Hi Aram,

Welcome to SRP. I definitely do not have the amount of hair growth you have. But I do experience the not taking all of the hair off on the WTG pass. I get all my hair off on the ATG pass.

Also, when you go WTG on the first pass, try not to go over the same spot more than twice without relathering. If you go over the same spot a few times without relathering you will definitely get that razor burn feeling.

A shave ready razor will conquer all hairs. It may not do it for long and will need to be rehoned sooner than later but I'm sure the other members that have a heavy hair growth can chime in on that.

Good luck and keep shaving.

Quote Originally Posted by Aram View Post
My first shave was the worse shave i've ever gotten in my entire life, but im still not quitting.

It was with a Japanese Tosuke that I received today from one of our members here.

1. Took a hot shower.
2. Made a nice thick lather with one of coleens soaps, and spread it across my face with a regular cheap-o brush.
3. Hesitated for about 5 minutes, then finally went for it.

The first stroke, i barley touched the blade to my face, and it took a few hairs off.
I dont know why, but I was terrified of the blade cutting up my face, so I did not put any pressure on the blade AT ALL.
I have Lynn Abrams DVD, and when he shaved in there, he said not to use pressure too.

I went over the right side of my face, NOT against the grain. I did that for a few times, and it seemed that it was taking ONLY about 15% of what it should take.

In the end, my face started burning like hell, but at the same time, i still had a lot of facial hair. I had to finish off with my mach3. And now, my face looks like 'doodoo' with a lot of bumps and all that normal regular stuff you get from disposable razors.

I hope this is just a learning curve and i'll get over this. I've already invested so much money into this, and I really want it to work.


**Im thinking that the stubble I had on my face was a little too much for the razor? You guys tell me, heres a pic.