Hi there,
I joined B&B quite a number of years ago as I first started to get into DE shaving but then took a long break from it. I'm now getting back into DE shaving with a passion and while I'm still learning a lot and quite a bit of practice ahead I'm having fun with it!
I Had a few questions which are kind of beginner/intermediate questions I suppose and if anyone can spare some time to help answer them it would be much appreciated!
I've primarily been using proraso red soap, a Razorock Plissoft brush, an Edwin Jagger DE89KN razor, and am still experimenting with blades.
My first question is on how long to load the brush for. I've mostly been following the advice of most youtube wet shavers and loading the brush for between 30-60 seconds but I recently rediscovered Mantic59's channel and he recommends a 3 second load! Have I been using way too much product? Has anyone else tried a short load like this and had good results?
My second question is connected to the first and it's about volume of lather when bowl lathering vs face lathering. I've tried both methods using the same load time and when bowl lathering I have an ample amount of lather for multiple passes and more, but when face lathering I seem to have lots of lather for the first pass but only get very thin layers for second and third pass - really squeezing the brush out if I want a clean-up pass. Is this normal for face lathering or more a consequence of the brush that I use not holding enough lather?
Last question is about post-shave; my current post-shave routine is a thorough rinse with warm water followed by a splash of thayer's alcohol free witch hazel and once that's dry I apply a small amount of nivea sensitive post shave balm. I'm wondering if this is the right order for post-shave or if applying the products the other way around would be more beneficial. Would adding an alum block be a good idea and where would that come into the routine - possibly even replacing the witch hazel? I'm 24 and have fairly soft (I don't think sensitive) skin and a mild/medium coarseness beard, if that makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to read this post and can offer any help, forums like B&B have always been a helpful read during my DE rediscovery!
Asa.
I joined B&B quite a number of years ago as I first started to get into DE shaving but then took a long break from it. I'm now getting back into DE shaving with a passion and while I'm still learning a lot and quite a bit of practice ahead I'm having fun with it!
I Had a few questions which are kind of beginner/intermediate questions I suppose and if anyone can spare some time to help answer them it would be much appreciated!
I've primarily been using proraso red soap, a Razorock Plissoft brush, an Edwin Jagger DE89KN razor, and am still experimenting with blades.
My first question is on how long to load the brush for. I've mostly been following the advice of most youtube wet shavers and loading the brush for between 30-60 seconds but I recently rediscovered Mantic59's channel and he recommends a 3 second load! Have I been using way too much product? Has anyone else tried a short load like this and had good results?
My second question is connected to the first and it's about volume of lather when bowl lathering vs face lathering. I've tried both methods using the same load time and when bowl lathering I have an ample amount of lather for multiple passes and more, but when face lathering I seem to have lots of lather for the first pass but only get very thin layers for second and third pass - really squeezing the brush out if I want a clean-up pass. Is this normal for face lathering or more a consequence of the brush that I use not holding enough lather?
Last question is about post-shave; my current post-shave routine is a thorough rinse with warm water followed by a splash of thayer's alcohol free witch hazel and once that's dry I apply a small amount of nivea sensitive post shave balm. I'm wondering if this is the right order for post-shave or if applying the products the other way around would be more beneficial. Would adding an alum block be a good idea and where would that come into the routine - possibly even replacing the witch hazel? I'm 24 and have fairly soft (I don't think sensitive) skin and a mild/medium coarseness beard, if that makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to read this post and can offer any help, forums like B&B have always been a helpful read during my DE rediscovery!
Asa.