Please Help. Newbie to the forum and going desperate for some help

You won't find a milder blade than the VOSKHOD TEFLON, which makes it the ideal blade for beginners. So stick with it.

Usually, as the Tech razor is a mild razor, you tend to use more pressure than necessary. But don't use any pressure and try to find the right angle by listening to the audio feedback.

I am using myself a Tech for several weeks now, and although I consider myself an experienced wet shaver, I needed some time to master it. Its tolerance range for the right angle is quite small, but once you find the 'sweet spot', you will get the smoothest shave that is possible.

I had similar issues with the R89 razor when I started wetshaving. Finding a mild blade that works for you in combination with using only cold water and 'clean' software was the crucial point. From there on, you only have to improve your technique.
 
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Hello guys thank you so much for your reply's.

Right now I'm using a Gillette Tech razor, Tabac Soap, and razorock synthetic brush. I don't think it's a reaction of the soap because I have been using this soap with the voskhod blade that was the only time it went well for me. I think the lather is quite good. I've worked really hard to get a slick lather practicing on my hand on Off shaving days. I also shave with cold water because I felt with the voskhod that it helped with the irritation on the chin. I also have a merkur 34c and a fatip grande. I bough those razors from other suggestions. I do have other soaps besides tabac. I just wanted to keep with one soap and not change that much just to see which blade would be good for my skin. I can chance to whatever other soap you guys recommend.


Here is my routine:

PRE-SHAVE
• Put Brush in Mug with WARM Water
• Shower with WARM water
• Wash face with warm water in shower
• Don't towel dry the face after shower
• Start Preparing your Lather (I use “another cut above vídeo lather)
• After the shower soak face with cold water
• Apply remaining's of lather soap on face with hands and gently scrub face with hands
• Apply REALLY COLD TOWEL on face and leave on for 1-2 min
o Take off lather with towel
• Apply Pre-shave Cream PREP Original
• Start 1st pass lather

LATHERING ROUTINE
• Take out brush from mug and shake water off to leave it damp but not dry
• Start swirling lightly the bristles on the dry soap for around 30 seconds to gather enough soap where it is sticky and pasty.
o NOTE: You NEED to dip the tip of the bristles in water once or twice depending on soap and brush while swirling
• Start lathering face BY PAINTING IT
• Dip tip of bristles and paint again
• NEED TO KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL LATHER IS BASICALLY WATERY AND YOU CAN SEE THROUGH LATHER YOUR FACE
• Start swirling your face and neck
o NOTE: You probably need to dip the tip of the bristles once or twice depending on soap and brush
• When soap looks like Yogurt and NOT Whip Cream, and it feels slick, then its ready to go.

POST-SHAVE ROUTINE
• Rinse Face with Warm Water
• Rinse Face with Cold Water
• Apply Alum Block with Cold Water
• After 1 min Rinse Off Alum block with Cold Water
• Dry Face gently with towel
• Apply The Cool Fox to help with irritation
• Apply Moisturize Balm Nivea sensitive skin
• Keep moisturizing between shaves as needed


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Sheesh. So much work. and far too much work to the skin!

You have the stubble of a boar so lets be mindful of that!,
WS blades hate me. I can't use them.

Using Murkur 34c/Tabac/Feather.

No need to faff about. Have a simple pre shave wash with soap and water. (This has a hge impact on the shave imo.) Cold water shaves are good for sensitive skin btw.
Using a mostly dry brush on the soap (no need to bloom) load it up well. Wet face. Face lather. Keep dipping the brush in water and going at it until you've got a decent bloom. ~Shouldn't take more than a minute.
Using your 34c, no pressure and watching the angle, go up, down and across the face in three passes. Rinse face and Reapply lather at every pass.

Don't chase the shave.
Rinse and use a alcohol splash and then a AS balm afterwards.

Perhaps limit your shaves to 2-3 times a week.


If shaving is a chore, its because you are doing it wrong.
 
I agree with the suggestion on angle but would suggest you use the Merkur 34. The Tech is a mild razor and requires good technique to get the best out of it, conversely the Fatip is aggressive and will punish you if you get it wrong. The 34 is a good medium razor that most of us have experience with, it's what I started out with.

Use the Voshkod if (that's) what you've had your best results with so far and you're right in your approach of changing as few things as possible.
 
As an update to my last post,

Now that i am not at work and can look at the pictures properly, it seems you have poor/inflamed skin.

I would give shaving a rest altogether for a week or two and just use a shaver to trim the beard. let your skin recover.
Dont use any perfumed soaps or anything. Silcocks base can be used as a soap substitute for problem skin.

Your problem probably isnt technique, you just need to have your skin rest for a bit.

oh, and dont use actual soap. It is far to irritant for sore skin.
 
One suggestion is to try shaving in the morning. I have pretty much gave up on night shaves because my skin is tired and stiffer than in the morning. I found that no matter what I do I can't get nowhere near to morning shave with my night shaves. In the morning skin is softer and relaxed and it helps me get desirable results with almost no effort.

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And I forgot sometimes less is more. I just went my face with warm water and start with building lather on face. Overdoing preparation can give you worse results.

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No offense, but anyone with a 40-step shaving procedure deserves a bit of irritation. :eek:

Lol I've just been adding all of that stuff to my routine from fellow members suggestions [emoji2371]

I've been shaving for 3 months now every si gel time with a bad irritation. The only time I didn't get any irritation was when I shaved a week with voskhod blades. Same routine. Only difference was the blade and I'm sure the technique for some reason was better that week





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I had similar irritation when I first started. I realise now it was due to poor lather. My lather looked great and full of volume but lacked the necessary slickness. When clearing the lather from your neck it lips before your shave, it's always worth a check that it's slippery between your fingers.

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I had similar irritation when I first started. I realise now it was due to poor lather. My lather looked great and full of volume but lacked the necessary slickness. When clearing the lather from your neck it lips before your shave, it's always worth a check that it's slippery between your fingers.

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To my knowledge I think the lather is good and slick. I do practice every day but on my hand. From the pictures I'm trying to make the lather a little more yogurt like. But you're right maybe it's not the way it's supposed to be


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To my knowledge I think the lather is good and slick. I do practice every day but on my hand. From the pictures I'm trying to make the lather a little more yogurt like. But you're right maybe it's not the way it's supposed to be


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It's hard to tell from photos but you want to try and get rid of those air bubbles you see in the lather. Aim for a thick cream like white.

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:ROFLMAO: :p

I agree, I just lather a dry face and shave, no prep of any kind. It's not some ancient ritual with sacrificed virgins and spiritual journeys. I do occasionally use aftershave. I've never even owned alum or a styptic pencil.

You sir are a little human being


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