forgot how to shave! .here's MY sign!

[ysuboy]

So I have been shaving with a de now for about a month and a half. Previously I have been shaving with a cartridge and cream. Had been doing that since I was 16 (15 years now). Well, just yesterday I had to pull out the old hydro 5 because I was at my girlfriend's apartment and needed to shave for a job interview. It was the worst shave I had in a while. Haha. No irritation but I couldnt get the blade to make contact with my skin because of the lather. After my first failed attempt as to what some would call a first pass I rinsed to see my progress. I had patches of hair that I missed all over the place. It took me some time but I was able to get a decent shave.

I have read some say that since learning good technique it helped their cartridge shaving. Well kudos to all you, I might as well tried to hold the razor with my foot. It felt awkwardly and unnecessarily long-handled and it just didnt want to cut through the lather and I had to rinse it almost every stroke. Man, I am glad I have all you to show me the err's in my way and to show me that shaving can be enjoyable!

 

[Mbuckwash]

Lol I have done something similar. Muscle memory is an amazing thing isn't it?

 

[Foyle]

Actually, the technique from DE shaving does translate somewhat to better cart shaves. I find the Schick carts are just plain terrible, period. I had the same experience as you with a Quattro. It didn't shave at all, and it felt like a cheese grater raking across my face. The Gillette carts are much better IMO, if a cart is what you need to use at any given time.

 

[Kerrplunk]

Maybe get a travel DE and leave it at your girlfriends.

 

[ysuboy]

I actually used to use the Gillette's but switched to bump-stop razors to try to eliminate in-grown hairs and neck irritation. Problem with those where poor close shaving. I went to the hydo's and they seemed to be a happy medium. Then I made the leap to the de world.

I am going to move in with her soon so I should be good to go. Im sure im going to get some in-growns from yesterday though. Im waiting for them to surface.

 

[BlackBard]

So I have been shaving with a de now for about a month and a half. Previously I have been shaving with a cartridge and cream. Had been doing that since I was 16 (15 years now). Well, just yesterday I had to pull out the old hydro 5 because I was at my girlfriend's apartment and needed to shave for a job interview. It was the worst shave I had in a while. Haha. No irritation but I couldnt get the blade to make contact with my skin because of the lather. After my first failed attempt as to what some would call a first pass I rinsed to see my progress. I had patches of hair that I missed all over the place. It took me some time but I was able to get a decent shave.

I have read some say that since learning good technique it helped their cartridge shaving. Well kudos to all you, I might as well tried to hold the razor with my foot. It felt awkwardly and unnecessarily long-handled and it just didnt want to cut through the lather and I had to rinse it almost every stroke. Man, I am glad I have all you to show me the err's in my way and to show me that shaving can be enjoyable!

I was not clear on whether you used the same lather with the cartridge as you now use with a DE. Proper lather does make a huge difference.

 

[ysuboy]

It was actually canned cream, which I no longer use. I think I am just used to the "no pressure" rule and applied the cream too thickly as I could barely get to my skin with the razor without removing some of the cream off my face.

 

[Ducati Scotty]

Yup, no pressure doesn't work so well with cartridges.

Scott