When I made the decision to start DE shaving I opted to start with what was cheap and available locally. This ended up being a VDH brush and soap, and Dollar General razor blades; I ordered a Merkur 33. Shaving for a few weeks I decided that I needed a better brush. The VDH was making me feel like I was turning into a boar with the amount of hairs it shed. I ordered a sampler pack of blades a badger brush, and some Col Conk's soap. The first thing that I learned was that with a new brush sterilised does not translate to defunked. I followed my normal preshave which consists of soaking the brush and taking a shower. My first attempt at lathering was a failure, it was weak and runny. I followed the standard Army practice of taking a knee, drinking water, and changing my socks. My second attempt was much better, thick cushion, slick but sticky in a few spots. I broke out a fresh crystal blade, and focused on my shaving technique. At first I could not tell the difference in the blade. I did two passes one wtg, and xtg. I rinsed off and was surprised, the shave was good with little irritation and without cuts. I believe in letting the tools do the work and with quality tools it is much better. I plan on shaving twice with each type of blade to evaluate them. The one question I do have is about blade longevity. I read that a blade lasted for x number of shaves, but what constitutes a shave? Is it one pass, or is it one day of three passes?
Thanks,
Roz
Thanks,
Roz
