Thread: Hmm.. First shave complete?

Firstly welcome to the world of straight shaving.

The side burn issue can be easily remedied. just tilt your head slightly forwards and look up, so you'll be looking along the blade in the mirror. I find it easier to just remove the lather (finger width) on the end of the sideburn. Enough glide will remain and you can see where your going to cut. Keep the angle high (30 degrees or so) if you want to cut a new line and don't use too much pressure.

Thats a good tip for any facial hair, if you swipe the lather away with a wet finger it will leave enough slip for a pass. but remember, do it then cut, don't wait around or it will dry.

A cure for your lather is to mix up several test batches, don't shave just make some lather. Stick to one soap and brush for now and just make some lather. Add water make it too wet, don't add water and make it dry, experiment with how much you need to shake your brush out. It won't take many batches and you'll have the soft peaks you need.

Don't forget when your shaving you can add a little water to your lather on your face by just dipping the tips in the water (not to much just a quick touch of the surface of the water).

Your lather will also be drying out because your going a bit slow as your learning. It won't be a problem soon as you'll be up to speed and your lather will last. (But we all add water from time to time so don't worry)

Learning the "touch" will take time to, guaranteed your pressing to hard and making too many passes, but we all went through that too. The important thing is your learning and things will get better with every shave.

Remember it's a skill, and skills take time to master, just like driving a car, some practice was required.

Enjoy….