At the age of 41 I've finally decided to learn how to shave 
. Well, I've wet shaved for 15 years with cartridge blades but as we all know it's a different kettle of fish compared to DE shaving. I actually never had an issue with cartridge blades, especially Fusion. I get a great shave with no irritation and can go against the grain with few issues. My only reason for wanting to learn how to shave with a DE razor is mainly one of cost compared to cartridges. Though like many I'm finding that I'm already getting attacks of RAD and I've only had two shaves so far! My other hobby is photography and we call it GAS - Gear Aquisition Syndrome. I'm hoping the world of proper wet shaving won't be another costly hobby like photography 
Anyway, coming from the home of steel I couldn't buy anything else other than a Sheffield brand of razor so I bought an Edwin Jagger DE89. Read lots and lots over the past few days on B&B and various other forums and also bought and read twice LeisureGuy's excellent Guide To Gourmet Shaving. My first two shaves have been vey disappointing though pretty much blood free. Just not the BSS I get pretty easily with my Fusion. I've been pretty disheartened with the results to be honest. I must admit these DE razors scare me to death so I think it's as much becoming confident with the razor as the technique itself. I stupidly went ATG on my first two DE shaves and didn't suffer too terribly but my second shave was certainly worse and I had some razor bumps under my chin. I gather now that going ATG is a pretty silly thing to do at first.
Looking forward to contributing and reading.
Cheers.
. Well, I've wet shaved for 15 years with cartridge blades but as we all know it's a different kettle of fish compared to DE shaving. I actually never had an issue with cartridge blades, especially Fusion. I get a great shave with no irritation and can go against the grain with few issues. My only reason for wanting to learn how to shave with a DE razor is mainly one of cost compared to cartridges. Though like many I'm finding that I'm already getting attacks of RAD and I've only had two shaves so far! My other hobby is photography and we call it GAS - Gear Aquisition Syndrome. I'm hoping the world of proper wet shaving won't be another costly hobby like photography Anyway, coming from the home of steel I couldn't buy anything else other than a Sheffield brand of razor so I bought an Edwin Jagger DE89. Read lots and lots over the past few days on B&B and various other forums and also bought and read twice LeisureGuy's excellent Guide To Gourmet Shaving. My first two shaves have been vey disappointing though pretty much blood free. Just not the BSS I get pretty easily with my Fusion. I've been pretty disheartened with the results to be honest. I must admit these DE razors scare me to death so I think it's as much becoming confident with the razor as the technique itself. I stupidly went ATG on my first two DE shaves and didn't suffer too terribly but my second shave was certainly worse and I had some razor bumps under my chin. I gather now that going ATG is a pretty silly thing to do at first.
Looking forward to contributing and reading.
Cheers.
