Mr S said:Couple more questions
1) Can anyone recommend where to get cheap blade sample packs?
http://connaughtshaving.com/ - highly recommended, very fast service, also has an ebay shop under the same name
2) Having trouble getting a clean shave on the neck area, using the three pass technique. Can anyone give any advice?
I'll leave this to others to answer as I'm still working on this after a year :icon_razz:
Regards
Mr S said:2) Having trouble getting a clean shave on the neck area, using the three pass technique. Can anyone give any advice?
Gravy said:I've only been DE shaving a month or so, i normally only do 2 passes and a slight touch up and get a great clean shave.
pass one - WTG straight down face and neck
pass two - XTG on face, ATG on neck
DEnoob said:Practice, practice , practice.
I had a similar start, (about 2 months in now). The neck is difficult for me too, i try for a ATX and AGT scything action, head on ATG just leads to claret for me.
Best advice i can give as a beginner is try to get into a set routine, don't chop and change equipment hoping that'll be a fix, you have to work for it.
It took a while before it all just clicked, now i'm doing two passes with some chin buffing and i'm BBS, a far cry from my first week.
Good luck!.
Paul.
JohnnyO said:The only man to enter Parliament with good intentions was GUY FAWKES.
Also the only one to actually attempt to carry out what he had originally promised !
Johnny"Politicians want to look good rather than do good". O. \:angel:
midlife_crisis said:Hi,
I'm in a similar boat. I got the Boots DE as a starter to get a taste for it and found that I looked forward to shaving. A month on I've just got a Edwin Jagger 89 with the barley handle, thought it would be easier to hold with wet hands.
I've used a Derby blade and was disappointed with the first few shaves. I put an Astra blade (blue box) in this morning and I've had to give it about 5 goes to get it smooth. The plate is in the right way.
I'm wondering if the Edwin Jagger is too mild. I was getting good results with the boots handle and blade, with a few cuts along the way but put this down to learning. Should I have looked at another razor?
At the minute I'm using up the shaving gel I have left from cartridge shaving.
Any pointers would be great?
Mr S said:Hi Everyone
Many thanks for the responses, really appreciate it. I think it was a combination of things, firstly the angle wasn't correct, so watched a few you tube videos and believe I'm shaving at the correct angle now. Also the blade I was using was a 'Derby' blade, practiced with the blade 3 times before switching to an Astra Supreme and this blade made a massive difference! The Astra blades makes the shave feel smooth, will also like to try the Feather and 7 o clock blades after doing some reading on here.
Couple more questions
1) Can anyone recommend where to get cheap blade sample packs?
2) Having trouble getting a clean shave on the neck area, using the three pass technique. Can anyone give any advice?
Regards
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