Hello from the UK

[Useless shaver]

Finger tight is plenty, just so long as there is no play with the blade while it's in the razor. Sounds like you do have a good sampler, just keep working your way through the blades so you can find which one works best for you. Keep any leftovers, as you may find a few months down the road that a blade you don't like now will suddenly become your favorite.

+1

I used to like Wilkinson and Red Personnas which I had been using for months... and one day I got irritation. Now I'm a happy user of the great Feathers! (YMMV!),

[Gouldy]

Thank you for the warm welcome! This seems like a friendly forum.

I am going to continue with the testing of the blades, I have a fair few to go yet. Thanks for all the tips and after my BBR shavin cream has run out I shall hopefully be trying out different soaps and creams :)

[Banjoman]

Welcome to B&B, Ryan!!

[mistervee123]

Hello and welcome! Lucky is the man who lives near the Isle of Man, home of some of the best shaving brushes in the world today. Keep us posted of your shaving success... and let us know if you have inside info on any good brush sales UK side.

[rm71]

Welcome mate.

[Gouldy]

My alum block arrived today. It's larger than I was expecting, I'm hoping this will improve my shaving experience and help my skin to recover better.

[Wendy]

Welcome to B&B!

[Omp]

Welcom Ryan. Sounds like you have a similar sampler pack to mine. I started this thread to get some ideas on working through it.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...pack?highlight=

[Gouldy]

Well, I've used my alum block tonight post shave and I don't know what's happened. My face looks like a teenagers and it's full of razor burn. I've not had razor burn like this before, The only thing I think it could be is a reaction to the block?

[trewornan]

Glad to see another UK member.

As to your problem - some people do complain about the consistency of Derby blades so it could just be you picked up a bad one, I don't find them inconsistent myself but as always YMMV. Try another Derby and if that doesn't improve things change to another brand.

If alum is irritating your skin try witch hazel - boots does cheap bottles.

[Omp]

Glad to see another UK member.

As to your problem - some people do complain about the consistency of Derby blades so it could just be you picked up a bad one, I don't find them inconsistent myself but as always YMMV. Try another Derby and if that doesn't improve things change to another brand.

If alum is irritating your skin try witch hazel - boots does cheap bottles.

Is it the bottle of distilled witch hazel from Boots that you use? I wanted to pick some up but wasn't sure which one.

[London_shaver]

Welcome to B&B! The Astra SP was the blade I started with from my sampler pack and I found it to be excellent. It receives rave reviews on this site by many.

[rxonmymind]

Welcome to B&B. Shaving finest forum & members. IMHO ...

[trewornan]

Yes the boots distilled witch hazel is very cheap - you can get the same stuff in some large supermarkets.

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Greetings Gouldy from the UK (Yeah Baby!!!).

Welcome aboard the B & B (besides being enrolled in the fictional, sacred and utopian Order of Shavedom). Please feel free to come up to the promenade / sun deck & 'sit-a-spell'.

eSounds like your off to a great start and yes,...this For (aewesome you get the Merkur...I own the 23C & 38C), we heve the knowledge, ideas, and all around 'know-how' to assist in your Wet-Shaving experience. In a nut-shell...your 'gonna' love it here.

Q. What brand of other tools (razors, brushes, scents, soaps ect...), are you working with?

It's my sage and humble advice to get a Razor Blade Sampler to see what blade would be a good fit (mild, moderate & aggressive, ect...), for your face and Razor plus the Thread entitled Wet Shaving Instructions & Tutorials! maybe of great interest to you and is very informative.

Although, you may not be additted yet (I think I'm holding up fairly well...with a few exceptions), because we all suffer (gladly and are doomed perhaps), from this shaving complusion (and other Acquisition Disorders), because at times..."Resistance is futile".


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