Thread: Do you ever feel like you're getting worse at shaving?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Harold, I see you joined in June. Have you been straight shaving long?
I ask because as the winter comes here, the skin drys up and the hairs get stiffer. Like an old dog! I find I need a bit more prep and skin care in the winter months in order to get as good a shave as in the warm ones. Took me a while to correllate this time of year and shaves falling off a bit. Nothing had changed but my face! I am pretty sure it would be even more so in a colder clime as yours.
Tom

Yes, here where we're currently in a nice blizzard like snow storm, with -10 -20 degress, the air is supremely dry here. I had to put some Fromm Strop conditioner on my strops because they were literally becoming brittle...so yes, as sharptonn says, sometimes when it's dry, a bit of extra prep goes a long way. I've been using a sample of E-Shave pre-shave oil (very nice) or my Proraso pre-shave...does make a difference!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Harold, I see you joined in June. Have you been straight shaving long?
I ask because as the winter comes here, the skin drys up and the hairs get stiffer. Like an old dog! I find I need a bit more prep and skin care in the winter months in order to get as good a shave as in the warm ones. Took me a while to correllate this time of year and shaves falling off a bit. Nothing had changed but my face! I am pretty sure it would be even more so in a colder clime as yours.

My favorite cure is about 6 drops of vitamin E oil rubbed in good before bed. For some reason, if it is cold, I get a better shave with 1 hot towel-over -lather than the customary 2!
Tom

No, not since I first tried 30 years ago for a few months. It could be what you describe and I'll experiment changing things up some.

I'm tempted to try cold water, but have had times when in the Army that I had to do that, and wasn't very fond of it.

I'm trying everything else first! I do hot towel over lather now. Maybe I'll try changing just one thing at a time.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Harold, I see you joined in June. Have you been straight shaving long?
I ask because as the winter comes here, the skin drys up and the hairs get stiffer. Like an old dog! I find I need a bit more prep and skin care in the winter months in order to get as good a shave as in the warm ones. Took me a while to correllate this time of year and shaves falling off a bit. Nothing had changed but my face! I am pretty sure it would be even more so in a colder clime as yours.
Tom

Sharpton. this is a great post
weather has alot to do with skin condition and shaving, we have been in the 20s for two weeks,not that cold for some,about 20% Humiidty
Makes a diff.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Maybe I'll try changing just one thing at a time.

Words of wisdom, Harold! Just this bit of wisdom will help you thru any problems.
Use what you have to correct. I have used hand lotion in the past
I just settled on the E oil as it works great for me. I apply before bedtime and it has soaked in overnite for my morning shave. I truly feel into the skin AND hairs. Too greasy to apply directly before shaving, to me.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Sharpton. this is a great post
weather has alot to do with skin condition and shaving, we have been in the 20s for two weeks,not that cold for some,about 20% Humiidty
Makes a diff.

So true, Pixel. The other morning, I grabbed the Trumper's limes and face lathered a wad and shaved with a big Sheffield. Pretty stingy shave and not so close. Slightly irritated for half a day. I realized I had not prepped and was only dreaming of a summer shave! Didn't happen!

Mebbe I will do the prep and go with somethin creamier and go with it again tomorrow morning with the same razor and report back.
Harold could do the same?

I think we all tend to hit the wall after a certain period of time. Gain a bit of confidence, expectations go up, you think you have it all nailed down and then you get knocked down a few pegs. I know it happened to me. Hell, after my first handful of shaves I didn't cut myself and I thought it was easy, until I got that first slice....

I've always said you can't hit 'em out of the park all the time. Even now my shaves are very consistent but there's that odd time where I think I could have done a little better. But there's always tomorrow, right?

Originally Posted by Phrank

Spent a lot of time tracking down a nice DD Goldedge, it's in awesome shape, honed by a professional, used it three times, and every time I've used it, it's bitten me. I think maybe I'll give it one or two more tries, and either decide just to hold onto the darn thing, or sell it, with a warning that it's cursed!!

Phrank, I've heard of cursed DD's and it is a potentially cataclysmic situation. Before the curse bleeds over to your other razors, or worse transubstantiates to a full corporeal apparition, sell it to me. I'll take the bullet for you my friend!

Originally Posted by ColonelG

Phrank, I've heard of cursed DD's and it is a potentially cataclysmic situation. Before the curse bleeds over to your other razors, or worse transubstantiates to a full corporeal apparition, sell it to me. I'll take the bullet for you my friend!

I'm sorry, I'm quite fond of my American neighbors, so the last thing I'd want to do is send the cursed blade south of the border, especially to an Officer and a Gentlman!!

Can you imagine the headlines!?! Forget Rob Ford, it would be like, "Crazy Canuck curses America with a Duck!!! Sinks Aircraft carrier!"

Winter shaves. Moisturize and winterize. Use the proper soap, something more creamy and wet for lather, preshaves, all that! Different preps for different folks, and climates!
Proceed, Gentlemen!

Phrank,

I needed that one!!!!!

Thanks!!

Howard

Like Wednesday when I was shaving XTG on my left side and started looking at the hair on my left ear and cut into my cheer?
No. shaving about the same!