Thread: My first attempt at SR shaving

Greyelk:
You are on track, keep at it and let us know how we can help, good advice has been given so far.

I use Tabac exclusively and face lather with cold water. It's almost impossible to get too much Tabac in a brush but it is possible to start with your brush too dry. Make sure that you soak your soap puck while your brush is soaking.
Your lather should be less lofty than what you are used to when shaving with a DE, and wetter but not thin.
Use as much soap as you can load into the brush but then use a little water to get that creamy super slick consistency that provides the best protection, you will not need as much cushion as you are used too using a DE.

Remember razor burn usually indicates either too much pressure or too high a blade angle or both, no more than a spines width for angle and very light pressure will yield very good results as long as your blade is sharp.