random thoughts and questions - all things shaving

just got a quick question, i normally apply pre shave with my hands, does anyone use their shaving brush with the pre shave and then straight to the soap/cream/stick etc?
 
I've never applied actual preshave with the brush as I would worry about the effect on the knot (depending on the type of pre) but sometimes I go over my face with the first bit of sloppy wet bubbly soap to start the softening while I load and lather properly.
 
Has anyone found they just cannot get on with a certain type of shaving? For instance I can shave with no issues with a DE razor. When I change to an SE razor I cannot get a smooth nick free shave. My neck always looks like I have chicken pox after an SE shave. I know there would be a technique change but I find that my skin does not like SE blades. I have tried modern and vintage, mild and aggressive, cheap and expensive both razors and blades. I wonder if my skin just disagrees with the stiffness of an SE blade rather than the flex of a DE blade.
 
Has anyone found they just cannot get on with a certain type of shaving? For instance I can shave with no issues with a DE razor. When I change to an SE razor I cannot get a smooth nick free shave. My neck always looks like I have chicken pox after an SE shave. I know there would be a technique change but I find that my skin does not like SE blades. I have tried modern and vintage, mild and aggressive, cheap and expensive both razors and blades. I wonder if my skin just disagrees with the stiffness of an SE blade rather than the flex of a DE blade.
I can't use an electric dry shaver, whether foil or rotary. I haven't tried a modern wet rotary electric shaver.
 
Has anyone found they just cannot get on with a certain type of shaving? For instance I can shave with no issues with a DE razor. When I change to an SE razor I cannot get a smooth nick free shave. My neck always looks like I have chicken pox after an SE shave. I know there would be a technique change but I find that my skin does not like SE blades. I have tried modern and vintage, mild and aggressive, cheap and expensive both razors and blades. I wonder if my skin just disagrees with the stiffness of an SE blade rather than the flex of a DE blade.
When you say SE do you mean Injector, Gem, AC or all three?
 
When you say SE do you mean Injector, Gem, AC or all three?
I have tried Colonial General, Hawk, Parker Adjustable, Schick Injector x 2 and Gem. Blades have been Feather Pro, Proguard and Kai. A couple of different blades for the Parker and Schick. Chin and neck always erupt after shaving. I’ve tried different angles, different soaps etc. my face just seems to hate stiff blades.
 
I have tried Colonial General, Hawk, Parker Adjustable, Schick Injector x 2 and Gem. Blades have been Feather Pro, Proguard and Kai. A couple of different blades for the Parker and Schick. Chin and neck always erupt after shaving. I’ve tried different angles, different soaps etc. my face just seems to hate stiff blades.
Sounds like you've given it a good go. Stick with what works best for you - life's too short for bad shaves.
 
how frugal are you with your products or you just use as much as you want?

i use as much as i want as everything lasts me a lifetime either way lool
 
Same. Why skimp? That said I loaded my brush the other day and there was so much on there I didn't rinse it and got another 3 passes the following day! So I was loading generously as I usually do, but I knew it would go again so why not try?
which soap/cream did you use?
 
which soap/cream did you use?
Extro Cosmesi Arancia Italiana on my Semogue 820. It's quite a soft soap as they go, I wouldn't quite call it a croap but it loads easy. It's almost through to the bottom of the glass now, I used it quite a bit last summer, it doesn't last as long as something like SV, so you do get through it but it lasts well enough and it's the most divine orange smell! Almost like orange opal fruits or starburst or whatever they call the chewy square sweets these days.

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