Chidy
04-14-2011, 06:25 PM
Hello Gents,
Just a quick check in!
So i finally decided to bite the bullet around a month ago and ordered the following little weapons from QED (Charles is fantastic)
Merkur Progress
Blade Sampler Pack
Savile Row 3722 Silvertip
Trumper Violet Cream
Coral Skin Food
Now i wont lie, it was all very daunting, the more i researched the more 'newby' tips i found, they seemed endless, it was very overwhelming! i decided to concentrate heavily on the following...
- Good Lather
- Little to zero pressure
- Taking plenty of time and small strokes
- Blade angle
I had originally planned to only go WTG x2 for my first shave after reading many posts on doing so HOWEVER after the first pass it seemed to have little affect on my beard (i have blue beard, its like hacking away at thick steel!) and i had from what i could tell, zero irritation. Lathered up again XTG, much better and still no irritation. Finally ATG (I know, i know a big NO NO for first timers :huh:) - a clean shave with zero irritation. Only a minor cut on the side of my mouth to report.
Overall, very impressed! No BBS but a clean shave. No irritation.
Thanks to everyone for the information shared on this wonderful forum, i have no doubt that it contributed to the shave!
Im sure it only gets better from here.... :thumbup:
Just a quick check in!
So i finally decided to bite the bullet around a month ago and ordered the following little weapons from QED (Charles is fantastic)
Merkur Progress
Blade Sampler Pack
Savile Row 3722 Silvertip
Trumper Violet Cream
Coral Skin Food
Now i wont lie, it was all very daunting, the more i researched the more 'newby' tips i found, they seemed endless, it was very overwhelming! i decided to concentrate heavily on the following...
- Good Lather
- Little to zero pressure
- Taking plenty of time and small strokes
- Blade angle
I had originally planned to only go WTG x2 for my first shave after reading many posts on doing so HOWEVER after the first pass it seemed to have little affect on my beard (i have blue beard, its like hacking away at thick steel!) and i had from what i could tell, zero irritation. Lathered up again XTG, much better and still no irritation. Finally ATG (I know, i know a big NO NO for first timers :huh:) - a clean shave with zero irritation. Only a minor cut on the side of my mouth to report.
Overall, very impressed! No BBS but a clean shave. No irritation.
Thanks to everyone for the information shared on this wonderful forum, i have no doubt that it contributed to the shave!
Im sure it only gets better from here.... :thumbup: