Did absolutely everything wrong today.... and yet

[Wook]

I was in a major hurry this morning, and broke every rule in the book with my shave.

I shaved while I was still in the bath. I face lathered the cream quickly with my hands and then my brush. Then I held the mirror in one hand and shaved with the other. I used a 4 day old Crystal Super Platinum in my Edwin Jagger DE89L. To rinse I just submerged.

When I got out the tub I just moisturised. No alum, no balm and no a/s. Then I was out the door.

So lets have a look at the rules I broke:

• Shaved lying down
• Without a proper pre-shave
• Without using 2 hands to stretch the skin
• Using only 1 WTG pass
• With a half blunt blade
• Without any real post-shave routine[/list:u]
  
  And yet, I have to say the shave I got today is pretty damn fine Very close for a 1 pass shave, and no irritation.
  
  Go figure :lol:

 

[Fido]

Great razor, half decent blade - scraped properly across your face. Accounts for a very high proportion of the available marks? All the refinements enable fine tuning? Interesting post.

 

[antdad]

Actually it wasn't as bad as you think...

Hot water/steam preshave - recommended

NO stretching of the skin - recommended

Razor - recommended

Although in a hurry you probably took more care than you think. - recommended

Plus with only one scrape, very little irritation should ensue.

 

[Attero]

I shave in the bath all the time.. its comfy.
Plus i find i actually get a better shave out of it becuase i tend to lie back with a wet cloth over my face just daydreaming....
My face is so prepped its hard NOT to have a good shave..

 

[Andy]

So lets have a look at the rules I broke:

• Shaved lying down
• Without a proper pre-shave
• Without using 2 hands to stretch the skin
• Using only 1 WTG pass
• With a half blunt blade
• Without any real post-shave routine[/list:u]
  
  
  Go figure :lol:

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  Can we have this turned into a 'Sticky' on the newcomers board please?

 

[Barbiere di Figaro]

So lets have a look at the rules I broke:

• Shaved lying down
• Without a proper pre-shave
• Without using 2 hands to stretch the skin
• Using only 1 WTG pass
• With a half blunt blade
• Without any real post-shave routine[/list:u]
  
  
  Go figure :lol:

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  Can we have this turned into a 'Sticky' on the newcomers board please?

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  I wouldn't advise any newcomers to "rush" their first shaves, not even with a 4-day old blade. (Unless the OP would have added that he lost his alum block in the bath tub, cause that's what newcomers will need after a speedy shave)
  
  Bye,
  
  Eric