shaving for the first time. Options

[Maccabee]

I just shaved my face for the first time. Im 14.
I did a god awful job. and I broke the main rule of, never go over the same place once. I was scared I was gonna cut my self. it was better after the first stroke and I knew what it felt like.

I had the dreaded teen stache. And my dad and brother don't even use shaving cream, so I used soapy water like they do. They made it even scarier.

How old were you when you first shaved?
How often do you shave?
Share your shaving stories.

Probably the coolest part is that now there is a razor in my bathroom so people will see it. hahahahaha. Ya i know.

Edit:

dang, I just looked in the mirror and I really did do a bad job. I think I didnt press hard enough cause i didnt want to cut myself, so now there are random stray hairs all over the place. how do I fix this?

[brooklyneast05]

^ but water hardly makes a razor "glide". neither does soap in my experience. if you're just shaving fuzz, then maybe that works good but if your shaving actual hair then it's shitty. i would butcher myself doing that.

i agree with reidars post.

DE razors are also the best choice for African-American men, many of whom suffer from “shave bumps”, which occur when their tougher whiskers are cut too aggressively by modern mutli-blade razors, causing them to grow back underneath the skin and turn into ingrown hairs. Switching to a DE and using a shaving brush to exfoliate the skin and prep the whiskers is good for men of all races, but African-American men in particular find that shaving with a safety razor clears up their skin and makes shaving a pleasure again.

and i can vouch that this from his article is 100% true. this kind of razor + switching from a cream to a shaving lotion is the only thing that's worked for me so far.

[mipadi]

^ but water hardly makes a razor "glide". neither does soap in my experience. if you're just shaving fuzz, then maybe that works good but if your shaving actual hair then it's shitty. i would butcher myself doing that.

Yeah. I have really thick, bristly whiskers, and I'm relatively certain I'd take off half my face if I shaved without cream. I'd probably look like this afterwards:

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[brooklyneast05]

Yeah. I have really thick, bristly whiskers, and I'm relatively certain I'd take off half my face if I shaved without cream. I'd probably look like this afterwards:

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exactly. mine are extreme thick and coarse. it sucks, i know a lot of guys who's aren't really that coarse. do you have razor bump issues too?

[mipadi]

do you have razor bump issues too?

I do (a little bit) if I shave everyday...but normally I only shave every few days, and by then I have longer stubble, which for whatever reason seems easier/smoother to shave.