Thread: Battle scar pic

Originally Posted by DMA

Its pretty obvious that my non dominant side is the one getting most nicks?

As long as your shaves are getting better you are OK.
Shave in the way that is most comfortable, when you feel more experienced you can spend more time with the non dominant hand.

I've just had my best shave ever, 3 pass and going really sloooow, it just keeps on getting better yay !!!!

That looks a lot like my first ever SR shave. But I knew that A, I did not lather my soap properly and B, I did not prep my face properly. My second shave went a lot better!

Out of interest, what soap are you using? Is it the same that you used before taking up a straight? The reason I ask is that apart from the nicks you look to have some 'blotches' - certain ingredients can cause this, particularly essential oils or a lanolin intolerance. In my case, lavender has to be avoided.

Might just be worthwhile trying a soap for sensitive skin for a few days.

I'm using Taylor's of Bond street sensative skin cream. I think the blotches are a result o shaving over nicks that hadn't healed properly. It's looking a lot better now.

I would suggest doing single passes for a bit.
I have a couple of really sensitive spots that I have to hit perfect to get a close shave without irritation. For me I really made progress when I went to single passes and concentrated on executing better technique. It's been just over a year for me now. I get better single pass shaves now then I did three pass shaves in the beginning. Once I could get my sensitive spots good without irritation I went back to doing multiple passes and shaved every other day. I still go back and forth in my routine.
Good luck. Everything will just get better once you find what works for you.