Thread: "Shave ready" and ready to shave

Originally Posted by lostinhk

Wow, just wow.

After rereading your post a few times, how come you didn't stop when half your face was bleeding (just a guess based on the picture)? I have no idea how your felt fine after that shave but raw with the DE later. You are definitely a bigger man than I am to have finished that straight shave.

From my own experience, it looks like the razor just pulled the hairs out. No cutting whatsoever. The razor from SRD will actually shave you but you should still expect to feel raw. The raw feeling is from poor technique. The bleeding was from the dull edge.

I think you need to get a milder DE razor to use while learning the straights. This way you can still shave while your skin continues to heal between straight shaves. It took me 6-7 straight shaves to finally not get that raw feeling.

From reading the forums many times, you will learn not to trust the term 'shave ready' from unknown sellers. You should always test it first before taking it to your face.

The thing is that my face wasn't bleeding, more than the occasional weeper. So I don't know. What I do know is that I'm sometimes too stubborn for my own good (stupid, really). So I assumed that the rawness I felt was due to my face not being used to a straight razor and to me being inexperienced when using it.

That's good to know, about the rawness. Since I probably will feel less inclined to continue if I start feeling raw again, considering how I look right now. I just need to know the line between raw because of not being used to a straight, and raw because of scraping off all the skin in my face.

That's also a good tip. Though I have to wait a whíle before I can fund a new DE. I'm probably going to invest in new blades though (I'm using Feather blades atm), to see if that can smooth things out.

Haha. I don't think I need to read the forums to not trust the "shave ready"-term after my little adventure. But I get your point!

Bergstedt, A hot shower won't interfere. Use a cold water facial rinse before you lather and make your lather with cold water. A cold water rinse after shaving helps tighten the pores up and is refreshing.

As for Mentor in your area, I haven't spotted any but there are a number of SRP members in Stockholm. Among them is a MrMagnus. Young, but an experienced SRP member. Has good knowledge and I'm sure would be more than happy to help you achieve your goal. Send him a PM and see how it goes. And keep us informed of your progress.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Bergstedt, A hot shower won't interfere. Use a cold water facial rinse before you lather and make your lather with cold water. A cold water rinse after shaving helps tighten the pores up and is refreshing.

As for Mentor in your area, I haven't spotted any but there are a number of SRP members in Stockholm. Among them is a MrMagnus. Young, but an experienced SRP member. Has good knowledge and I'm sure would be more than happy to help you achieve your goal. Send him a PM and see how it goes. And keep us informed of your progress.

Ok, great. Thanks. Also a question regarding pre-shave oils/creams: do I apply them between every pass as we'll, or only for the first pass?

Thanks! I just did.

And yes, I will. That's half the fun: the exchange of info and knowledge.

Pre-shave is just that, only before you lather. And make sure that you are using as little pressure as possible on the razor.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Pre-shave is just that, only before you lather. And make sure that you are using as little pressure as possible on the razor.

Ok, great. Thanks.

Will do!