Gents this one ya gotta hear. First off the shave, better than the cartridges, so so razor burn, a couple of minor nicks. All in all I'm rather inpressed and think I did well after 20 years of cartridges.
Now for the fiasco part. I've been waiting and waiting for my razor to arrive and so it did, last week. Postman left it in the apartment office but left nothing telling me this. So rather than buy more cartridges I've been gritting through a cartridge that needed to be replace a day or two after i ordered my razor. Might be one reason why the DE feels so much better. Then I got a Bright Idea. Since its so new to me I might not want to shave in the morning when I might be somewhat groggy so I'll shave tonight. I run some hot water for my brush to soak in and jump in the shower. Glad it wasn't a long shower. Notice where I said I ran some hot water? Well I never turned it off. Our sinks don't have the little hole at the top to prevent overflow so; boom, out comes the shop vac. Fifteen minutes of that and my face has been dry for a while. I pick up as much of the water as my vac can and then begin to re wet my face, allowing time so that it can soften up again. Shave while totally distracted by standing on wet carpet.
Reflections:
Turn the sink off.
Figure out how to work up proper lather.
Turn the sink off.
Pay a bit more attention to my angle and pressure.
Wet my face before relathering.
Is the sink off?
Develop shaving directions personalized to my beard growth.
Keep a lighter hand at all times.
Did I mention to turn the sink off?
Now for the fiasco part. I've been waiting and waiting for my razor to arrive and so it did, last week. Postman left it in the apartment office but left nothing telling me this. So rather than buy more cartridges I've been gritting through a cartridge that needed to be replace a day or two after i ordered my razor. Might be one reason why the DE feels so much better. Then I got a Bright Idea. Since its so new to me I might not want to shave in the morning when I might be somewhat groggy so I'll shave tonight. I run some hot water for my brush to soak in and jump in the shower. Glad it wasn't a long shower. Notice where I said I ran some hot water? Well I never turned it off. Our sinks don't have the little hole at the top to prevent overflow so; boom, out comes the shop vac. Fifteen minutes of that and my face has been dry for a while. I pick up as much of the water as my vac can and then begin to re wet my face, allowing time so that it can soften up again. Shave while totally distracted by standing on wet carpet.
Reflections:
Turn the sink off.
Figure out how to work up proper lather.
Turn the sink off.
Pay a bit more attention to my angle and pressure.
Wet my face before relathering.
Is the sink off?
Develop shaving directions personalized to my beard growth.
Keep a lighter hand at all times.
Did I mention to turn the sink off?