I have been wet shaving for about seven years, but never with more trouble than I'm having right now. My routine has barely changed in the past five years or so. I use a synthetic Viking's Blade "fire mare" brush, and I usually use Proraso red, green, or white croap, with a red Personna blade. Last week I had to retire my TTO Krona which started coming loose and return to my old Gilette 1940s superspeed TTO. For the past number of months, I have been getting TERRIBLE razor burn, especially when shaving anywhere outside of my home bathroom. I use the same brush, soap, and razors as at home, but right now my face is on FIRE after a simple WTG pass. The blades I'm using are the last couple of boxes from a pack of 200 I got at the end of 2019. They have stayed in the wax wrapper and cardboard box in my linen closet, away from the humid bathroom, but I'm wondering if it's possible that after two years they've just lost their sharpness.
I've had trouble with hard soaps before when lathering, but Proraso has always been my best standby. Are there any ideas you can think of to help me out? I'm getting tired of crappy shaves and red faces!
I've had trouble with hard soaps before when lathering, but Proraso has always been my best standby. Are there any ideas you can think of to help me out? I'm getting tired of crappy shaves and red faces!