Hello everyone!
With the wealth of information on this forum and the helpful guidance and generosity of the members I completed my first wet-shave with a DE razor.
With some patience and a little luck I was able to score an excellent condition Gillette Super Adjustable in my birth year for my first shave
Here are the details:
Equipment-
Gillette Super Adjustable Razor W1 -1976 model
Personna Platinum - Red box made in Israel
Semogue 820 boar brush
Stirling Soap - Margaritas in the attic
First shave Impressions -
I purposely didn't shave for 3 days and had a nice amount of growth. I started with the gillette at a 3 setting. What I noticed immediately is the angle of the head is very important to successfully removing the beard. There is a very enjoyable sound as the razor glides across the skin.
With this being my first time wetshaving and using a shave soap i wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I warmed up the brush for a couple minutes and than whisked the brush against the soap which was in a big full sized mug. After a few minutes I had some thin lather. I was hoping for a thicker whipped lather but it seemed after more stirring this would be the consistency. I'm sure I need to work on my lathering technique to get fuller thicker lather.
There was a small amount of lather on the brush and I brushed it across my face. I enjoyed the lemon/lime scent and noticed a cooling sensation on my skin very quickly. It felt very refreshing. I really enjoy the sensation of the brush as I sweep it across my face. There is something very satisfying about lathering my face with a brush that I can't entirely express effectively. While the lather was thin, it offered a lot of protection and glided across the skin.
I did 3 passes and a little clean up afterwards. After my first pass I changed the setting to 4. I noticed a slight improvement in cutting. Each pass I re-lathered and felt the cooling sensation of the soap. The razor is noticeably heavier than my cartridge razors and I can feel this increased weight as I shaved.
As I continued shaving I had a few small nicks and cuts. One that I always get on the bottom of my Adam's apple. All the cuts/nicks were very small with minimal bleeding.
I am very impressed with my first wetshave. The shave is very BBS with minimal irritation or razor burn. With continued practice on my technique I believe I can get even better shaves.
I look forward to many enjoyable years wet-shaving. My cartridge razors have now been officially retired
With the wealth of information on this forum and the helpful guidance and generosity of the members I completed my first wet-shave with a DE razor.
With some patience and a little luck I was able to score an excellent condition Gillette Super Adjustable in my birth year for my first shave
Here are the details:
Equipment-
Gillette Super Adjustable Razor W1 -1976 model
Personna Platinum - Red box made in Israel
Semogue 820 boar brush
Stirling Soap - Margaritas in the attic
First shave Impressions -
I purposely didn't shave for 3 days and had a nice amount of growth. I started with the gillette at a 3 setting. What I noticed immediately is the angle of the head is very important to successfully removing the beard. There is a very enjoyable sound as the razor glides across the skin.
With this being my first time wetshaving and using a shave soap i wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I warmed up the brush for a couple minutes and than whisked the brush against the soap which was in a big full sized mug. After a few minutes I had some thin lather. I was hoping for a thicker whipped lather but it seemed after more stirring this would be the consistency. I'm sure I need to work on my lathering technique to get fuller thicker lather.
There was a small amount of lather on the brush and I brushed it across my face. I enjoyed the lemon/lime scent and noticed a cooling sensation on my skin very quickly. It felt very refreshing. I really enjoy the sensation of the brush as I sweep it across my face. There is something very satisfying about lathering my face with a brush that I can't entirely express effectively. While the lather was thin, it offered a lot of protection and glided across the skin.
I did 3 passes and a little clean up afterwards. After my first pass I changed the setting to 4. I noticed a slight improvement in cutting. Each pass I re-lathered and felt the cooling sensation of the soap. The razor is noticeably heavier than my cartridge razors and I can feel this increased weight as I shaved.
As I continued shaving I had a few small nicks and cuts. One that I always get on the bottom of my Adam's apple. All the cuts/nicks were very small with minimal bleeding.
I am very impressed with my first wetshave. The shave is very BBS with minimal irritation or razor burn. With continued practice on my technique I believe I can get even better shaves.
I look forward to many enjoyable years wet-shaving. My cartridge razors have now been officially retired
