I've just started wet shaving at the ripe old age of 41 (I've got by on a grade 0 with Wahl clippers all over my head and face til now)
I'm going for the hot shower first and aqueous cream route for simplicity and man points..
I have a couple of questions though -
What are we saying about direction and pressure?
Pressure: see above.
Direction: first pass with the grain.
Second pass: Across the grain.
Third pass (if you do) Against the grain.
My face fuzz growth direction is all over the place, you may find that the above guide varies in relative directions depending how patchy the growth direction is...
Just dropping to show off my Darwin Safety Razor (and a cheeky classifieds mention). Think will always always be bearded, shaving is unpaid work! 8)
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well, the schick type E ^^^ has arrived....
experimented tonight, tried the it for the first time. i think ive finally found what im looking for!! 🙂
had a great shave, the head felt just the right size and shape (much the same as the cheapo disposables), i certainly wouldnt want more aggressive thats for sure. but i think i can finally start thinking about selling some of the other razors now. my face is the smoothest its been for a long time!
a PAL adjustable in the post will let me experiment again with different aggressiveness i hope, and i may even look for a milder schick too.
thanks for the advice folks, its much appreciated.
just an update for those still interested...... 🙂
im pretty much sold on the schick injectors now. the silver PAL adjustable up there ^^^ came, had a loose adjustment, shaved like sh!t so was returned. ive got 3 schicks at present, the E type up there ^^^, a G type (supposedly milder but i dont find it so) and a 'schick grip' which is based around a tennis racquet handle 😯
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this schick grip is a lovely mild, smooth shave, by far my favourite.
lately ive been doing 50/50 shaves, shaving half my face with 1 razor, the other with a different one, mixing and matching every day. this is to try and work out what small differences they all have and to find out how they compare to each other. every now and then i slip a DE razor in there but they just feel so [i]big and clumsy[/i] compared to the injectors now.
i now know im going to sell my DE collection on, so theyll be in the classifieds as soon as i sort out pics/info/prices etc.
ill also be selling on the Ever Ready 1912 single edge, plus another 1912 that i took the safety bar off to make it more like a shavette (an idea i got from badger and blade, a 'sevette' apparently) 🙂
once these have gone ill start looking for more injectors, just cant help it eh? 😀
annoyingly, i keep throwing in a half shave with the plastic blue disposables. its still the smoothest, easiest shave of the lot grrrr >-( so at some point ill probably buy a nice looking schick thatll take the tracII cartridge heads.
s'all for now shave fanz......
Update.
After the naysayers telling me the latest 5 blade disposable placcy jobs gave the best shave available - i've been on holiday for 10 days.
I took the shave brush and cream i always use, but as i was hand luggage couldn't take my DE plus blades. So i bought a Gillette 5 blade thingy to use.
The shave is far easier, and I'd suggest with one pass is almost as close as a 2 pass or even 3 pass with the DE. If that were the only thing.
Because I now have my recurring problem of ingrowing hairs under my chin, very red and sore, which had been completely cured by my DE.
We all vary, some will find the faff of DE too much and will never suffer from other issues, in which case I can see why disposable multiblade systems have their fans. But it's DE for me, all the way.
theotherjonv - MemberBecause I now have my recurring problem of ingrowing hairs under my chin, very red and sore, which had been completely cured by my DE.
This is the main issue I have with 'normal' multi-blade razors.
Sore red bumps & ingrowing hairs on my neck that then end up getting cut the next time I shave, which makes them more irritated and painful.
Since using a DE razor I don't get this at all.
The cut isn't as close as my Mach3 but I think this is the reason for the ingrowing hairs; they are so close to the skin that they get caught and grow underneath, rather than remain poking out of the skin as with the DE razor.
faff
See, to me it's not a faff. The whole process is a pleasure at the front end of every day, even more so if I combine it with a seriously hot shower and a three-pass shave.
Ritual, perfumes and the way the face and neck skin feels as it passes through each stage...
Troll-la-ololollll
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See, to me it's not a faff. The whole process is a pleasure at the front end of every day, even more so if I combine it with a seriously hot shower and a three-pass shave.Ritual, perfumes and the way the face and neck skin feels as it passes through each stage...
thats exactly it.
for anyone interested, ive put a few of my razors up for sale in the classifieds now. decided to stick with injector razors, so my collection of other razors is going.
With regard to your neck curve - have you tried this? With your free hand, use the fingertips, placed below the shave area, to pull down and stretch the skin. This will flatten out the area you want to shave.
tried all that mate, stretching skin to get closer shave etc. problem is i cant remove the curve between neck and jaw 🙂 to get a close shave i need to go in the direction of chin to ear, right under the jawline where the curve is.
im pretty much committed to the injectors now anyway, they give me a better shave than the DE's. just had the best shave ever tonight with a schick type E injector. aggressive yet smooth 🙂
Soooo... No love for a laser Razer?
Nope 🙂
sadexpunk - Member
... and a 'schick grip' which is based around a tennis racquet handle ...
That's a very nice looking Schick Grip.
gofasterstripes - Member
Soooo... No love for a laser Razer?
Nope. I am sticking to my DE safety razor until the end of my life. Currently I am shaving with my barber pole heavy Tech in record speed as it is so easy to use and forgiving. I think might have to forget about the idea of stainless steel Feather for now.
