I've been wetshaving for about 3 weeks. Week 1 actually went better than I expected. A few tiny nicks, but overall not bad and the quality of the shaves were always at least as good as my pre-DE experience.
Things really improved in week 2 & 3 in terms of getting very good shaves, comfortable, and with few nicks. Plus, I had gotten fast enough.
Along comes Saturday this is my blade changing day. I used my HD and C&E Sandalwood, which has been a good combination for me so far. I wasn't rushed at all. However, this time I loaded up a Gillette blade (package marked Madrid) instead of the Merkurs I'd been using.
As my British friends would say, that's when things went pear-shaped.
Ended up with several cuts and ugly razor bumps on my neck.
So... everybody be careful out there. Bad shaves can happen even when you think you're going pretty well.
Don't know the cause. Could just be that I wasn't careful enough with a brand new blade., maybe I just got a bad blade, or maybe Gillette blades aren't for me.
I'm going to assume the blade was bad and change it to another Gillette tomorrow and be super careful. If I get the same results, those babies are going in the trash.
Things really improved in week 2 & 3 in terms of getting very good shaves, comfortable, and with few nicks. Plus, I had gotten fast enough.
Along comes Saturday this is my blade changing day. I used my HD and C&E Sandalwood, which has been a good combination for me so far. I wasn't rushed at all. However, this time I loaded up a Gillette blade (package marked Madrid) instead of the Merkurs I'd been using.
As my British friends would say, that's when things went pear-shaped.
Ended up with several cuts and ugly razor bumps on my neck.
So... everybody be careful out there. Bad shaves can happen even when you think you're going pretty well.
Don't know the cause. Could just be that I wasn't careful enough with a brand new blade., maybe I just got a bad blade, or maybe Gillette blades aren't for me.
I'm going to assume the blade was bad and change it to another Gillette tomorrow and be super careful. If I get the same results, those babies are going in the trash.