Hello,
Seeking a little advice please
First ever shave with a SE Ever Ready and the result to touch, is superb. Smooth, no stubble to be felt, BBS. Face feels great, zero irritation. No stubble left I can feel to touch up with a razor.
So, why does it look like I have 5 'o' clock shadow half an hour after shaving? Don't get me wrong, it doesn't look too bad, but I am puzzled as to why, given that the shave and my face feels the smoothest ever. Neither does the shadow, a good 4 hours on, look any darker.
My prep is the same - hot shower, lather applied to face and left on while brushing teeth, wash off, more hot water, more hot water, re-lather). Shaved, rinsed with plenty of cold water. AS splash, a little AS moisturiser and a half hour later, some body shop macca root energetic face moisturiser with SPF10 given the hot, sunny weather.
I shaved at 07:30am and my skin still feels BBS past noon.
Any thoughts? I am wondering if this is what is meant about a razor being too mild? The razor was a real pleasure to use though and I wouldn't put it as mild, given the noise it makes cutting and the amount of stubble removed on each pass. Glided over my face, no nicks or cuts; zero irritation and got all the tricky bits really easily. Makes a wonderful noise too, as I could hear it cutting every hair. Perhaps it's a one off. I shan't be put off, as It was a great shave, if touch and feel is anything to go by.
Just wondering also, what's the closest comparable DE razor or adjustable type razor setting to the Ever Ready SE and in particular, how does the Feater AS compare shave wise (anybody used / tried both)? I really have a bad case of RAD when it comes to the Feather AS and am sorely tempted to get one. Any thoughts please?
Thanks for reading / replying,
Jason
Seeking a little advice please
First ever shave with a SE Ever Ready and the result to touch, is superb. Smooth, no stubble to be felt, BBS. Face feels great, zero irritation. No stubble left I can feel to touch up with a razor.
So, why does it look like I have 5 'o' clock shadow half an hour after shaving? Don't get me wrong, it doesn't look too bad, but I am puzzled as to why, given that the shave and my face feels the smoothest ever. Neither does the shadow, a good 4 hours on, look any darker.
My prep is the same - hot shower, lather applied to face and left on while brushing teeth, wash off, more hot water, more hot water, re-lather). Shaved, rinsed with plenty of cold water. AS splash, a little AS moisturiser and a half hour later, some body shop macca root energetic face moisturiser with SPF10 given the hot, sunny weather.
I shaved at 07:30am and my skin still feels BBS past noon.
Any thoughts? I am wondering if this is what is meant about a razor being too mild? The razor was a real pleasure to use though and I wouldn't put it as mild, given the noise it makes cutting and the amount of stubble removed on each pass. Glided over my face, no nicks or cuts; zero irritation and got all the tricky bits really easily. Makes a wonderful noise too, as I could hear it cutting every hair. Perhaps it's a one off. I shan't be put off, as It was a great shave, if touch and feel is anything to go by.
Just wondering also, what's the closest comparable DE razor or adjustable type razor setting to the Ever Ready SE and in particular, how does the Feater AS compare shave wise (anybody used / tried both)? I really have a bad case of RAD when it comes to the Feather AS and am sorely tempted to get one. Any thoughts please?
Thanks for reading / replying,
Jason