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Welcome to B&B!
Welcome to a newbie, from a newbie!
Welcome to B&B, it's never too late to get into DE shaving. I tried once when I was a kid, didn't take to it, and now I've come back to it 40 years on. I'm loving it. Like you I got fed up with the increasing costs of replacement cartridge blades and the lousy shaves they seemed to be giving in recent years.
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I got started yesterday and my first two shaves have went pretty well. I did one shave with soap and one with cream. I got the soap to whip up to a nice lathery cream, but the cream I had trouble with. It was a bit too foamy. Not sure if my brush was too wet or too dry?
Also, I have a question about passes. I read people saying that they make anywhere from 3-6 passes. By this do they mean that they are lathering up as much as six times during a shave?
Also, I have a question about passes. I read people saying that they make anywhere from 3-6 passes. By this do they mean that they are lathering up as much as six times during a shave?
Yes you always re-lather before another pass. A good badger brush should hold enough lather for 3 passes or so.
The idea behind re-lathering is that you always need a barrier between the razor and the face, helps protect against irritation and razor burn. Talking from experiance, helps stop weepers also.
The idea behind re-lathering is that you always need a barrier between the razor and the face, helps protect against irritation and razor burn. Talking from experiance, helps stop weepers also.
Welcome to B&B from another newbie just getting started!
