I dabbed into the wet shaving arena about 8 years or so ago and could never figure out a good routine for getting a good shave. I gave up after a few weeks to maybe a month. I decided to give it another go around and am starting to enjoy it thus far.
My current tools:
Merkur 34C safety razor
Simpsons Trafalgar 3 synthetic brush
Proraso white pre-shave, shave cream, and balm set
Astra Plantinum razors - They seem ok so far
Derby razors - Not a fan
Rockwell razors - Haven't tried yet
I have pretty sensitive skin on my neck and chin so I decided to get the Proraso white set of pre-shave cream, shave cream, and aftershave balm to combat this. My results have been pretty good so far but I'm still trying to perfect my shave. I have coarse/this hair and I'm trying to map out my beard to get better results. I am sometimes left with stubble on my chin and mid neck because I'm too afraid to go over it too many times. I used to do that and would walk away from my shave with burns and nicks. I'd like to try to venture into some soaps too. I have ordered a trial size of several Stirling soaps.
I fell into the habit of using my beard trimmer without a guard in order to shave my neck and trim my beard. I've decided to go beardless and am really hoping to find a routine that is comfortable for me and gives me good results.
Thanks for the welcome and so far, I've read some good advice on here. There's just so much, it's hard to tell where to start sometimes.
My current tools:
Merkur 34C safety razor
Simpsons Trafalgar 3 synthetic brush
Proraso white pre-shave, shave cream, and balm set
Astra Plantinum razors - They seem ok so far
Derby razors - Not a fan
Rockwell razors - Haven't tried yet
I have pretty sensitive skin on my neck and chin so I decided to get the Proraso white set of pre-shave cream, shave cream, and aftershave balm to combat this. My results have been pretty good so far but I'm still trying to perfect my shave. I have coarse/this hair and I'm trying to map out my beard to get better results. I am sometimes left with stubble on my chin and mid neck because I'm too afraid to go over it too many times. I used to do that and would walk away from my shave with burns and nicks. I'd like to try to venture into some soaps too. I have ordered a trial size of several Stirling soaps.
I fell into the habit of using my beard trimmer without a guard in order to shave my neck and trim my beard. I've decided to go beardless and am really hoping to find a routine that is comfortable for me and gives me good results.
Thanks for the welcome and so far, I've read some good advice on here. There's just so much, it's hard to tell where to start sometimes.
