Hi all!
I've been reading this and a few other forums for about a week now, researching what products I needed. I've used a brush and cream / soap for about 20 years now but never with a DE razor. To be honest I had become fed up with the price of Gilette cartridges and had been using cheaper supermarket ones. This probably explains why I had razor rash. I had tried one pass WTG then relathering and trying a second pass ATG which generally felt like I was ripping my face off. The following day my neck would be bright red and covered in welts for a few days which meant that I couldn't shave it! I thereafter resigned myself to one pass WTG which didn't usually result in a particularily smooth finish.
Having researched this and other sites I took the plunge and bought an Edwin Jagger D89 in smooth chrome. It arrived this morning and is absolutely a thing of beauty! Using a newly acquired Palmolive stick I lathered up with my Men U synthetic brush (soon to be changed for a natural Vulfix 404 mix) and would have to say that the first pass WTG was a tad disappointing. However the second pass XTG was without doubt the closest shave I have had in memory! I didn't risk ATG just yet until I see how my face is tomorrow. Unfortunately I only have RSC balm to apply at the moment (usual £1 bargain bin) but have ordered some witch hazel odourless aftershave as my wife has very sensitive sinuses.
I would just like to say thank you to everyone on here for all the advice that has been posted which helped me to make my choices thus far!
Simmo
I've been reading this and a few other forums for about a week now, researching what products I needed. I've used a brush and cream / soap for about 20 years now but never with a DE razor. To be honest I had become fed up with the price of Gilette cartridges and had been using cheaper supermarket ones. This probably explains why I had razor rash. I had tried one pass WTG then relathering and trying a second pass ATG which generally felt like I was ripping my face off. The following day my neck would be bright red and covered in welts for a few days which meant that I couldn't shave it! I thereafter resigned myself to one pass WTG which didn't usually result in a particularily smooth finish.
Having researched this and other sites I took the plunge and bought an Edwin Jagger D89 in smooth chrome. It arrived this morning and is absolutely a thing of beauty! Using a newly acquired Palmolive stick I lathered up with my Men U synthetic brush (soon to be changed for a natural Vulfix 404 mix) and would have to say that the first pass WTG was a tad disappointing. However the second pass XTG was without doubt the closest shave I have had in memory! I didn't risk ATG just yet until I see how my face is tomorrow. Unfortunately I only have RSC balm to apply at the moment (usual £1 bargain bin) but have ordered some witch hazel odourless aftershave as my wife has very sensitive sinuses.
I would just like to say thank you to everyone on here for all the advice that has been posted which helped me to make my choices thus far!
Simmo
