Hello all, new to the forum and new to the concept of a DE razor.
First of all I HATE SHAVING!!! I'm hoping this can change.
Shaving has always been a horrible experience for me. Having fairly sensitive skin and a tough dark stubble is litterlly a pain. I never shave daily due to the irritation however I probably should shave fairly often as it grows very quick.
My idea of a good shave is a Gillette fusion and a shaving oil. Cost me a fortune and 3 shaves a cartridge is so expensive. Even worse when it's a painful experience. Like many I've always thought that the more blades the better however with a quick read I'm realising that (that's) all wrong. Oh why has it taken me this long to discover this!
So after a bit of reading a DE razor, some practice and some other products will hopefully save my face from pain and you never know I might start enjoying a shave.
I'm looking at my first purchase and I just want a little reasurence that what I'm purchasing is a good start.
So I quite quickly realised that the Edwin Jagger DE89 is a great start and at £24 I think is a great price. Includes the feather blades
Sample blade pack - £5
Containing:
- Astra Super Platinum x 5
- Gillette 7 o'Clock Sharp Edge x 5
- Gillette Super Stainless x 5
- Shark Super Stainless x 5
- Perma-Sharp x 5
I will then be looking at a omega 80257 green boar brush - £8
Soap I'm thinking the. Proraso soap bowl for sensitive skin. £5 seems cheap- (do I need a separate bowl to lather up or do I do this straight out of the Proraso bowl?)
And my final purchase is some kind of post shave balm but not sure what's good. This is something I have never done however I'm thinking it will improve my skin and help sooth any irritation. Your advise would be great.
Anyway I'm hoping I'm going the right way and I'm praying that this will be a end to the dreaded shave.
Thanks in advance
Dan
First of all I HATE SHAVING!!! I'm hoping this can change.
Hi Dan,Hello all. Again huge thank you for your tips.
So shave number 2. I thought sod it and jumped onto the feather blade. Again I'll try a different blade next time just to get an idea on what different blades offer.
So I stuck with the bowl lathering and followed a YouTube clip from the guy from the US giving an epic lather. I spent more time, less water and gradually built up the lather so what I'd say was pretty good. Also no drying out this time on my face as I added little bits of water while making the lather.
I'm probably a bit more confident this time as well and a bit more clued up on which way my stubble grows.
I'd say the shave felt smoother in places but also more Audiable when shaving. I defo think the feather blades were better even tho I still nicked myself. The nicks were a little deeper and bled more but still nothing compared to a cartridge cut.
Had to go with the 3 passes to get my normal close shave and it went well. Shave was a 7/10. Still not quite as close on my neck as this is the area I struggle with but all in all not bad. And not as uncomfortable
I will try face lathering next time as I know what lather I'm looking for.
May try a different blade next time just to go through all my blades.
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