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monkeyboyo said:Anyone able to offer advice?. Thank you
The Mackem Shaver said:monkeyboyo said:Anyone able to offer advice?. Thank you
Why was it a poor shave? Did you have any problems with your previous go with a straight?
9 days growth is quite a lot you would have to get the angle just right so that the blade doesn't slide over the top of you whiskers.
UKRob said:Quite simply you should not expect to get good results after just three shaves - the general opinion is that it takes a minimum 50 shaves to become proficient and, even then, you will still keep improving.
I don't consider that 9 days growth is beyond the capabilities ofa straight - after all, your are cutting hair at face level and the razor doesn't care if whet it's cutting is long or short.
I assume that it is a straight you're using and not an SE razor i.e. single edge blade?
UKRob said:Quite simply you should not expect to get good results after just three shaves - the general opinion is that it takes a minimum 50 shaves to become proficient and, even then, you will still keep improving.
I don't consider that 9 days growth is beyond the capabilities of a straight - after all, your are cutting hair at face level and the razor doesn't care if what it's cutting is long or short.
I assume that it is a straight you're using and not an SE razor i.e. single edge blade?
Thanks Rob. Yes it is a straight. Not expecting good results so early, but knowing what is possible early on, and later after much practice is difficult to gauge.
For me, the hope with a straight is to shave closer, less frequently, thus kinder to skin, and less ingrowing hairs. Presuming that this is possible?. Or are there more prominent reasons for using straight edge?
UKRob said:Thanks Rob. Yes it is a straight. Not expecting good results so early, but knowing what is possible early on, and later after much practice is difficult to gauge.
For me, the hope with a straight is to shave closer, less frequently, thus kinder to skin, and less ingrowing hairs. Presuming that this is possible?. Or are there more prominent reasons for using straight edge?
I don't think using a straight necessarily gets any closer and reduces the need to shave very often - using myself as an example I get very close shaves with a straight but still need to shave every day, and I would not class myself as anything more than a moderate beard.
I think you will find that good preparation and technique should result in less razor bumps and ingrown hairs - that again was my experience. Initially when I started using a straight I suffered from razor bumps (which I'd never had with a cartridge) but these disappeared as my technique improved. So if you tend to suffer from them at the moment you maybe need to look at your pre and post shave regime.
Mackem - you're right about the technique - I was referring to the fact that you can take off a full grown beard with a single pass od a straight which is not something that's possible with either an SE or DE blade.
IanM said:Men don't shave with a straight razors because it's easier than a cartridge or a DE.
Cartridge shaves are easy and give a good result.
DE Razors take a little more effort than a cartridge and give a good result.
Straight razors require a lot of practice and work on technique, maintenance, and after 50-100 shaves you'll get a good result.
That's what I've found, anyway.
Ian
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