your technique improves.
I think you'll be hard pressed to find any one of us who have not filleted a piece of skin off at ONE point in time Good call waiting for it to heal first otherwise its just calling for a lack of enjoyment.
Cheer up and simply tell yourself that no matter how bad you nick or cut yourself with a double-edge safety razor, it pales to the type of violent infliction you can do with a straight razor!
Congratulations. Now we are blood brothers. Don't rush and don't try anything fancy. Your technique will improve quickly. I'm pretty confident.
I was in a hurry shaving one morning nearly 30 years ago. I was either using one of those evil cartridge razors or a Schick injector. I made a quick move from one side of my face to the other and caught my lip just right and ripped it open. Blood was every where. Looked like a scene from Sweeney Todd. After that I grew a beard and mustache, and just recently reduced to a goatee and started shaving again.
I still have a scar on my chin from my first chin shave with a Bic disposable SE. That was almost 35 years ago.
Anyone who's used cartridge razors has never had to think about blade angle: that damn pivoting head does all the work. With your new DE razor, your wrist is now providing the pivot. You've got a million things to think about while learning to DE shave and sometimes you can blank out for a second and forgot about it. We've all done it. Heal up and have at it. Wet shaving is a skill and it takes practice to nail it. You will get there.
As everyone has said its just part of the game, kind of like an initiation...Stick with it and you will be rewarded with close,irritation free shaves for the rest of your life..Time,Technique,Practice and Patience are key to the best shaves...
+1 My respect for straights has increased exponentially since I've started learning to hone, strop, and shave with one. Hang in there phat, there is no better teacher than experience!
