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Stunning Razor Billy and Great to see you.
Two Pass Shaving Routine..
Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Schlemper Solingen Full Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Valobra Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel
I Had a Shave Tonight With My Schlemper Solingen 6/8th..Its a Lovely Solingen Shaver and Delivered an Easy Peasy Smooth Two Pass Shave..I Am Delighted with it.I Had a Winter Beard for a While So Not Been Shaving..Wunderbar,,
I Am Dolphin Smooth and Refreshed..
Billy..
I’ve only recently started shaving with a straight personally I stick to every other day to give my skin a restView attachment 64977
Shave today was with
Prep Edwin Jagger pre shave lotion
Soap Goodfellas smile De Nero
Brush Haryali London Modern Black Silver Tip Badger hair Shaving Brush
Razor J. Nowill & Sons "KrossKeys" straight razor.
Aftershave De Nero again.
This is my first ever shave using a straight razor, I prepped my brush, soap and face by using nice hot water.
Then I rubbed in my pre shave lotion, it was time to start loading up my brush with some lovely creamy lather.
Lather applied I picked up the straight razor and very slowly set to work.
Man the videos on YouTube make it look so easy but easy it was not, I managed to get most of the hair off without too many cuts and I decided to rinse my face and go again.
I could feel the razor starting to get a better hold in my hand without feeling so out of place and I could see my blade angles etc improve slightly.
After a second pass my face was cleaned of around 90% of stubble definitely not BBS but I expected this, I decided to touch it up with my leaf razor because it was at hand ready for a head shave.
I would say I had the same amount of cuts and slight redness as I did when I first started DE shaving.
Once finished off I washed my face in cold water, patted dry and applied the aftershave splash ooooo smells lush.
I am wondering should I shave every day instead of every other day with the straight ?
the theory is it might be easier to keep smooth with less stubble and I can get the muscle memory going for a better technique.
What would you advise?
Check out Lynn Abrams on YouTube and follow what he recommends regarding straight razor Shaving for the first few times, he's the best I found on YouTube and I followed his advice and it makes sense.View attachment 64977
Shave today was with
Prep Edwin Jagger pre shave lotion
Soap Goodfellas smile De Nero
Brush Haryali London Modern Black Silver Tip Badger hair Shaving Brush
Razor J. Nowill & Sons "KrossKeys" straight razor.
Aftershave De Nero again.
This is my first ever shave using a straight razor, I prepped my brush, soap and face by using nice hot water.
Then I rubbed in my pre shave lotion, it was time to start loading up my brush with some lovely creamy lather.
Lather applied I picked up the straight razor and very slowly set to work.
Man the videos on YouTube make it look so easy but easy it was not, I managed to get most of the hair off without too many cuts and I decided to rinse my face and go again.
I could feel the razor starting to get a better hold in my hand without feeling so out of place and I could see my blade angles etc improve slightly.
After a second pass my face was cleaned of around 90% of stubble definitely not BBS but I expected this, I decided to touch it up with my leaf razor because it was at hand ready for a head shave.
I would say I had the same amount of cuts and slight redness as I did when I first started DE shaving.
Once finished off I washed my face in cold water, patted dry and applied the aftershave splash ooooo smells lush.
I am wondering should I shave every day instead of every other day with the straight ?
the theory is it might be easier to keep smooth with less stubble and I can get the muscle memory going for a better technique.
What would you advise?
Thank you I shall go look him up nowCheck out Lynn Abrams on YouTube and follow what he recommends regarding straight razor Shaving for the first few times, he's the best I found on YouTube and I followed his advice and it makes sense.
Paul.
Well done on the first straight shave , my advice would be maybe just shave the easier parts of you face to begin with, like side burns and cheeks , then finish with a DE , it takes a little while to train the hands, but you will be amazed how they will develop with practice.View attachment 64977
Shave today was with
Prep Edwin Jagger pre shave lotion
Soap Goodfellas smile De Nero
Brush Haryali London Modern Black Silver Tip Badger hair Shaving Brush
Razor J. Nowill & Sons "KrossKeys" straight razor.
Aftershave De Nero again.
This is my first ever shave using a straight razor, I prepped my brush, soap and face by using nice hot water.
Then I rubbed in my pre shave lotion, it was time to start loading up my brush with some lovely creamy lather.
Lather applied I picked up the straight razor and very slowly set to work.
Man the videos on YouTube make it look so easy but easy it was not, I managed to get most of the hair off without too many cuts and I decided to rinse my face and go again.
I could feel the razor starting to get a better hold in my hand without feeling so out of place and I could see my blade angles etc improve slightly.
After a second pass my face was cleaned of around 90% of stubble definitely not BBS but I expected this, I decided to touch it up with my leaf razor because it was at hand ready for a head shave.
I would say I had the same amount of cuts and slight redness as I did when I first started DE shaving.
Once finished off I washed my face in cold water, patted dry and applied the aftershave splash ooooo smells lush.
I am wondering should I shave every day instead of every other day with the straight ?
the theory is it might be easier to keep smooth with less stubble and I can get the muscle memory going for a better technique.
What would you advise?
Great advice Russ, just what Lynn Abrams recommends, don't try to run before you can walk.Well done on the first straight shave , my advice would be maybe just shave the easier parts of you face to begin with, like side burns and cheeks , then finish with a DE , it takes a little while to train the hands, but you will be amazed how they will develop with practice.
It is a great way to shave.
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