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chrisbell said:Do you have very coarse hair? I certainly have, and I've found that inadequate prep can cause similar problems to those you describe. Get the face hot and wet and keep it that way for three minutes (excluding pauses to re-wet a cloth if that's what you use). Alternatively, if you shave post shower, make sure you get loads of hot water on the beard area. Softening the hairs is crucial to a successful shave.
new2DE said:I am a barbarian! My hair is very very thick! It's like wire inside one of those old speaker cables! Very prickly! I did have a shower before my shave but where the shave started good it deteoriorated when i tried to get a clean shave. It looked clean but when i rubbed my hand over it it still made noise and i could still feel it (i.e. not clean shave), hence all the addiitional passes on a thinner and thinner lather!!!!
notstig, i'm gonna try the greek one next! johnny0 sent me some too - will try them soon too. I've got too many blades to try :s - will last me till oct or nov! On that note - how many times are you supposed to reuse a blade and when is it good to chuck it out and use a new one?
new2DE said:I am a barbarian! My hair is very very thick! It's like wire inside one of those old speaker cables! Very prickly! I did have a shower before my shave but where the shave started good it deteoriorated when i tried to get a clean shave. It looked clean but when i rubbed my hand over it it still made noise and i could still feel it (i.e. not clean shave), hence all the addiitional passes on a thinner and thinner lather!!!!
notstig, i'm gonna try the greek one next! johnny0 sent me some too - will try them soon too. I've got too many blades to try :s - will last me till oct or nov! On that note - how many times are you supposed to reuse a blade and when is it good to chuck it out and use a new one?
Yellow Jim said:I think you're expecting far too much this early on. Just concentrate on getting an irritation free shave at this stage. You should probably have stopped at the stage were you say it looked clean, rather than all the additional passes. What's the point in carving your face up trying to get it super smooth? It's going to grow back in a few hours anyway.
new2DE said:Yellow Jim said:I think you're expecting far too much this early on. Just concentrate on getting an irritation free shave at this stage. You should probably have stopped at the stage were you say it looked clean, rather than all the additional passes. What's the point in carving your face up trying to get it super smooth? It's going to grow back in a few hours anyway.
i wish i had stopped at the stage i looked clean. It's been 19 hours since my last shave and i am in pain still. My neck is still sore and my chin hurts too!. Clean look from now on.
as for other poster above you, yes i mapped my hair growth - whether it's accurate is open to debate
new2DE said:i wish i had stopped at the stage i looked clean. It's been 19 hours since my last shave and i am in pain still. My neck is still sore and my chin hurts too!. Clean look from now on.
as for other poster above you, yes i mapped my hair growth - whether it's accurate is open to debate
Hax said:FWIW: I find that lots of short strokes with the razor are more effective than going for one long swipe from my ear to my chin. But, that's just me of course!
Posted by new2DE - Today 07:56 AM
I didn't go against the grain but did make 5 passes on the face in an attempt to get the visible hair off to no avail.
Mr Foo said:Keep trying, but don't try too hard.
huxley said:Ever thought about trying the shark blade, i love them and im very bristly.
It's one of the few blades that mows them down, without tearing up my face ime.
new2DE said:Mr Foo said:Keep trying, but don't try too hard.
Hi Foo,
my first ever DE shave (before post 3 passes) was the best shave ever. The lather was fine, blade was new and sharp (was derby blade), and the shave overall wasn't that bad. I did one straight down, and two across hair swipes. I think i'm going to try that with my next shave as opposed to the straight down approach only. I'll have another go at mapping my grain direction too.
How's your shaving coming along? How long have you been at it?
On a final note, do you (or anyone reading this), know how to use: Proraso aftershave cream
I find that a small bit isn't enough to cover my whole face. Is this cream designed to be mixed in water or something? I feel i'm missing the point with the aftershave.
new2DE said:Stig sent me one of those. I'll give it a go. The greek one is shit, and derby is okay but nothing special.. Have you got thick, wirey, coarse facial hair like me?
JohnnyO said:Maybe try leaving your wee handies wet when applying the Proraso ? Just rub a small amount between your wet palmns & then rub over face.
I don't know if you've given face lathering with the Proraso a go on a regular basis ? Just take the brush, nearer the drier than the wetter end of the spectrum, run it round the soap a few times then apply to wet face. You should be able to work up a nice lather like this. Keep lathering longer than you feel you really need to before commencing to shave.
Things will come good !
JohnnyO. \:dodgy:
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