Also make sure your brush is wet. Use as much cream as you like. Don't ever worry about using too much as a tube lasts forever
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Shave of the day 2013
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Also make sure your brush is wet. Use as much cream as you like. Don't ever worry about using too much as a tube lasts forever
Drubbing
110% Smiley-Free
Yeah, the problem there is the Slim. It's sucking all the mojo out of one of the greatest blades ever produced. You need a 34C.
Drubbing
110% Smiley-Free
Well, i've had my first DE shaveI used the twist to open shaver given to me by JugV2 with the astra blade. For the cream i used the dj harris sampler 'almond' type. My first lather was a bit of a disaster, as i was shaving is started drying and flaking off. I stopped and tried again, this time i think i may have overdone the water as i could still see my skin under the lather, if that makes sense (but there was no air bubbles).
Practice. You don't need to shave to do that, and it'll make subsequent shaves easier. More cream is better, it needs more water (added as you go), but then you're unlikely to drown it. Worse case is you make too much and you clean the sink with it. Makes wives happy... apparently.
As far as cream volume is concerned it's a dollop the size of a walnut (I think that's the general expression). Nothing wrong with starting off with too much cream, it's just that by the time it's the right consistency (aim for yoghurt) you end up with it dripping down to your elbows.
If it pleases m'lord I believe my learned colleague was referring to the "almond"
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
Shelled or unshelled PJ? Unshelled he'll be floating!
I recommend as below.
As the guys say though err on the side of using too much rather than to little Dreddy. I also prefer with creams to try and put it down inside the bristles a bit. It's inside the brush where the cream or soap gets a good beating not just right on the tips.
Lathering is really the key to wet-shaving IMO. Excellent lather can make up for a multitude of hardware and technique deficiencies. Bad lather is hard to overcome with the best hardware and technique.
Expect several "aha!" type moments as you learn your way around your brush
I recommend as below.
As the guys say though err on the side of using too much rather than to little Dreddy. I also prefer with creams to try and put it down inside the bristles a bit. It's inside the brush where the cream or soap gets a good beating not just right on the tips.
Lathering is really the key to wet-shaving IMO. Excellent lather can make up for a multitude of hardware and technique deficiencies. Bad lather is hard to overcome with the best hardware and technique.
Expect several "aha!" type moments as you learn your way around your brush
I had a feeling the walnut was the wrong nut.
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
Oh Yeah...
Well done on the first shave mate! Went the second pass on the lower neck? You have balls that is probably one of the hardest to get smooth areas for me!
Well done on the first shave mate! Went the second pass on the lower neck? You have balls that is probably one of the hardest to get smooth areas for me!
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
That's what all that SE shaving does to a mans brain PJ!
mmmm, the toothpaste looks about the size of an shelled peanut
In time you will work out the right amount to use but for now just use whatever you feel comfortable with. Soaps are good to work with because you can face lather or bowl lather until you get the loading of the brush right. You want your brush wet though. Have to stress that.
gthomas04
...was Drubbing's first. AKA Captain Tightarse
mmmm, the toothpaste looks about the size of an shelled peanut
Good rule of thumb - If the lather runs down your arm and drops off your elbow into the sink - your probably using a touch too much water.
If the lather is removing your whiskers along with a certain amount of skin then it may be a tad dry.
Work out a happy medium between these two and you too can pontificate on the difference between walnuts and almonds.
..............pontificate on the difference between walnuts and almonds.
He's already pontificted that one to a shelled peanut.
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
Newbs start at the bottom with peanuts. In time they can experience the dizzying climb up the nut analogy ladder!
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
The goatee is slain!
ARKO!
Semogue 830
Merkurial 34C
Sp..sp..sp (Spit it out man! ) Spoiler
Alum
Nivea ASB "Sensitive" - Just like my feelings.
Arko...it's been a few weeks.. freaking awesome stuff! Face latherers delight.
Spoiler has finally smoothed out significantly yet it is still really sharp.
Good shave all round.
ARKO!
Semogue 830
Merkurial 34C
Sp..sp..sp (Spit it out man! ) Spoiler
Alum
Nivea ASB "Sensitive" - Just like my feelings.
Arko...it's been a few weeks.. freaking awesome stuff! Face latherers delight.
Spoiler has finally smoothed out significantly yet it is still really sharp.
Good shave all round.
Shelled or unshelled PJ? Unshelled he'll be floating!
I recommend as below.
Expect several "aha!" type moments as you learn your way around your brush
Like... "Aha! Maybe I should use a different brush to lather with" ?
SmallYetDeadly
Brotherhood of Fanbois
I'll pay that!
gthomas04
...was Drubbing's first. AKA Captain Tightarse
Now, unless your goatee was Ho Chi Minh style of three hairs growing out of a mole you will have much more face territory to swirl your 34C ARKO!batically across the skin.
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