Hi everyone from Germany,
first, don't be shocked that a girl posts in this mainly manly domain of shaving. But yes, I did do use a DE razor today for the very first time and I shaved my legs.
Background story:
I grew a little jealous of my boyfriend who had recently started with DE shaving. He is seriously obsessed with this topic (I bought him for christmas a nice brush + some cheap soap), so blame me partially. He bought additionally several shaving cremes and soaps, 2 nice badger brushes, a DE razor (a Merkur HD) and some blades. The bathroom cabinet filled nicely (first signs of a acquisition disorder?) and he started to shave every day
w00t. The shave results were extremly different to what he was used before; no bumps, no irritation and he smelled sooooo nice. 
So, I said to myself, why not use this method for your own purpose? I usually used some canned goo (pinapple smell
) and a Gilette Venus, but the cartridges for this product are way too expensive, so I switched to some cheap disposable razors. Additionally I always had to shave against the grain for a smooth result. My legs were always red and burning after the shave, and this was no chore anymore, but a torture. One time I almost cut my achilles heel with a blunt Gillette Venus blade. 
So today I secretly used the least wanted brush of my boyfriend ("natural bristles", around 4 $), the cheapest shaving cream in the cabinet (Florena Creme), a new, secretly ordered Merkur HD, and his cheapest blades (Derby Extra) for an experiment.
I took a shower, made an excellent lather (yes, I did my homework
) with an almond sieced portion of the florena cream, and started shaving.
The result was, hmm, shocking: Although I only shaved with the grain, the DE razor was far more "close" than any razor I used before. I seriously underestimated the power of this little piece of metal and got several little nicks because I was not cautious enough ("It's only with the grain, the boyfriend never cuts itself, so what can happen?"). One pass was more than enough, the blade was so quick and sharp, I didn't feel any irritation, even though I have a nice little cut at my left ankle.
Next time I will be more careful.
first, don't be shocked that a girl posts in this mainly manly domain of shaving. But yes, I did do use a DE razor today for the very first time and I shaved my legs.
Background story:
I grew a little jealous of my boyfriend who had recently started with DE shaving. He is seriously obsessed with this topic (I bought him for christmas a nice brush + some cheap soap), so blame me partially. He bought additionally several shaving cremes and soaps, 2 nice badger brushes, a DE razor (a Merkur HD) and some blades. The bathroom cabinet filled nicely (first signs of a acquisition disorder?) and he started to shave every day
w00t. The shave results were extremly different to what he was used before; no bumps, no irritation and he smelled sooooo nice. So, I said to myself, why not use this method for your own purpose? I usually used some canned goo (pinapple smell
) and a Gilette Venus, but the cartridges for this product are way too expensive, so I switched to some cheap disposable razors. Additionally I always had to shave against the grain for a smooth result. My legs were always red and burning after the shave, and this was no chore anymore, but a torture. One time I almost cut my achilles heel with a blunt Gillette Venus blade. So today I secretly used the least wanted brush of my boyfriend ("natural bristles", around 4 $), the cheapest shaving cream in the cabinet (Florena Creme), a new, secretly ordered Merkur HD, and his cheapest blades (Derby Extra) for an experiment.
I took a shower, made an excellent lather (yes, I did my homework
) with an almond sieced portion of the florena cream, and started shaving. The result was, hmm, shocking: Although I only shaved with the grain, the DE razor was far more "close" than any razor I used before. I seriously underestimated the power of this little piece of metal and got several little nicks because I was not cautious enough ("It's only with the grain, the boyfriend never cuts itself, so what can happen?"). One pass was more than enough, the blade was so quick and sharp, I didn't feel any irritation, even though I have a nice little cut at my left ankle.
Next time I will be more careful.
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