Tips For Fairly Severe Cut While Shaving
Hello, MunnyGuy,
I am sorry to hear of your first straight razor shave ordeal. You already have received plenty of advice from these learned gentlemen at SRP. There is little I can add to it.
Placing the blade on the face the first time is always a challenge, especially if doing so with excessive pressure.
Give your face a rest until you heal and then proceed with caution and patience. Before you know it, you will maneuver the razor on your face with the mastery of a swordsman.
The rewards are worth it.
Regards,
Obie
Tips For Fairly Severe Cut While Shaving
Hello, MunnyGuy,
If I may suggest this sequence, it might help your preparation.
1. Apply Proraso pre-shave and let it sit on your face.
2. Begin to make lather. I take more than a minute for my lather, checking frequently to see if the lather has the creamy consistency I desire.
3. When you feel the lather is ready, then lather your face. I am not sure if you face lather or lather in a bowl. Either way, move to step 4:
4. Now strop your razor. By leaving the stropping after you have lathered, you are letting the lather soften your beard even more.
Also, I don't know how your razor strokes are. Keep them short, as SRP member Rcardon recommends. Keep them short and tight.
Pay extra attention to your stropping. Several stropping videos exist in the Wiki. I suggest studying them closely. View them over and over again, if you have to.
Finally, concentrate on your razor grip, angle, pressure and strokes. Keep at it. You're almost there.
Regards,
Obie