Hi there. I’m learning the basics of DE shaving and I’ve been following the advice the forum provides for newbies. I’ve shaved using exactly the same gear for almost a month, which consists of Henson ++, Nacet blade, Zingari Navigator soap and Zingari Navigator AS balm. I think two weeks ago I started getting good lathers with Zingari, and that’s helped me getting good, irritation free shaves. Today I wanted to try one different gear and grabbed an eShave cream instead of my trusted Zingari. I exclusively bowl lather to avoid irritation. I used a generous amount of cream in the bowl (almost a teaspoon) and followed my usual method of swirling and adding water little by little, until lather explodes. The process was the same and the lather actually exploded, but it felt “fluffy”. I applied it and once I started shaving, there was plenty of tugging. I missed the cushion Zingari provides, and the glide was subpar. Lather dissipated after a few minutes, so I did just 1 1/2 quick passes before irritation kicked in, apparently I managed to quit just in time. It’d been a while since I’ve felt the blade directly in contact with my skin. Any suggestions to lather this cream? Should I use more product? Thanks
PS: In addition, I had just changed to a new Nacet blade and apparently these are a bit rougher in the first shave
PS: In addition, I had just changed to a new Nacet blade and apparently these are a bit rougher in the first shave