I started wet shaving in late-2018, and I’ve been lurking on this forum since then. I have found this forum to be a great source of information throughout that time.
For me, the wet shaving learning curve has been very steep. I got into this because I’ve always managed to irritate my skin, especially my neck, with electric razors. I could never use cartridge razors. Since I started wet shaving, I’ve gone through phases with good results and others where it consistently looked like I shaved with a cheese grater. I’ve also given up a few times, but the hobby keeps calling me back because I know the potential to get good my best results is with wet shaving.
This spring, after giving up for a couple months, I started wet shaving again. I’m now getting the most consistently good results I’ve ever managed to achieve. I’m not sure what I can attribute the improved results to, but I think it’s locking my wrist (moving the razor with my shoulder instead of my hand) and maintaining a shallow angle with all razors. The good results I have been getting finally gave me the confidence to start shaving ATG, which has been much smoother than I anticipated (I used to think guys on here were crazy when they would talk about going ATG).
Like many guys on here, I’ve acquired a RIDICULOUS number of razors along the way. However, now that I’m consistently getting respectable results, I feel I’m in a better position to evaluate how these razors work for me.
For me, the wet shaving learning curve has been very steep. I got into this because I’ve always managed to irritate my skin, especially my neck, with electric razors. I could never use cartridge razors. Since I started wet shaving, I’ve gone through phases with good results and others where it consistently looked like I shaved with a cheese grater. I’ve also given up a few times, but the hobby keeps calling me back because I know the potential to get good my best results is with wet shaving.
This spring, after giving up for a couple months, I started wet shaving again. I’m now getting the most consistently good results I’ve ever managed to achieve. I’m not sure what I can attribute the improved results to, but I think it’s locking my wrist (moving the razor with my shoulder instead of my hand) and maintaining a shallow angle with all razors. The good results I have been getting finally gave me the confidence to start shaving ATG, which has been much smoother than I anticipated (I used to think guys on here were crazy when they would talk about going ATG).
Like many guys on here, I’ve acquired a RIDICULOUS number of razors along the way. However, now that I’m consistently getting respectable results, I feel I’m in a better position to evaluate how these razors work for me.