Thread: No more cuts

Nothing like a smooth shave, it's truly a wonderful feeling!

Lol I wouldn't know. I haven't gotten that far yet

Managed to get a lovely cut last night... I think that shave was to close... I need to aim between my normal and this lol

Sounds like you are doing pretty well. Keep up the good work!

Originally Posted by danielpalfrey

I had come home from work last night fully intending to eat then shave.... strange thing though, I fell asleep while eating.... woke up with a face full of mash.... needless to say I didnt shave despite the fact my pores were wide open after my hot mash adventure

This man has probably found the best pre-shave routine ever
Just kidding -^^-

Good to see you're doing so well, as fellow beginner I know how hard the journey can be.

Still get the odd knick here and there but no more then a "normal shave" yesterday was a hiccup and got a lovely cut so that throws the title of this thread right out the window butility as I am comfortable with handling the weapon I MEAN SHAVE I am experimenting with angles to get a slightly closer shave, along with tension and what have you. The best advice I can give you as a beginner myself is to just make sure you are using a good shaving soap and none of this tinned crap. I have two bars on the go at the moment. One cost like 12 quid and the other 50p and personally they are as good as one another lol.

I did okay on my cheeks but the neck is where I am having the most trouble.

I do fairly well everywhere. The main issue I have is where the jaw meets the knack. Bit of an awkward curve to get to. Sometimes on cooler days the lip creases can be a pain too but not to often.

Though I get a bristle like finish when rubbed against the grain as opposed to a smooth finish

I am getting less and less cuts as I shave so I am seeing my technique improve. My last shave on Tuesday the 8th, I got all the way through the WTG and XTG passes with no cuts. On the ATG pass, I got about two small weepers that closed up immediately upon contact with a cold rag. One could not tell they occurred. I did get a very small "knife cut" where the razor goes longitudinally across the skin like cutting something with a knife. But I know what happened. Iwas not fully stretched and I felt the razor dig into the skin. Normally when I feel the tingle of an impending cut, I lift off and avoid anything more than a nick. However, my thumb slid slightly longitudinally on the underside of the shavette and caused the knife cut. It was very minor and did not require styptics. About 45 seconds or so and the cut stopped bleeding. And it was not very noticeable.

Now that brought up a problem with my shavette. The Magic shavette has a blade holder that slides longitudinally inside of the head. It is not locked in place. Like most SR users my thumb is on the underside of the tang and it rests on the stem of the blade holder. It has ridges like jimps on a SR. But if your thumb is resting on the tang the right way and the thumb slides, it will catch the ridges and slide the blade holder slightly. Ive seen the blade shifted slightly out of the head after lifting. So if it slides sideways while in the middle of a stroke, voila, a knife cut.

Oh well, that will not be a problem once I get a true straight.