dave_36
12-07-2011, 04:51 PM
Hello everybody, this is Dave as the latest newbie check-in. Like many before me, I finally got fed up with neck irritation and subpar shaves from overpriced cartridges and decided to take the plunge into the DE world. I've been at it about a week and in hindsight I wish I had stumbled across this forum before taking said plunge, but this is what I have so far:
-Merkur 37C (plus a 10 pack of Merkur blades)
-Rooney pure badger brush
-Truefitt and Hill No. 10 shaving cream
-my usual Loreal after shave balm
The 3-4 pass technique is coming along pretty well and I've already had several DFS occasions with minimal irritation. It seems once a blade is on its third shave it already starts pulling and the irritation increases (more weepers too). I would say I have a moderately coarse beard but only 2 good shaves out of a blade seems low compared to what most people in here seem to be reporting. I'm gathering that the conventional advice is to stick with the same equipment for a while when starting out and not change too many variables at once. My other question is as far as replacement blades, which is the most economical way to purchase them? I have to shave daily, which hasn't been all unpleasant while establishing this new routine...
Any general advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Dave
-Merkur 37C (plus a 10 pack of Merkur blades)
-Rooney pure badger brush
-Truefitt and Hill No. 10 shaving cream
-my usual Loreal after shave balm
The 3-4 pass technique is coming along pretty well and I've already had several DFS occasions with minimal irritation. It seems once a blade is on its third shave it already starts pulling and the irritation increases (more weepers too). I would say I have a moderately coarse beard but only 2 good shaves out of a blade seems low compared to what most people in here seem to be reporting. I'm gathering that the conventional advice is to stick with the same equipment for a while when starting out and not change too many variables at once. My other question is as far as replacement blades, which is the most economical way to purchase them? I have to shave daily, which hasn't been all unpleasant while establishing this new routine...
Any general advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Dave