I'm about to give up here.....
I'm using a Merkur Futur (brushed finish if that matters in the least) set to level 1, with an Astra platinum blade in it. I have a Parker Safety Razor. 3 Band Pure badger brush and both TOBS an D.R. Harris shaving cream. To begin with I soak the brush in boiling hot water for as long as it either takes me to take a nice hot shower or wrap a hot towel around my face for several minutes if I cant shower first. I normally give it one good shake then dab it in the cream and work op a respectable lather(not whipped cream but nice and foamy) then I apply it all over my face in. a circular fashion and commence to shaving. Every pass or two I rinse. my razor under hot water and continue shaving WTG and within 3-4 passes my face is sticky and the razor won't glide. I've tried using less water, more water to no avail. Nothing i've tried seems to help the stickiness. Any ideas, this is driving me crazy. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong here..........
Thank you so much
Andy
I'm using a Merkur Futur (brushed finish if that matters in the least) set to level 1, with an Astra platinum blade in it. I have a Parker Safety Razor. 3 Band Pure badger brush and both TOBS an D.R. Harris shaving cream. To begin with I soak the brush in boiling hot water for as long as it either takes me to take a nice hot shower or wrap a hot towel around my face for several minutes if I cant shower first. I normally give it one good shake then dab it in the cream and work op a respectable lather(not whipped cream but nice and foamy) then I apply it all over my face in. a circular fashion and commence to shaving. Every pass or two I rinse. my razor under hot water and continue shaving WTG and within 3-4 passes my face is sticky and the razor won't glide. I've tried using less water, more water to no avail. Nothing i've tried seems to help the stickiness. Any ideas, this is driving me crazy. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong here..........
Thank you so much
Andy