Afternoon chaps!
I'm very much new here and new to DE shaving in general! After shaving with a cartridge razor for 10 years i made the switch to DE and gave it a go for the first time last night. Thought I would share my experience as i found it less daunting than some people had made it out to be!
I'm going to keep a diary like note of each shave for a while so I can look back on each shave and see what worked and what maybe did not. Here's a quick few notes I made last night after shaving with my new BlueBeard Scimitar:
Hot shower, face washed with soap, let razor sit in hot water whilst I put hot flannel on face. Brush dipped in water and lathered. All gear used as per normal, (Derby blade). Once finished rinsed face with hot water, used alum block whilst face wet, left for 30 seconds then rinsed with cold water. Plenty of BB post shave balm.
Comments : Not overly comfortable as expected but lacked confidence and went slow. Due to this soap dried on face which made razor drag and had to re lather. Need to be quicker in future. Shorter strokes. Angle of razor not bad. No cuts. Had to go over the same place a few times over due to poor angle. In places shave feels very close and better than cartridge shave. Attempted to shave down neck with the grain but seemed to tug in places so stuck with against upwards toward the chin. Stick with down from the chin next time as easier to maintain angle.
Overall face feels sore in places, slightly dry and tight. Does feel as if it might end up in spots/razor rash but time will tell.
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Despite the discomfort it was enjoyable and I managed not to cut myself which I was fairly chuffed with. Anyway, I'm looking forward to learning more here and would welcome any advice/comments.
Thanks
Ben