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A cheap shavette with with half DE blades is not a straight razor. A cheap shavette is the scariest instrument I've ever had near my face- an Artist Club shavette is a completely different animal. It's a proper razor and not a torture instrument. A straight razor is an even better experience.
You didn't say what your previous experience with razors is, but a cheap shavette is probably the worst start you can have. Either start with a DE razor to learn the basics about angle and NO PRESSURE and then move on to Artist Club shavettes or straight on to straight razors or start with the Artist Club. Did I mention that cheap shavettes are not a good idea?
P.S.: If you had a bad shave, give your skin a break... and "Nivea post shave stuff" is known to give some people (like me) a really bad rash... use witch hazel instead.
I have just done my 3rd straight razor shave (for straight razor read cheap shavette that uses DE blades). Not sure how much difference the blade makes so included the blade names used. 2-3 days between shaves for recovery. All shaves used Gillette fusion gel.
1st shave = (Wilkins sword) took a whole hour and used a cartridge for tricky nose and chin bits. Blade has a hard time cutting my hair getting a fair bit of pull. wow no burn this is going to be great. Then 24hours later my neck felt like the hairs were trying to burn their way back out.
2nd shave = (Wilkinson/ Darby/ boots) Tried different blades to see if it cuts better. same experience as 1st shave if a touch more sensitive. Same 24 hour post shave neck burn.
3rd shave = (Astra superior platinum) oh god my face my face. I could feel my skin was still a little prickly from the previous shave. 1st complete shave without cartridge razor. The shave started to burn while still doing it. Now post shave it is burning like crazy. I have some nivia post shave stuff on but still burning. I'm kind of wondering if your skin gets worse on each shave as I keep battering it with pointy blades.
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So my questions / cry for help :
Has anyone else had this to start and did it get better ?
On advice from here/forums I have done the following to hopefully help :
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- Bought a proper Feather Artist Club shavette and sample blade pack
- Bought Some Taylor's of Bond street soap and brush
I will of course hopefully improve my technique. I am also hoping your skin toughens up / becomes less sensitive over time but I don't know if that is just wishful thinking.
Any answers / thoughts on the above greatfully received.
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Arghh the burn.....
No need to mess around with training wheels you can start from scratch with a straight razor just like all men did 100 years ago. A good primer is this video often recommended to newbies on forums (and just about as often ignored by said newbies lacking patience)
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