I prefer a comfortable ‘no nonsense’ shave like today‘s with a Personna lab on day 7 to a ‘high-wire act’ with a Feather blade on day 1! YMMV for sure, but that’s what I prefer first thing in the AM!
That sounds like a "too thick" lather problem to me.Learned a shave can feel buttery smooth and still be a scraper to the neck or face later.
I soon learned, after watching a few yogurt consistency lather videos on YouTube, I got much better shaves when I added more water to the soap/cream and ended up with a thinner? lather.That sounds like a "too thick" lather problem to me.
Of course I could be very wrong, I often am.
That sounds like a "too thick" lather problem to me.
I have been using only cold water for months. For me it helps diminish neck irritation.Our small hotel ran out of hot water here on Nusa Penida, an island off of Bali.
I had tried cold water shaving a couple times and wasn’t that impressed, but this evening around 7PM, Sunday (12 hours ahead of East coast time), I had a wonderful shave.
I don’t rinse between passes. For me, it just rinses off the per-shave, but I’m going to keep cold water shaving here to see if I continue to have great shaves repeatedly.I have been using only cold water for months. For me it helps diminish neck irritation.
I learned a trick and forgot which member brought it up recently. A preshave face lathering and rinse before a secondary shave lather is fantastic prep. Much thanks member X!
Interesting not rinsing. It bugs me, some of my badgers are like sponges and soak up lots of the residual water when I rinse. Last pass, the lather barely paints on unless I squeeze out the brush first. Thanks, I’ll try not rinsing.I don’t rinse between passes. For me, it just rinses off the per-shave, but I’m going to keep cold water shaving here to see if I continue to have great shaves repeatedly.
I do the one-handed rinse to test how slick things are feeling. I never completely rinse between passes. Never have. Shaving with cold water and rinsing your razor in cold vs. hot water has many benefits IMO, mostly in reducing the risk of irritation. When winter hits (we get real winter here), I move to tepid water unless I can handle the cold on a given day.I don’t rinse between passes. For me, it just rinses off the per-shave, but I’m going to keep cold water shaving here to see if I continue to have great shaves repeatedly.