Greetings,
I took the DE Safety Razor plunge about a week ago and while I'm overall very happy with the results, I find myself even more confused than I was when I first ordered all the gear.
A little background...I came across a thread on a music forum I visit about shaving. Always being fairly dissatisfied with the quality of shave I was getting and I was interested to see what everyone had to say about it. From there I found a link to the MSNBC wetshaving article and that opened up a whole new world of shaving ideas that I didn't know existed!
I've been bumming around here for a few days now and there is a lot of info so it's kind of overwhelming so I hope I'm not asking something that has been asked countless times before(though it probably has).
First off, I purchased a Murker Classic, a Vulfix pure badger brush, and some Taylor's cream in Almond. I've been pretty happy with my results so far but last night I had a pretty poor shave and I wanted some input.
My beard growth rate seems to vary quite a bit. Sometimes I can go days without shaving, other times I have a heavy stubble by lunch time. When I was using a cartridge razor, I could get away with ripping through my beard after it was a little longer than a close shave would allow, but it would get the job done fairly well without much hassle. However, last night when I tried it with the Merkur, I wasn't so lucky. There was a lot of pulling(3 shaves on the blade I was using, time for a new one?), and the closeness just wasn't there, granted it was a lot better than I ever got with a cartridge razor. Secondly, I got a lot of redness on my neck(my neck has always been a problem area, I either had to live with razor burn or constant stubble). So, I guess what I'm asking is, do I need to be a bit more religious about shaving regularly now? I normally shower after jogging in the morning and that's when I shave if I need it, so it's not a big deal really. Just curious!
Thanks for any replies! This seems to be an awesome place with a ton of very knowledgeable and generous people!
~Matt
I took the DE Safety Razor plunge about a week ago and while I'm overall very happy with the results, I find myself even more confused than I was when I first ordered all the gear.
A little background...I came across a thread on a music forum I visit about shaving. Always being fairly dissatisfied with the quality of shave I was getting and I was interested to see what everyone had to say about it. From there I found a link to the MSNBC wetshaving article and that opened up a whole new world of shaving ideas that I didn't know existed!
I've been bumming around here for a few days now and there is a lot of info so it's kind of overwhelming so I hope I'm not asking something that has been asked countless times before(though it probably has).
First off, I purchased a Murker Classic, a Vulfix pure badger brush, and some Taylor's cream in Almond. I've been pretty happy with my results so far but last night I had a pretty poor shave and I wanted some input.
My beard growth rate seems to vary quite a bit. Sometimes I can go days without shaving, other times I have a heavy stubble by lunch time. When I was using a cartridge razor, I could get away with ripping through my beard after it was a little longer than a close shave would allow, but it would get the job done fairly well without much hassle. However, last night when I tried it with the Merkur, I wasn't so lucky. There was a lot of pulling(3 shaves on the blade I was using, time for a new one?), and the closeness just wasn't there, granted it was a lot better than I ever got with a cartridge razor. Secondly, I got a lot of redness on my neck(my neck has always been a problem area, I either had to live with razor burn or constant stubble). So, I guess what I'm asking is, do I need to be a bit more religious about shaving regularly now? I normally shower after jogging in the morning and that's when I shave if I need it, so it's not a big deal really. Just curious!
Thanks for any replies! This seems to be an awesome place with a ton of very knowledgeable and generous people!
~Matt