Hello all,
New here, so go easy on me if this has been beaten to death . Did some searching, but found mixed advice...
Have a DE89 hopefully coming in tomorrow, also ordered the EJ soaps and brush. I see some recommend keeping the usual routine for the first few DE shaves, like same canned cream as before, etc, switching to soap and such after technique is established. Any reason not to use the new soap for the first time, as long as a good lather is made?
I also don't know about showering before a shave, seems like it'd steam everything up so bad I won't be able to see what in doing. Have always shaved before showering and with no prep (no hot towels, etc), but have also only been able to shave once a week since I've been shaving. Any more than once weekly and I get too much irritation . Hopefully the new razor and soap takes care of that .
So, should I keep the usual routine and see how it works, or start differently?
Thanks all, sorry for the "newbie" questions
Joe
New here, so go easy on me if this has been beaten to death . Did some searching, but found mixed advice...
Have a DE89 hopefully coming in tomorrow, also ordered the EJ soaps and brush. I see some recommend keeping the usual routine for the first few DE shaves, like same canned cream as before, etc, switching to soap and such after technique is established. Any reason not to use the new soap for the first time, as long as a good lather is made?
I also don't know about showering before a shave, seems like it'd steam everything up so bad I won't be able to see what in doing. Have always shaved before showering and with no prep (no hot towels, etc), but have also only been able to shave once a week since I've been shaving. Any more than once weekly and I get too much irritation . Hopefully the new razor and soap takes care of that .
So, should I keep the usual routine and see how it works, or start differently?
Thanks all, sorry for the "newbie" questions
Joe