Is the shaving cream, the technique, or the blade?
Hi, everyone, I've shaved twice with my new straight razor and I'm having a little difficulty. The razor seems to be sticking to my hair and not cutting it. I end up making multiple short passes in order to get a close enough shave. What's strange is that I got the razor from Vintage Blades, and they are adament about their process of making the razors shave ready. Additionally, I did not stop the razor before the first shave so I would know what "shave ready" felt like, and the shave only improved after stropping, so I dont think my stopping technique is bad. The only thing I can think of is that I'm just using regular barbisol shaving cream (with oil beforehand though), and my face does feel very dry when using the straight razor (even though I do wet my face pretty thoroughly when applying the cream). Do you all think the cream will just not cut it and I need to get a brush and soap? Or maybe I just need to practice my shaving technique.