Thread: Another newbie nervious as heck!

Originally Posted by jmueller8

My financial advisor gave me the approval on the condition that it shuts me up; so I “literally” can’t complain! Actually she watched the vid with me (how friggen cool is that) and we worked out the solution together!

Iceee cool. You lucky dawg.

Sounds like you're on track. Remember we're always here to (confuse) , I mean help !!

LOL! Well one minor thing I had not been able to figure out (until now) is how the heck you all build your foam up so well! I was working at it so hard one day my wife had to ask if there would be anything left for her afterwards... thinking I was perhaps..... working on… my… stamina! All said and done; I was drenched in sweat with foam all over the bathroom whining because I just couldn’t get it to firm up… and now I know where my wife got that idea from!

Turns out you put the soap into the mug! That was another piece of information I could have used; however, what’s done is done and whenever my wife hears me building the foam she gets a little grin! Not a bad consequence I’d have to say!

I am a newbie as well, but luckily I watched Lynn's DVD and also emailed back and forth with him several times before even diving in with a cutthroat. That said, I am VERY GLAD that I did my research! Lynn was an invaluable resource--I am very appreciative of his time and concern, as well as everyone's thoughtful posts on this wonderful forum!

I have now shaved my whole face about twelve times or so with the cutthroat, and have yet to nick myself. Maybe it's just luck, or maybe I am past due for a little cut! LOL.

Anyway, I enjoyed all of the feedback on your thread, and also you sharing with us your learning experiences. You will likely help future newbies more than you will ever know! Have a great weekend everyone!

PS As far as products go, Tabac soap, Mitchell's Wool Fat soap, Prorasol shave balm, and Truefitt and Hill's Pre-Shave Oil are all amazingly wonderful!!! Considering you have a thick, coarse beard the T and H Pre-Shave Oil should be an ideal purchase...

Originally Posted by jmueller8

LOL! Well one minor thing I had not been able to figure out (until now) is how the heck you all build your foam up so well! I was working at it so hard one day my wife had to ask if there would be anything left for her afterwards... thinking I was perhaps..... working on… my… stamina! All said and done; I was drenched in sweat with foam all over the bathroom whining because I just couldn’t get it to firm up… and now I know where my wife got that idea from!

Turns out you put the soap into the mug! That was another piece of information I could have used; however, what’s done is done and whenever my wife hears me building the foam she gets a little grin! Not a bad consequence I’d have to say!

Never thought of lathering as aerobics. Might try it

Seriously tho. There are lots of ways but the principle remains the same.
Hot wet brush - Shake most of the water out. Soap up the brush then slowly add a little water as you go.
Lots of videos around to learn from. Mantic59's on youtube comes to mind but there are heaps.

I've decided to continue shaving with the straight until my other one arrives; because I'm stubborn and I don't want to loose the feel for it. I'm getting better and stropping between the shave really helps out.

Woho! Just got my blade and stone! Time to fix my other blade, learn, and have fun! First shave with the "sharp" one oh man what a stark difference! I went with the 6/8" Dovo this time just to see the difference myself and I really love the extra weight, size, and feel of it!

The shave was so nice! My tuft didn't even perturb the blade. It's days like these that make me not feel like such a newb! Tomorrow I'll be back at the strop like the Special Olympian that I am!

Absolutely no disrespect to Special Olympians or people with disabilities either; my oldest son is a child with special needs!