First Time DE SHave

Hi All,

Was just bought my first DE shave kit for my birthday, EJ89 razor, EJ Best Badger brush, EJ Bowel and Sandlewood puck and stand.

I got a bunch of different blades, including Bic, Feather, Derby, Shark and a couple others.

Funnily enough, I have now decided to grow out my beard and so have only had to tidy up my neckline which I did about 15mins ago.

First pass with the grain went well with no problems. Second Pass I atttempted to go against the grain and ended upo with my razor looking like it was the key suspected murder weapon in a triple homicide, my neck being one of the victims.

I started with the BIC for the with grain pass which went well, although seemed to really tug on the against the grain pass which is where the damage was done. I naturally have quite thick facial hair and think perhaps the bic isn't sharp enough for my hair... thoughts?

Was the idea of going against the grain on the second pass the wrong idea? Also found I felt a lot of the time as though my angle was too steep, wiping away my lather without actually cutting... I couldn't decide if this was actually the case or if years of shaving with a cartridge with a lot of surface area on the skin has dulled my senses and the cutting from the single DE blade wasn't detected due to its minimal sensation while cutting...

Quick question, is there such a think as having too much lather on your face? Does this impact at all?

Interested in sticking around and learning more.

Oh I'm from NZ :)

Thanks

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First Time DE SHave