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Wickham soapslooks a bit rough that matea decent lather would make a big difference i think. im not sure what vegan friendly soaps are out there that are good performers, but im sure someone will be along shortly to make a suggestion.
Agree about ‘mapping your grain.' Let it grow for a few days and study what direction the stubble grows out in all over your face & neck. Also all I've heard about Merkur blades is that they suck.
Gentlemen's Face Care Club cream is good and about £7 a tub on eBay. Perhaps the Nivea supermarket shaving creams are ok, never tried them though. This is a good video on lathering creams. Think they do a soap one too. Add water as needed after a few swirls of the brush. If you do this properly and use decent cream / soap it shouldn't dry out quickly
Hello,
Today I have just embarked upon my first ever DE shave. All I can say is ouch!
Firstly, the kit:
Merkur 23C with one included Merkur blade.
The Friendly Soap Co shaving bar
Synthetic brush (I'm a vegan)
Bowl to lather
I've watched lots of videos and read plenty of advice, so I was expecting my first DE shave (and, incidentally, my first wet shave in years) to be, well, difficult.
Ordinarily I use a Braun 3040s electric shaver which, while not perfect, does the job. Prior to this I used the cartridge style razors (Wilkinson Sword Titanium with five blades.) The cartridges left me a little red, but not bloody, hence switching to the electric shaver.
It's not cut anywhere near as close as I was expecting. Though my cheeks are better than my neck, but still scratchy. But it looks as if I've taken a bread knife to my neck, and I'm now very sore.
I suspect this may partially be down to my technique, and partially due to the soap. No matter what I did, the lather disappeared rather quickly.
Have a look at the attached photos, and tell me - is that normal for my first time?! Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, did your shave get better?
Thanks all!
Wickham soaps
Agreed.The best vegan soap imo
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