Chopped myself up after a shower

[smolloy]

I've been using a little shavette with derby blades -- bought here -- for a couple of weeks now, and things have been going ok. I still haven't managed a full shave without cutting myself, but things have been improving shave-by-shave. A few days ago I was brave enough to try a three pass shave, and it was (almost) perfect! As smooth as a baby's butt

Just yesterday I tried again, but this time I shaved right after a shower. This was the first time I'd showered immediately before, and I really carved myself up! It was kinda embarrassing: lots of razor burn on my neck, and 8-10 cuts on my chin, neck and cheeks. My wife couldn't stop laughing at me

Can anyone suggest why this would have happened? Was it anything to do with the shower before-hand, or was it just clumsiness?

[CharlieTN]

Need to know what you did to your face in the shower. I suspect it may been what you washed your face with may have caused the rougher shave.

[edhewitt]

Poor stretching, too dry lather, bad angle, old blade. These are all possibilities, unfortunately I can't tell you which is right.
I would try to keep as much the same as possible and change one thing at a time do it for a few shaves then see what difference it makes.
cuts of your chin could be an angle issue - over compensating for the curve and digging in.

[rolodave]

Ed is correct. There could be any number of reasons bad things happened.
My guess would be speed. Were you in a hurry?

Not every shave is perfect. Somedays you eat the bear and some days the shaving bear eats you.

Go slow and concentrate on what you are doing.

Never take your eyes off that blade.

[smolloy]

Thanks all. It could have been speed -- perhaps a little over-confidence.
It definitely wasn't an old blade, since I replace the blade after every shave.

(I'm ashamed to admit that I don't use what you guys would think of as a proper lather. I used Gilette goo-in-a-can :-/)

I'll assume it was speed, and try to do a proper job next time. Thanks!

[rolodave]

I would invest some money in a shaving soap. You can get soap for less than 20USD. A usable brush is also fairly cheap.

About any soap/brush for less than $35 will give better shaves than the goo. JMO

[edhewitt]

I would invest some money in a shaving soap. You can get soap for less than 20USD. A usable brush is also fairly cheap.

About any soap/brush for less than $35 will give better shaves than the goo. JMO

i agree, though even some of the really quite cheap soaps and creams do well, such as Arko, Palmolive etc.

[Raol]

-- perhaps a little over-confidence.

That would be my guess

[rolodave]

That would be my guess

I agree with Ralph.

A little over-confidence will get that red rising.

[Razorrookie01]

Best of luck in the future I've used de and shavette for a while and always nicked myself worse with them compared to my sr there's so many factors that can effect the quality of your shave as already mentioned unless someone is watching exactly what's happening its hard to tell... you can get real quality brushes for less then ten if your ok with boar (my personal choice) and yes Arko even nivea cream are Verrrry inexpensive and work quite well