I have struggled with shaving over the years, due to razor burn. I tried just about every disposable razor on the market, and also electric shavers and had uncomfortable results every time…. so I basically became a 'stubbly'.
I remembered as a kid, my dear old Dad DE shaving in his vest, towel over the shoulder, nicking himself, blobs of tissue on his face… etc etc, but otherwise looking quite smooth afterwards.
Today it's my 45th birthday and I decided to try old-school DE shaving (without the vest). In advance, I had bought an Edwin Jagger DE razor, Proraso sensitive (white tub), and an Alum block. I already have an old shaving brush that is shedding fast, but it was sufficient for today's test. The Proraso lathered up very nicely (my wife commented that it smelled like fresh hedge clippings) and I applied it generously to my chops. There was a very fresh, zingy, sensation from the Proraso and the smell was wonderful. I brought the razor a little hesitantly to the stubble on the right side of my face…. and it jagged. Hmmmm - not what I was expecting. I decided to wield it a little more assertively and all of a sudden it was just gliding. Confidence increased and it quickly became the speediest and most enjoyable shave of my entire life. I looked in the mirror and there was no sign of razor burn, no nicks, no cuts…. just smoothness. I then followed it up with a quick rub of the moistened Alum bar - which did cause me to wince - and all done.
I'm sure there is plenty of tinkering to be done with my set up, such as trying other blades, creams, brushes etc, but as a first DE shave goes…. this was just incredible. Best shave ever.
badvoc
I remembered as a kid, my dear old Dad DE shaving in his vest, towel over the shoulder, nicking himself, blobs of tissue on his face… etc etc, but otherwise looking quite smooth afterwards.
Today it's my 45th birthday and I decided to try old-school DE shaving (without the vest). In advance, I had bought an Edwin Jagger DE razor, Proraso sensitive (white tub), and an Alum block. I already have an old shaving brush that is shedding fast, but it was sufficient for today's test. The Proraso lathered up very nicely (my wife commented that it smelled like fresh hedge clippings) and I applied it generously to my chops. There was a very fresh, zingy, sensation from the Proraso and the smell was wonderful. I brought the razor a little hesitantly to the stubble on the right side of my face…. and it jagged. Hmmmm - not what I was expecting. I decided to wield it a little more assertively and all of a sudden it was just gliding. Confidence increased and it quickly became the speediest and most enjoyable shave of my entire life. I looked in the mirror and there was no sign of razor burn, no nicks, no cuts…. just smoothness. I then followed it up with a quick rub of the moistened Alum bar - which did cause me to wince - and all done.
I'm sure there is plenty of tinkering to be done with my set up, such as trying other blades, creams, brushes etc, but as a first DE shave goes…. this was just incredible. Best shave ever.
badvoc
