I am new to wet shaving. I am taking things slow, and have about 4-5 shaves under my belt. I have a (basic) Merkur long handle and I am using Merkur blades. I am in a holding pattern with Scotto on cream samples and am still using Barbasol shaving cream. I am using a badger brush to apply the cream to my face. I am finding that the Merkur blades are not giving me a close shave. I am trying to get a grip on how my facial hairs grow and do perform a N-S pass and a S-N pass and am bit concerned on my neck with a S-N pass. Should I try a different blade? Should I wait for the creams to arrive and see how the blade responds? Will the high end creams really make shaving different? Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Thank you.