OK, maybe a bizarre question so please humour me while I elaborate a little.
Reading through the forums, I see comments that the blade should glide, and that we aren't so much shaving as gently reducing the beard down to ground level. Herein lies my question.
When I first start the N-S passes, the razor has an audible rasp as it passes down my face. Sure enough, by the 3rd or 4th it is almost silent in some places (top of and middle of cheeks and jawline) but still rasping in others (on my throat either side of my Adam's apple, just under the point of my chin).
Is this sound normal, or is this an indication that my whiskers aren't soft enough and I need to work on the pre-shave? Or is the setup/technique too aggressive, or too passive?
Or simply lack of practice and just not reducing the beard evenly enough all over?
Regards,
S
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Current set-up
Merkur 38c
TOBS Sandalwood soap and pre-shave oil
Omega brush (bog-standard badger)
Derby Extra blades (new blade in tonight)
Reading through the forums, I see comments that the blade should glide, and that we aren't so much shaving as gently reducing the beard down to ground level. Herein lies my question.
When I first start the N-S passes, the razor has an audible rasp as it passes down my face. Sure enough, by the 3rd or 4th it is almost silent in some places (top of and middle of cheeks and jawline) but still rasping in others (on my throat either side of my Adam's apple, just under the point of my chin).
Is this sound normal, or is this an indication that my whiskers aren't soft enough and I need to work on the pre-shave? Or is the setup/technique too aggressive, or too passive?
Or simply lack of practice and just not reducing the beard evenly enough all over?
Regards,
S
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Current set-up
Merkur 38c
TOBS Sandalwood soap and pre-shave oil
Omega brush (bog-standard badger)
Derby Extra blades (new blade in tonight)