Well, 2 shaves in and I must say, I can see how this becomes rather addictive. My first attempt - I think I made my lather too dry. WTG was actually a little disappointing; lots of areas look like they didn't even get touched(probably bad blade angle). Took my time, hardly any pressure(sometimes needed to add pressure to get any action/again probably bad blade angle), rinsed razor regularly, short strokes, etc...only one nick on my chin. Second pass, XTG, nice and slow, more difficult to find/keep proper blade angle. Played around too much, started going over dry areas and decided to stop(best move I made all day). Overall, I'd call it a success. Second shave today - a little more confident, made lather too wet, WTG & ATG everywhere and then a little ATG on my neck. Called it quits before I got into trouble. Very little irritation, fairly smooth shave. Total time from walking into the bathroom, shower, shave and cleanup = 45 minutes.
Some observations - blade angle is key, don't shoot for perfection yet, & don't shave over dry areas again.
One question though - is it possible to have too much lather on your face? It seems like the blade got clogged pretty quick my first time around so I cut back on my second shave on the amount of lather on my face. Seems like it helped, but not sure. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Some observations - blade angle is key, don't shoot for perfection yet, & don't shave over dry areas again.
One question though - is it possible to have too much lather on your face? It seems like the blade got clogged pretty quick my first time around so I cut back on my second shave on the amount of lather on my face. Seems like it helped, but not sure. Any thoughts? Thanks.
. If I use a pre shave oil and a thick cream, sometimes my razor gets pretty gunked up. When that happens I have to disassemble it to clean it, but I haven't noticed a problem with the shave. It's good to have a lot of lubricity. Less irritation. You are right about stopping before you really want to, smart move. Sometimes less is better. I learned that the hard way. I now enjoy shaving! Good luck.
