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"No pressure " is a misnomer.
"Use light pressure" is better.
Day 2 and we have contact!
I have managed to remove some hair from my face. I should mention I've shaved in the shower with no mirror using cartridge razors and canned gel for the last 20 years so my habits are no doubt quite unhelpful for moving to DE. When using a cartridge razor I've got into this technique where I hold the back of the cartridge upright to stop it pivoting about and press it more into my face as it doesn't cut otherwise, so I'm quite dysfunctional across the board.
I haven't done a particularly acceptable shave, and there is a patch under my jaw on one side that's basically unshaved, but I have made progress. There's a couple of areas which are a little bit sensitive feeling now, but overall not in any pain compared to a decent shave with a cart.
I will persevere, though my initial impressions are my razor is a lot milder than I was expecting - maybe this will change as I get the technique and angle down.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
Thanks for the advice.. With carts I would always need to do at least 2 passes including an ATG but I thought mainly that was just to lift the hair up as those carts sure seemed to want to skim over the skin and not cut.
As my skin wasn't on fire I went back for a second shaving session earlier and managed to get quite a very good result overall... I was less afraid of going ATG and it worked out well, I'm liking what I'm seeing - smoother than I've ever known. Some rough spots still, and one little nick though.
Looking forward to improving with practice.
As my skin wasn't on fire I went back for a second shaving session earlier and managed to get quite a very good result overall... I was less afraid of going ATG and it worked out well, I'm liking what I'm seeing - smoother than I've ever known. Some rough spots still, and one little nick though.
Looking forward to improving with practice.
A word of caution here. . ,
Only shave when you NEED to.
You could aggravate your skin further if you shave when you don't really need a shave.
YouTube is your friend. Nickshaves has a beginner series, which is great. Check out Kevyshaves, Paulhfilms, Anothercutabove with cris and many others. Cris has a great tutorial on creating a lather. Take your time and you will be rewarded with great shaves. Before long you will be ordering more razors, blades, soaps etc. I ordered another razor today from Shave Lounge ( great customer service btw) a Fatip Piccolo. Enjoy your shaves and take your time. Before long you will reduce the time to shave and will have a face like a babies bum ( not saying your face looks like a babies arse but you know what I mean)
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Day 3 and I'm getting somewhere. Unfortunately I have a couple of rather bad spots to navigate around when shaving my neck at the moment (possibly ingrowing hairs), but I have not developed any new spots since changing to DE.
I'm growing in confidence each time now, still wary, but it is encouraging and enjoyable. I don't think I could ever go back.
Thanks to all the links and suggestions to videos - I've put in a good 10 hours on youtube and watched many of these recommendations before I started and have been reviewing the same videos since, though I feel I've got it down in the main now... Just need more practice.
Trying my best not to fall down the rabbit hole of excessive purchasing. I seem fascinated with the brushes in particular, though see no reason at all to have more than one (and believe me, I'm trying to find justification to buy more as best I can). I'm sure many can relate to that initial buzz of getting into something new and having to buy all the things!
For now though, I'll keep with my current setup for a good while.
I'm not sure any of us NEED some of the stuff we buy, but its human nature to want what you haven't got, and so its easy to become obsessed with a hobby, whatever it is. I have 3 main brushes I use in rotation (all synthetic), at times I think of getting another but I certainly don't need a whole cupboard full of them. Then again, when I think of how I once obsessed over buying golf clubs, balls, etc when I used to play a lot, spending £15-20 on a shaving brush is hardly a big deal.
Thanks Dave.
Yes I've had quite a string of way more expensive hobbies/interests than this. This is by far my most affordable interest, and at the same time the most personal and self-indulgent in a way. I've never bought 'product' before in my life, I have always had the most basic toiletries which I've stuck to forever... Now I'm looking at new face washes, balms, after shaves, moisturisers, and I have to say - I quite like it.
Will see how long I can last before the next purchase.
All the best.
Wet shaving has given me an unhealthy obsession with soap lol
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