Hello
I have a question regarding the 3 pass shave. I do not consider my beard to grow thick or coarse. I am a daily shaver except week ends.
I started wet shaving about a month ago and really enjoy it. My issue is that I feel going WTG does very little for me. I hear some hair being cut, but the feel is the same afterwards. XTG also does very little except for under the nose. I feel I am not really shaving until I go ATG. Only then do I hear active cutting and get a result, but I still need to go over the same spot a few times..
I do not have sensitive skin. I had a few weepers the first couple of times I shaved. Now, I can go over the same spot over and over again with thin ladder and hardly ever have a weeper. I also don't feel razor burn. I unfortunately am arguable unreasonably obsessed with a BBS. I just keep going until I can't feel facial hair. For me, it means a lot of touching up though.
I started with a Merkur 34C. I used the included Merkur blade, then an Astra Blue, Astra Green, and I am now using Gillette Platinum. I still have to try Gillette Silver Blue, 7 O'Clock green and Feather from my sample pack. I use a pre shave oil and Proraso cream lathered in a warm scuttle.
I figured my razor was not aggressive enough for me so I bought a 1969 Gold Black Beauty Super Adjustable. I also have a 1947 Super Speed coming. They are my birth year and my late father birth year. Both yet have to be delivered. I also have a Feather Artist Club SS that I use when I have skipped a day shaving. I used the Proguard twice and feel ready to go to the Pro Blade.
So it looks like my question is more like a few questions. Can I expect a closer shave with the razors I ordered? Should I go straight to the Feather blade? And does anybody else find the WTG and XTG to be a waste of time?
Thank you
I have a question regarding the 3 pass shave. I do not consider my beard to grow thick or coarse. I am a daily shaver except week ends.
I started wet shaving about a month ago and really enjoy it. My issue is that I feel going WTG does very little for me. I hear some hair being cut, but the feel is the same afterwards. XTG also does very little except for under the nose. I feel I am not really shaving until I go ATG. Only then do I hear active cutting and get a result, but I still need to go over the same spot a few times..
I do not have sensitive skin. I had a few weepers the first couple of times I shaved. Now, I can go over the same spot over and over again with thin ladder and hardly ever have a weeper. I also don't feel razor burn. I unfortunately am arguable unreasonably obsessed with a BBS. I just keep going until I can't feel facial hair. For me, it means a lot of touching up though.
I started with a Merkur 34C. I used the included Merkur blade, then an Astra Blue, Astra Green, and I am now using Gillette Platinum. I still have to try Gillette Silver Blue, 7 O'Clock green and Feather from my sample pack. I use a pre shave oil and Proraso cream lathered in a warm scuttle.
I figured my razor was not aggressive enough for me so I bought a 1969 Gold Black Beauty Super Adjustable. I also have a 1947 Super Speed coming. They are my birth year and my late father birth year. Both yet have to be delivered. I also have a Feather Artist Club SS that I use when I have skipped a day shaving. I used the Proguard twice and feel ready to go to the Pro Blade.
So it looks like my question is more like a few questions. Can I expect a closer shave with the razors I ordered? Should I go straight to the Feather blade? And does anybody else find the WTG and XTG to be a waste of time?
Thank you