The shavig soap is one of the important things you may want to address, foam from a can will never give you the same quality lather you need to protect your skin and provide enough glide while you are shaving imo. So to the brush ,any brush will do but if a Razorock synth is what you want go for that, the Astra blades are good as for the razor I don't know anything about them but it should be ok to start with. Arko soap is a good performer giving great lather, not everyone likes the scent but some do. Once you have all the gear sorted out you need to make sure your pre shave is done right, Get your beard and skin hydrated , while you shower is good ,a good face wash to lift any dirt or grease from your stubble and then and only then lather up ether on yor face by rubbing the stick of soap to the area you are going to shave and face lather with a damp brush or bowl lather it's up to you. The main thing to remember is not to use any pressure on the razor when you are shaving, aim just to shave off the lather and the stubble will come with it, also don't try to do it in one pass, you may need three passes to get a good shave , start shaving in the direction the hair grows ,so down wards first and second pass re lather and go across, from ear to nose, re lather again and try an against the direction of growth against the grain, remembering no pressure at any time and never shave skin that does not have lather on it. Finnish off with your post shave balm.Hi all, recently got into this due to Amazon... I got myself a Jagen David B40 along with 100 Astra Superior Platinum Double Edge Safety Razor Blades and Arko Shaving Cream Soap Stick.
I was unaware going in so didn't get a brush, looking at a synthetic (the RazoRock "CHROME" Silvertip Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush) at the minute as I read on here Synths are good. Will start using a cereal bowl before I get anything special for lathering.
Ive had 2 goes at shaving, havent cut myself but have taken the top layer of dead skin off (and some not so dead I think) only noticed a day later. I'm also using Shaveology Advanced 2-In-1 Anti-Aging After Shave Balm and that seems very good.
Ive done this before with torches...buying on Amazon based on reviews, getting more interested, then finding candlepowerforums... So I know already I am doing things wrong, but also I'm doing things wrong I think I'm doing right.
Where I suspect I'm wrong, using shaving foam from a pressurised can, as I don't have a brush yet. Is this like using the wrong kind of knife, I can get away with it, or is it like using another plate to cut my food?
Also would love advice and info on what I have so far, the B40, the razorblades, the arko soap, the Brush.
Before I tried I did watch a few videos on YT.
Also the forum should realy use https!!!
Also thankyou for your help
If you have more blade exposure on one side that side will be more aggressive and the other might not shave at all depending on how much blade is exposed. I would recommend the Feather popular from Shave Lounge as the blade sample will be useful. I like the Astra SP you have but YMMV is a phrase you'll hear often here.Thankyou so much all, I will take a look at the feather popular, might give it a few tries with my current one. Its hard I suppose going in to know where my current one will be bad as I have nothing to compare it to yet.
MrK1: The whole thing came assembled, has a good weight to it and looks nice, its twist to open. Visually I arent satisfied that the razor comes out equally on both sides (each edge, once comes out further than the other - possibly - its hard to tell, should I worry about that. Also is there a correct way to insert the razor blades and where do you get rid of them once done? Thanks for your help, I will start another thread and check out the help section in further detail!
Thanks for that, Ill keep a box handy, guess Ill only have to get rid of 100 at once, they came wrapped in wax paperI realy like the smell of the Arko soap. The feather is calling to me, will I be able to work out from that what my preferences are likely to be? I usually prefer to go straight to what I want rather than buying things along the way (saves money) but If it informs my decisions then it will be worth it. Looking at woodheads bowls. What have I done :/
Whoops sorry, jump right in, I didn't mean to take overI do not want to stick my oar in as Boru62 seems to be doing a good job
No mate. Not at all I didn't mean it that way. Sorry if it came across like that. No offence intended.Whoops sorry, jump right in, I didn't mean to take over
NP, I didn't take offence, it just made me stop and thinkNo mate. Not at all I didn't mean it that way. Sorry if it came across like that. No offence intended.
Apologies, for some reason I thought it was a 3 piece razor.Thankyou so much all, I will take a look at the feather popular, might give it a few tries with my current one. Its hard I suppose going in to know where my current one will be bad as I have nothing to compare it to yet.
MrK1: The whole thing came assembled, has a good weight to it and looks nice, its twist to open. Visually I arent satisfied that the razor comes out equally on both sides (each edge, once comes out further than the other - possibly - its hard to tell, should I worry about that. Also is there a correct way to insert the razor blades and where do you get rid of them once done? Thanks for your help, I will start another thread and check out the help section in further detail!
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