I was reading a thread on www.head-fi.org in the Members' Lounge (General Discussion) on DE wet shaving and there was a link to B & B. They were raving about DE shaving and all its benefits. I browsed many of the threads here and decided to give it a shot.
I have AGAD (Audio Gear Acquisition Disorder) big time, so this won't be a good thing for my wallet. Although shaving gear is MUCH cheaper than audio gear!
I went to Shoppers Drug Mart and picked up Proraso shave cream and pre/post shave cream and ordered received a Merkur 1094, Personna blades and Clubman Pinaud from Fendrihan. I already had a shaving brush from years ago...
Well I've shaved about 4 or 5 times using the DE razor (3 - 4 passes) and I just can't get a close shave at all. Each time I've had to finish up with a disposable razor!
I've watched the Mantic59 youtube videos a bunch of times and I know about blade angle, keeping my wrist straight, short strokes, etc...I haven't nicked myself yet...I try to apply very little pressure & let the razor do the work. I can hear my whiskers being cut and each pass reduces them, but after 3-4 passes it looks like when I shave with my electric razor, which isn't good.
I've tried shaving at the sink after getting my whiskers nice & soft and also in the bath tub...
I bought a Gillette Fatboy off that auction site (I compared the pics to the genuine Fat Boy pics here). I haven't rec'd it yet, but I'm wondering if it will shave any closer...
Any suggestions?
Great site by the way!
I have AGAD (Audio Gear Acquisition Disorder) big time, so this won't be a good thing for my wallet. Although shaving gear is MUCH cheaper than audio gear!
I went to Shoppers Drug Mart and picked up Proraso shave cream and pre/post shave cream and ordered received a Merkur 1094, Personna blades and Clubman Pinaud from Fendrihan. I already had a shaving brush from years ago...
Well I've shaved about 4 or 5 times using the DE razor (3 - 4 passes) and I just can't get a close shave at all. Each time I've had to finish up with a disposable razor!
I've watched the Mantic59 youtube videos a bunch of times and I know about blade angle, keeping my wrist straight, short strokes, etc...I haven't nicked myself yet...I try to apply very little pressure & let the razor do the work. I can hear my whiskers being cut and each pass reduces them, but after 3-4 passes it looks like when I shave with my electric razor, which isn't good.
I've tried shaving at the sink after getting my whiskers nice & soft and also in the bath tub...
I bought a Gillette Fatboy off that auction site (I compared the pics to the genuine Fat Boy pics here). I haven't rec'd it yet, but I'm wondering if it will shave any closer...
Any suggestions?
Great site by the way!