After 2 years or so of DE shaving, I switched back to carts.
Then, at some point, I just grew tired of lathering, shaving, cleaning, and spending dedicated time every morning on shaving. It used to be fun, but life really got busy lately.
So, I switched to electric and got a nice Braun 7 foil with a cleaning station, a whole deal. It was giving me a good shave, not quite BBS but very close.
I ended up giving it to my kid, who just couldn't find a razor that would give him a comfortable shave, and took his cheap Norelco rotary. A little less close shave, but good enough to last a day (my beard is mostly gray anyway). Also, a rotary is easier to use, don't have to watch the hair growth direction.
With both razors, I've been using different preps - nothing (dry shaving) Lectric Shave (didn't like the oily feeling), Crema, canned goo, or just splashing some shampoo on my face if shaving in a shower. This produced variable levels of comfort, but the end result was more or less the same - solid DFS.
Yesterday, I grabbed the first top shelf bottle that I reached in the shower, and used it on my head and face without even looking at the label. To my great surprise, the resulting shave was probably the closest I ever got with an electric, practically BBS. It was Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo.
So I tried it again today, same result.
No idea what is so special about it, but it seems to work wonders.
Curious if someone else could try & see if it makes a difference.
Then, at some point, I just grew tired of lathering, shaving, cleaning, and spending dedicated time every morning on shaving. It used to be fun, but life really got busy lately.
So, I switched to electric and got a nice Braun 7 foil with a cleaning station, a whole deal. It was giving me a good shave, not quite BBS but very close.
I ended up giving it to my kid, who just couldn't find a razor that would give him a comfortable shave, and took his cheap Norelco rotary. A little less close shave, but good enough to last a day (my beard is mostly gray anyway). Also, a rotary is easier to use, don't have to watch the hair growth direction.
With both razors, I've been using different preps - nothing (dry shaving) Lectric Shave (didn't like the oily feeling), Crema, canned goo, or just splashing some shampoo on my face if shaving in a shower. This produced variable levels of comfort, but the end result was more or less the same - solid DFS.
Yesterday, I grabbed the first top shelf bottle that I reached in the shower, and used it on my head and face without even looking at the label. To my great surprise, the resulting shave was probably the closest I ever got with an electric, practically BBS. It was Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo.
So I tried it again today, same result.
No idea what is so special about it, but it seems to work wonders.
Curious if someone else could try & see if it makes a difference.