Thread: Worst shave ever!!!

Originally Posted by BobH

Congrats, looks like you are on the right track.

Bob

Did you consider he may be on the left track?
Why is always about the right track?
And another thing why will people always "be right back"?
This forces me to be left front to keep things balanced.....

Anyways I am glad to hear it is coming together for you Bigirishkey time to sit back and enjoy the ride.

Originally Posted by pfries

Did you consider he may be on the left track?
Why is always about the right track?
And another thing why will people always "be right back"?
This forces me to be left front to keep things balanced.....

Alrighty then, both sides move toward the center! Oh, wait a minute that doesn't seem to work either. I guess we're buggered then.

Bob

Originally Posted by Brenngun

When it's time to shave use little to no pressure. Keep your blade angle close to your face. If this doesn't remove hair increase your angle slightly but do not increase pressure. Your looking for that magical angle with little pressure that removes hair but leaves your skin on your face. Last thing. Make sure your stretching while you shave and I don't mean your hamstrings.

Best info ever. I will search for that magical angle every stroke of my shave. Too little and it's not close and smooth. Too much and I'm scraping skin or my blade is diving into my face. Couple the magic angle with little to no pressure and that equals a great shave every time. Sometimes I can almost feel the edge perfectly when I get that angle. Almost like I can feel where the bevel stops and the edge starts. Crazy?

This happens to me once a week. As I am relatively new as well. Its usually when I don't go through with prep as well. Make sure my whiskers are noticibly softer while in the shower. I'll massage my face while in hot water shower unl its soft. Then lather, strop, clean off lather and re lather then shave.

Alum block is your friend, a member told me to buy it and it'd change my life. He was right lol

Then of course I have two or three morr great shaves and think I'm some BA old timey barber and slack then it happens, a horrible irritated bloody shave. Wait two days and back to the beginning.

P.S. another good one I learned here. Use enough pressure to wipe the lather off your face instead of wiping whiskers off. This single sentence made the most impact on my technique (or lack thereof)

Atta boy, Kev!

Originally Posted by showmeshiner

This happens to me once a week. As I am relatively new as well. Its usually when I don't go through with prep as well. Make sure my whiskers are noticibly softer while in the shower. I'll massage my face while in hot water shower unl its soft. Then lather, strop, clean off lather and re lather then shave.

Alum block is your friend, a member told me to buy it and it'd change my life. He was right lol

Then of course I have two or three morr great shaves and think I'm some BA old timey barber and slack then it happens, a horrible irritated bloody shave. Wait two days and back to the beginning.

P.S. another good one I learned here. Use enough pressure to wipe the lather off your face instead of wiping whiskers off. This single sentence made the most impact on my technique (or lack thereof)

So when are you going to try the cold shave route...I tried it and have never gone back!

I have a very thick and very tough beard. Grows super fast too. Maybe I'll try it sometime. Until then it's very relaxing how I'm doing it now. Plus firefighters are afraid of change lol

Originally Posted by 10Pups

It sounds like over confidence rash. Or a rash of overconfidence. To much pressure is usually the culprit. Slow down and use a lighter touch next time. The after shave is like gas on a fire. Once is enough. Alum block or styptic pencil is good for stopping the blood flow and helps with the healing. Cool water on the face will help with the fire. then leave it alone. Maybe later put some lotion on it. What ever you did this shave,,,,,don't do it again. :<0) Think about the differences like , prep, pressure, angle, you want to cut hair not scrape it off your face.

10 Pups has real good advice. I grew up on a farm where we raised gardens and killed hogs. it took me a long time to remember that I was shaving my face and not scraping a hog. just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks. and before anyone else says it TRICKS ARENT JUST FOR KIDS.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

A Belgian Coticule is a natural stone upon which you pray your razor is getting sharp as you move it back and fourth.

Since this thread has bounced up again I wanted to tip my brush to 10Pups for one of the best descriptions of a Belgian Coticule. I spray painted my desk with my morning coffee reading this post.

Originally Posted by Steel

Sometimes I can almost feel the edge perfectly when I get that angle. Almost like I can feel where the bevel stops and the edge starts. Crazy?

Crazy good!! Otherwise known as a state of shaving Zen.

Originally Posted by Phrank

So when are you going to try the cold shave route...I tried it and have never gone back!

Truer words were never spoken. Also agree with Phrank that Porasso makes some of the best "bang for bucks" shave products.


Bigirishkev - Any chance for an update. Did any of this high priced help work?

Strange seeing this old post emerge again.
I invested in a decent brush and a few different types of soaps.
But the big difference to my shave was the amount of pressure I used. As little pressure as humanly possible is the key.
I still don't get a perfect shave every time but my bad shaves are very rare these days thanks to the advice I got from the guys on here