Its been a little over a month now and I am enjoying everything so far. I starts with Wilkinson Sword Blades and a Gillette Fatboy using VDH deluxe and Glycerin soaps, generic brush. I was getting a DFS every day, once my technique and lathering skills started to improve (long way to go still ). I decided to try different blades, and got a blade sampler from West Coast Shaving. I first tried the Bic blades. First shave was a disaster, with cuts, and it sounded like my whiskers were laughing at me. next day I increased the setting on the razor, while a little better I could still hear my face laughing to me. It was like I was shaving but the hairs refused to be cut. I thought maybe it was a dud blade, so I tried another one. Same awful results, with a sore red face, very little cutting (even though it sounded like it). decided that the Bic blades in this razor just didn't work. Today, i tried Red Personas (but didn't tell my beard). I could hear it mocking me during prep and Lathering. The beard started mocking until the razor hit the lather, then nothing but quiet as the blade sliced thru my stubble back to DFS. my face feels wonderful again.
So my question to those that have been at this a while. Can the quality of your beard get "tougher" the more you shave?
So my question to those that have been at this a while. Can the quality of your beard get "tougher" the more you shave?