Hello from sunny Greece!
I am new at DE shaving and just registered on here!
I would like to ask some questions regarding my set up, my technique and pimples!
This is my set up: (I bought it a week ago)
Lord L6
Lord and feather blades
Proraso shaving soap (the red one)
Proraso preshave (the green one)
Omega 49 boar bristle brush
Noxzema sensitive skin shaving creme
Str8 after shave
Noxzema Cool Carbon balm
I used to shave with gilette mach 3. Last time i used mach 3 (i then switched to DE) i went against the grain. The result was a very smooth shave but i got pimples around my mouth the next day.
I have since shaved 3 times with the Lord L6 and i must say it's mild. Milder than i expected coming from the mach 3 anyhow. I used the three pass technique (with the grain, across the grain and against the grain) and got a very smooth result. The problem is that I still got some pimples the next day around my mouth and at the angle of the face, where the upper face skin meets the neck skin, where it was kinda painful to shave across.
1) Do you have any suggestions regarding my technique and how I will get a deep shave without the pimples? I don't have any other problems like irritation and what not. Only small pimples filled with pus.
2) Do you have any recommendations regarding my gear? I bought feather blades because i wanted something sharp (I know i probably shouldn't being a noob) and i found out that the lord blade was equally as sharp.
Again, hello to everybody and any advice would be very helpful!!
Thanks in advance!
Mike
I am new at DE shaving and just registered on here!
I would like to ask some questions regarding my set up, my technique and pimples!
This is my set up: (I bought it a week ago)
Lord L6
Lord and feather blades
Proraso shaving soap (the red one)
Proraso preshave (the green one)
Omega 49 boar bristle brush
Noxzema sensitive skin shaving creme
Str8 after shave
Noxzema Cool Carbon balm
I used to shave with gilette mach 3. Last time i used mach 3 (i then switched to DE) i went against the grain. The result was a very smooth shave but i got pimples around my mouth the next day.
I have since shaved 3 times with the Lord L6 and i must say it's mild. Milder than i expected coming from the mach 3 anyhow. I used the three pass technique (with the grain, across the grain and against the grain) and got a very smooth result. The problem is that I still got some pimples the next day around my mouth and at the angle of the face, where the upper face skin meets the neck skin, where it was kinda painful to shave across.
1) Do you have any suggestions regarding my technique and how I will get a deep shave without the pimples? I don't have any other problems like irritation and what not. Only small pimples filled with pus.
2) Do you have any recommendations regarding my gear? I bought feather blades because i wanted something sharp (I know i probably shouldn't being a noob) and i found out that the lord blade was equally as sharp.
Again, hello to everybody and any advice would be very helpful!!
Thanks in advance!
Mike