YES GHOST.....GO SLOW AT FIRST. It is almost a given...you will probably nick yourself. Do not let that discourage you though.....keep at it. Practice makes perfect. When i started, i bet i nicked it somewhere evertime for the first week. Now I dont even think about it...and do not get nicked unless i am being careless. Sometimes I like to try shaving at different angles, well I have to get use to the idea that i am not as limber as i use to be...lol