Newbie, my wet shaving technique...

[Akke]

Here maybi some advices for shaving.

Im guys sorry about this post, but i just cant resist showing this special advices...

 

[Benzadmiral]

Ah, sorry, my bad. I know many people on here do have beards and I've always been curious to what exactly they were shaving

I sport a "Commander Riker"-style beard (which I grew some months before he turned up with his in 1988). It just grows that way. So I shave the cheeks down fairly close to the jawline, the two spots without beard tuft on my lower lip, and the throat all the way around and up to the sharp line I keep trimmed in the beard itself.

 

[VBH37118]

Hello,

I recently started into the world of wet shaving...and got seriously hooked.

So much to know/learn, but loving the process.

My first shaves were "not" great, ie: nick's, and some razor burn.

I have a somewhat course beard, mostly around the chin, mouth, moustache area...but, quite "sensitive skin".

I recently purchased a Merker c23, Merker Futur (polished), Kent silver tip badger brush, and mostly Proraso products (all 4 scents).

After many enjoyable hours on YouTube and learning various techniques and adding a couple of my own....my shaves have improved,...not perfect...but, defintely an improvement.

My routine, many my find over kill, but my last 3 shaves, incorporating the following technique...has definitively helped:

1. Hot shower
2. While in the shower, l use just regular hair conditioner on my bearded area of my face, leave it on (duration of the shower) and eventually wash it away.
3. I use Proraso shaving cream (lather up), apply to the face.
4. Then l take a warm, wet towel, and apply over the lathered face, leave on for approx. 2 minutes.

My beard follicles are now smooth and supple.

5. I add a few dabs of beard oil (mountain barber). Work into the face.

6. Followed by Proraso green preshave lotion, work into the face.

7. I fill my sink with hot water, and place my shaving brush/razor and submerge my shaving bowl up to the lip...

To keep the shaving bowl warm and thus prevents the lather from cooling off. I even have a bit of boiling water (from a kettle)...to keep sink water warm.

8. Then use 3 passes, WTG, XTG, ATG.

9. However, what really works for me, l rinse my face (after each pass)...

And use the same preshave technique,
oil, preshave lotion and then warm lather,...for each pass.

10. After the 3rd pass, l use wet allum bar.

11. Then Rinse face, apply Proraso green aftershave balm (moisturizing/cooling effect).

12. I also use a Proraso aftershave splash, but just on the back of neck...for a fresh scent and a bit clubman talcum powder.

13. When l'm done...a use a ice pack (wrapped in cotton cloth holder) and apply to the face...to further help cool the face and close the pores (5 minutes).

Yes, probably overkill...but, no razor burn...and rarely a nick...close to bbs.

Now l really look forward to a wet shave. I love the whole process, put on a bit of jazz music, and enjoy the time spent.

PS: Due to the close bbs shave, l don't need to shave for a couple of days.

Thanks for reading,
Art.

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As time goes by your shaving technique will increase so that you will need less than a quarter of that prep, good luck