So I have been lurking and bought the following:
EJ 89L
Omega Professional Brush
EJ Brush Stand
VdH Deluxe Soap (plan on switching to Luxury or other brand soon - bought this because it was only at Walgreens)
Blade Sampler with:
Derby Extra
Feather
Treet Platinum
Gillette Silver Blue
Gillette 7 O'clock
Gillette Goal Stainless
Gillette Nacet Stainless
Nacet Platinum
Super-Max Platinum
Super-Max Super Stainless
Astra Superior Platinum
Blue Bird (school bus?)
Trig Silver Edge Stainless Steel Blade
BiC
I see now that sample pack was stupid. I should have bought one with a handful of popular brands instead of one blade each of blades I never hear talked about. Luckily my Jagger came with 5 Derby Extras.
Alright so I got home from work with the soap, found my stuff in the mail and decided it was time to shave :D. I put my brush in a bowl with dish soap for around 10 minutes and then lose patience. I hop in the shower after using Lectric Shave. After getting out of the shower I clean the brush off (takes forever to get the soap out!). I then soap it up using this method http://ift.tt/1nN2iBk. Next time I'll take pictures so you can judge my lather.
So I lather my face up and start shaving. I'm quite nervous about the angle and can't figure out how to not use pressure. Anyways, I get it to cut but there sure was a lot of hair left over after the two passes I did WTG. I'm also nervous because I have been shaving with an electric razor and cartridge razors and my skin is still irritated. That's why I am switching -I have acne only where I consistently irritate my skin.
I have work tomorrow so I am going to try and shave again. If I am unable to get a reasonable shave, I guess I'll finish with my electric :/.
Any advice is welcome and appreciated. As for my goatee, I assume I won't able to shave around that well until I am brave enough for XTG?
Today is my last day of work (work at a middle school), so I assume I should let my beard rest a few days to reduce irritation?
What soap and pre/post would you recommend? I have a Barbasol with Menthol I used to use and I noticed it would really heat my face up. I'm worried that I may be allergic to menthol, but the products that seem the best for me right now were Proraso with menthol. What do y'all think?
Edit: Also, opinions on blades?
EJ 89L
Omega Professional Brush
EJ Brush Stand
VdH Deluxe Soap (plan on switching to Luxury or other brand soon - bought this because it was only at Walgreens)
Blade Sampler with:
Derby Extra
Feather
Treet Platinum
Gillette Silver Blue
Gillette 7 O'clock
Gillette Goal Stainless
Gillette Nacet Stainless
Nacet Platinum
Super-Max Platinum
Super-Max Super Stainless
Astra Superior Platinum
Blue Bird (school bus?)
Trig Silver Edge Stainless Steel Blade
BiC
I see now that sample pack was stupid. I should have bought one with a handful of popular brands instead of one blade each of blades I never hear talked about. Luckily my Jagger came with 5 Derby Extras.
Alright so I got home from work with the soap, found my stuff in the mail and decided it was time to shave :D. I put my brush in a bowl with dish soap for around 10 minutes and then lose patience. I hop in the shower after using Lectric Shave. After getting out of the shower I clean the brush off (takes forever to get the soap out!). I then soap it up using this method http://ift.tt/1nN2iBk. Next time I'll take pictures so you can judge my lather.
So I lather my face up and start shaving. I'm quite nervous about the angle and can't figure out how to not use pressure. Anyways, I get it to cut but there sure was a lot of hair left over after the two passes I did WTG. I'm also nervous because I have been shaving with an electric razor and cartridge razors and my skin is still irritated. That's why I am switching -I have acne only where I consistently irritate my skin.
I have work tomorrow so I am going to try and shave again. If I am unable to get a reasonable shave, I guess I'll finish with my electric :/.
Any advice is welcome and appreciated. As for my goatee, I assume I won't able to shave around that well until I am brave enough for XTG?
Today is my last day of work (work at a middle school), so I assume I should let my beard rest a few days to reduce irritation?
What soap and pre/post would you recommend? I have a Barbasol with Menthol I used to use and I noticed it would really heat my face up. I'm worried that I may be allergic to menthol, but the products that seem the best for me right now were Proraso with menthol. What do y'all think?
Edit: Also, opinions on blades?
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