I'm gunna do it!

[nuts]

Confidence sky high, wish I'd done it sooner.

How often have we heard this??

[NESTYdPOGI]

Looks good on you Jason... Keep it up man

[mrzed]

ha, yea, that seems to be the consensus!  Morning or night guys, and how long does it take you?

Morning.

At first it took perhaps 30 minutes or so, but after a few weeks the time came down to under 10 minutes.

[BrundleFly]

Thanks for all the compliments guys, makes me feel awesome!

Day 2.  Shaved this morning, took about 20 minutes.  I have three questions -

1.  What's your best method for getting all of the back of the head?
2.  I have a birthmark on the side of my head that bleeds every time I shave, any suggestions on how to circumvent that?
3.  I am using a Schick 5-blade razor and shaving gel, what have you had the best results with?

Thanks!

[bigstosh]

Welcome, Jason!  Looks great.  I especially like your glasses  

[Sir Harry]

Thanks for all the compliments guys, makes me feel awesome!

Day 2.  Shaved this morning, took about 20 minutes.  I have three questions -

1.  What's your best method for getting all of the back of the head?
2.  I have a birthmark on the side of my head that bleeds every time I shave, any suggestions on how to circumvent that?
3.  I am using a Schick 5-blade razor and shaving gel, what have you had the best results with?

Thanks!

20 minutes isn't bad for a guy just starting. As for your questions:

1. Feel the back by hand.....then check by looking through a handheld mirror (face in handheld so you can see back in bathroom mirror to actually see any missed spots in the back)

2. You may have to shave that area with the grain until your scalp adjusts

3. In the beginning it was a disposable double blade....then I moved up to Schick Quattro....then I mastered the Headblade...as of late, I've been using the Double-Edge Safety Razor....You're probably going to get more answers than I can count so this falls under "Personal Results May Vary".

Good Luck, and any other questions, feel free to ask us!

[Frontier Guy]

Thanks for all the compliments guys, makes me feel awesome!

Day 2.  Shaved this morning, took about 20 minutes.  I have three questions -

1.  What's your best method for getting all of the back of the head?
2.  I have a birthmark on the side of my head that bleeds every time I shave, any suggestions on how to circumvent that?
3.  I am using a Schick 5-blade razor and shaving gel, what have you had the best results with?

Thanks!

Pretty much what SlySirHarry wrote ...

1. I shave in the shower, so it's all by touch. Single long strokes from neck to top of my skull. And then when done I feel for missed spots and do a bit of rework.
2. Very gently until your scalp adjusts, and it will. So will you - you'll learn the unique maneuvers to deal with irregularities. Though it may take some time.
3. I'm using the HeadBlade (have since Day #1) and for blades I'm using Gillette CustomPlus3 which were recommended in another topic at that time. Quite content with them - 6 shaves per cartridge.