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03-02-2010, 06:57 AM
Hi,
Hello Everyone!! I'm a newbie to this forum and have been reading for the past week. After some consideration, I ordered my basic DE setup based on the advice and reviews of this forum. Yesterday I received my special package of goodies from UPS containing:
1) Merkur 38c HD Barber Pole Chrome DE Safety Razor w/ Merkur Super Blade (they threw in 15 Lord Blades of varying types as well when I purchased this)
2) Edwin Jagger Best Badger Brush with Ebony Handle (21cm)
3) Colonel Conk Chrome Razor/Brush Stand
4) Proraso Pre Shave
5) Proraso Shave Soap - Menthol & Eucalyptus
6) Proraso Aftershave (the green liquid -- not the cream)
This will be a huge change from the Mach 3 I'm used to shaving with..plus the savings on blade costs!
After reading thoroughly and even watching several videos (google and youtube)....I decided to get my feet wet! I was stoked to try this out and was nervous about the results as well....I had figured my technique would suck and I would most likely cut myself....
Here's the process I used for my first DE shave ever:
1) 3 mins of hot towels on the face neck alternating hot towels every 30 seconds or so..soaked the brush in hot water during this process
2) Applied Proraso pre shave cream
3) 30 more seconds of a hot towel
4) Built and applied lather from Proraso shave soap
5) Began shaving short N-S strokes on my cheeks while trying to best figure out the 30 degree angle and "no pressure" touch of the razor
6) Re-lathered and tried to get a better shave on pass 2 (N-S strokes again)
6) Cold water rinse
7) Applied Proraso aftershave
THE RESULTS:
The results seemed decent for my first shave. I didn't cut myself once, which was impressive...I figured I'd butcher myself. I didn't get the best shave ever though (not surprised since it was the first attempt at this)...the shave was decent but I did leave a few patches in the undersides of my neck..the really hard to do place for someone who's never done this before! :)
My face did feel a bit sore afterwards...not painful, but seemed a hair raw. Perhaps I put too much pressure on the blade? Not sure on this...chalk it up to inexperience. I would have liked to have spent more time attempting to clean up my neck area but I didn't want to shave the same area over and over and over...as it stood I easily made 4 passes on certain trouble spots to try to clean them up..
Overall I was very pleased with this new man ritual and look forward to my beard growing back so I can get more practice and eventually get a BBS shave!!
Thanks for everything! Comments appreciated! :D
How long should I wait before I shave the 2nd time? I'm really itching to try again? Is 2 days enough time to let my face "recover" and try again, or should I wait 3-4 days? Thanks to everyone!
Hello Everyone!! I'm a newbie to this forum and have been reading for the past week. After some consideration, I ordered my basic DE setup based on the advice and reviews of this forum. Yesterday I received my special package of goodies from UPS containing:
1) Merkur 38c HD Barber Pole Chrome DE Safety Razor w/ Merkur Super Blade (they threw in 15 Lord Blades of varying types as well when I purchased this)
2) Edwin Jagger Best Badger Brush with Ebony Handle (21cm)
3) Colonel Conk Chrome Razor/Brush Stand
4) Proraso Pre Shave
5) Proraso Shave Soap - Menthol & Eucalyptus
6) Proraso Aftershave (the green liquid -- not the cream)
This will be a huge change from the Mach 3 I'm used to shaving with..plus the savings on blade costs!
After reading thoroughly and even watching several videos (google and youtube)....I decided to get my feet wet! I was stoked to try this out and was nervous about the results as well....I had figured my technique would suck and I would most likely cut myself....
Here's the process I used for my first DE shave ever:
1) 3 mins of hot towels on the face neck alternating hot towels every 30 seconds or so..soaked the brush in hot water during this process
2) Applied Proraso pre shave cream
3) 30 more seconds of a hot towel
4) Built and applied lather from Proraso shave soap
5) Began shaving short N-S strokes on my cheeks while trying to best figure out the 30 degree angle and "no pressure" touch of the razor
6) Re-lathered and tried to get a better shave on pass 2 (N-S strokes again)
6) Cold water rinse
7) Applied Proraso aftershave
THE RESULTS:
The results seemed decent for my first shave. I didn't cut myself once, which was impressive...I figured I'd butcher myself. I didn't get the best shave ever though (not surprised since it was the first attempt at this)...the shave was decent but I did leave a few patches in the undersides of my neck..the really hard to do place for someone who's never done this before! :)
My face did feel a bit sore afterwards...not painful, but seemed a hair raw. Perhaps I put too much pressure on the blade? Not sure on this...chalk it up to inexperience. I would have liked to have spent more time attempting to clean up my neck area but I didn't want to shave the same area over and over and over...as it stood I easily made 4 passes on certain trouble spots to try to clean them up..
Overall I was very pleased with this new man ritual and look forward to my beard growing back so I can get more practice and eventually get a BBS shave!!
Thanks for everything! Comments appreciated! :D
How long should I wait before I shave the 2nd time? I'm really itching to try again? Is 2 days enough time to let my face "recover" and try again, or should I wait 3-4 days? Thanks to everyone!