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Once more I am dabbling in the world of straight razor shaving, but at the moment, my enthusiasm for it is, unfortunately, outweighing my success.
I've tried 4 different razors, and have one more to try, but they all seem to want to either pull my whiskers out or just stall completely, and I appear to have tried the usual stuff, such as:
Prep: I've tried the same prep as my normal DE shaves, and some 'super-prep' which has included hot wash cloths and hair conditioner.
Angles: Everything from flat-to-face to almost 90 degrees.
Pressure: From all most nothing to as much as I dare apply.
Stretching the skin: Yep, doing that, as I'm already in the habit of doing that when shaving with a DE.
I have had one very experienced shave say to me that's just how they are, and the reason that he doesn't straight shave is owing to the pulling. Can't really be right, can it? Is it possible that my beard is JUST TOO TOUGH?
It's almost like the blades are simply not sharp enough, but the razors are coming from a reputable UK honer (the wonderful Neil Miller), and they pass the hanging hair test.
Neil is being wonderfully helpful with all kinds of advice, but I just want to spread the net a little wider in case somebody can suggest something a bit "out of the box" that might just work.
Can anyone spot anything that I'm missing??
Thanks
Ian
I've tried 4 different razors, and have one more to try, but they all seem to want to either pull my whiskers out or just stall completely, and I appear to have tried the usual stuff, such as:
Prep: I've tried the same prep as my normal DE shaves, and some 'super-prep' which has included hot wash cloths and hair conditioner.
Angles: Everything from flat-to-face to almost 90 degrees.
Pressure: From all most nothing to as much as I dare apply.
Stretching the skin: Yep, doing that, as I'm already in the habit of doing that when shaving with a DE.
I have had one very experienced shave say to me that's just how they are, and the reason that he doesn't straight shave is owing to the pulling. Can't really be right, can it? Is it possible that my beard is JUST TOO TOUGH?
It's almost like the blades are simply not sharp enough, but the razors are coming from a reputable UK honer (the wonderful Neil Miller), and they pass the hanging hair test.
Neil is being wonderfully helpful with all kinds of advice, but I just want to spread the net a little wider in case somebody can suggest something a bit "out of the box" that might just work.
Can anyone spot anything that I'm missing??
Thanks
Ian