Hello from Denmark!

[Emthor]

Hi, Mark from Denmark here. I recently signed up to other wet shaving related forums - and thought it check in with you guys as well
Wet shaving is a new hobby that i picked up 2-3 months ago. And since then, it's super hard not to buy and try out new products!
Yesterday, i placed a bid for a Gillette Fatboy, which after watching hundreds of videoes, i need to try out

After not using any razors in years, i had forgotten how sensitive my skin was (also the reason that i grew a beard) and how much i HATED shaving.
So after many hours on different forums, webshops and videos i bought an Edwin Jagger DE89, and pretty much instantly knew that this hobby was gonna "grow" on me


Anyways, thanks for reading.

 

[Lightcs1776]

Welcome to the forums, Mark.

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[Venom8431]

Welcome, Emthor! Glad you are having such a positive experience. Good luck on the Fatboy.

 

[Esox]

Welcome from Canada!

 

[OhioBob]

Welcome to B & B! I started with a EJ D-89 and it’s a great razor. Don’t fall down the rabbit hole like I did constantly searching for the greatest razor. Perfect your technique with the EJ. Enjoy your new hobby!

 

[Emthor]

Welcome to B & B! I started with a EJ D-89 and it’s a great razor. Don’t fall down the rabbit hole like I did constantly searching for the greatest razor. Perfect your technique with the EJ. Enjoy your new hobby!

Thanks for the tips.
At the moment i'm getting a lot of irritation, especially on my neck area. Which is probably caused by bad technique/faulty face mapping. This is however a spot where i have always felt irritation after shaves.

Due to my lack of experience i wanted to try an adjustable, just to feel mild vs aggressive.
And i feel that the fatboy isn't a bad razor to have in the den

 

[OhioBob]

In my opinion a slim or super adjustable is a better choice than a Fatboy. They are cheaper and I find they shave better as they have a slimmer head and allow you to better shave under your nose. I like you felt I needed a Fatboy but found I didn’t use it so I sold it. Others will disagree with me about a Fatboy.

Your irritation is definitely from lack of experience and not getting down the mapping of your beard. Prep of your beard could also be a factor.

An adjustable is often beneficial when starting this hobby, but experience is the real key. From my experience a more aggressive razor develops more irritation but your experience may differ. Just my $.02 worth.

 

[Kevy]

Welcome Mark

 

[Emthor]

In my opinion a slim or super adjustable is a better choice than a Fatboy. They are cheaper and I find they shave better as they have a slimmer head and allow you to better shave under your nose. I like you felt I needed a Fatboy but found I didn’t use it so I sold it. Others will disagree with me about a Fatboy.

Your irritation is definitely from lack of experience and not getting down the mapping of your beard. Prep of your beard could also be a factor.

An adjustable is often beneficial when starting this hobby, but experience is the real key. From my experience a more aggressive razor develops more irritation but your experience may differ. Just my $.02 worth.

Only one way to find out i guess I'm feeling the EJ89 "tugging" my whiskers no matter the blade i put in it.
My thought was that the razor wasn't aggressive enough.

Not sure if i'm right or not

 

[Emthor]

Welcome Mark

Thank you.
And thank you for being one of the people who made me try traditional wet shaving

 

[NickCutlip]

Welcome to B&B, Mark !!

 

[BJJ Shaver]

Welcome! I’ve got a daughter in Copenhagen. I visited this summer for the first time. Damn! That is one of THE most beautiful cities. She’s really enjoying it.

 

[emwolf]

welcome! Just visited Denmark a couple years ago (Copenhagen and some surround areas). Really loved the country, food, and culture (my wife's paternal grandparents both immigrated from Denmark to the US around 1910).

 

[ajkel64]

Welcome to the forum Mark, thanks for checking in with us.

 

[Invicta]

Welcome to B&B.

 

[BigJ]

Welcome aboard!

 

[dmshaver]

Hi Mark, welcome!

 

[Lorteodt]

Hi Mark, welcome in the club, iam also from denmark, I have been going for two month now and I also had some problems with irritated skin. I have been using tend skin product to get rid of red bumps, and they are almost gone. I also find that the mapping helped a lot. I bought a fatboy and a gillette super speed and I must say that the super speed are easier and more forgiving! (But the weight and build quality of Fatboy is great) hang in there ;0)