So I have posted here once before to introduce myself and get a little info, but I thought I would follow up on my first time shaving.

I waited until Christmas and it paid off. My wife bought me a Murker 1904 #42
(Amazon Link)

and from what I can remember the infamous tweezerman badger hair brush (Amazon link)

My wife initially got me some cheap soap/brush (Burma shave) (Amazon link) so I am still using that soap with a new old spice cup I got for Christmas as well (Image). Also I used some Lord premium blades from the same kit I got as well.

A lot of new stuff to try out all at once (the blades I don't really think as a novice that I will be able to differ what I like much yet).

So on for the shaving. I started off watching some youtube videos months ago to find out the right way to do everything. I lathered up and it all went pretty well. The soap seemed to foam up nice enough to get a good shave in. I went WtG (I think that's the right way to say with the grain) and I only nicked myself twice (on an in grown hair and a small pimple/blemish).

I think overall it went pretty smooth. I noticed after rincing off that I hadn't completely shaved some hairs off. I had shortened them (hair was about 1/2-1/4 inch long when i started) but there was still some stubble. So I relathered and did the whole process all over again.

After everything was done I thought about my experience and it was pretty good. I noticed a few times that the blade/razor jumped/skipped a little due to the skin not being smooth enough (I am guessing). I also remember reading about using oil/pre-shaving items (or even olive oil if nothing else... but I didn't use any of that).

The blade was sharp, the razor felt pretty comfortable (weight was good, the length could of been a little longer for my taste but not too bad) and I think my angle/shave was pretty good... definitely need to repeat to get the process down to more of a science.

I am open to any ones suggestion on making my next experience better. I tried to be as detailed about it as possible to allow for some constructive feedback. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide. Lastly, I forgot to mention I finalized the shave with a cold face bath and some Nivea sensitive skin after-shaving balm.