backsaw13
01-05-2012, 06:53 AM
Greetings, I have been a wet-shaver for a long time - just in the cartridge realm.
I had been looking at alternate shaving tools - as I hated shaving and have mentioned it to my wife some time ago. She knows how much I disliked shaving. Well, this year for Christmas she gave me a Merkur long-handle, badger hair brush, and some C&E Nomad Cream...(I had just finished another C&E cream and enjoyed it).
So now I am enjoying a new exploration into shaving. I will say this is the closest shave I have gotten, but I am experiencing a bit of neck irritation (although I didn't give my neck much attention with cartridges, because they usually just pulled if i tried to get too smooth). My neck hair goes in multiple directions and has always been a challenge. Always a post shower shaver, but have never used any pre-shave lotions or oils. I have been having some pulling using the Merkur blades (even brand new blade this a.m.), and I have a sample pack coming from westcoastshaving to see if another brand may suit me better.
I am looking forward to finding that great shave - and have already learned much from browsing this forum.
I had been looking at alternate shaving tools - as I hated shaving and have mentioned it to my wife some time ago. She knows how much I disliked shaving. Well, this year for Christmas she gave me a Merkur long-handle, badger hair brush, and some C&E Nomad Cream...(I had just finished another C&E cream and enjoyed it).
So now I am enjoying a new exploration into shaving. I will say this is the closest shave I have gotten, but I am experiencing a bit of neck irritation (although I didn't give my neck much attention with cartridges, because they usually just pulled if i tried to get too smooth). My neck hair goes in multiple directions and has always been a challenge. Always a post shower shaver, but have never used any pre-shave lotions or oils. I have been having some pulling using the Merkur blades (even brand new blade this a.m.), and I have a sample pack coming from westcoastshaving to see if another brand may suit me better.
I am looking forward to finding that great shave - and have already learned much from browsing this forum.