Thread: 1st shave! Need help

Hello, aznaod7:

BingoBango has offered excellent suggestions for you. I throw in the links below for additional help.

• Preparing your face
• Making lather
• Shaving
• Post shave treatment

Preparing the face for the shave is imperative. Take a look at the above links. Also, check out U-Tube for lather-making videos by Mantics59. He has some good stuff there.

This is what I do for my daily lather:

On the way to the shower, my brush goes into a pewter shave mug filled with hot water (no boiling; just hot). This mug is used for making lather. I also put a little hot water in another mug that hold a puck of soap.

Out of the shower and after applying a pre-shave treatment on my face, I shake the brush off gently four or five times to remove almost all the water. After emptying the little water from the soap mug, I swirl the brush in there about 15, 20 times to load it with soap.

Then I make my lather in the pewter mug by swirling the brush about two minutes or so, gauging the lather as I go along for texture and body. When it's ready, I apply the lather, strop my razor, and then begin to shave.

Wet shaving with a straight razor has a learning curve. You'll get there with practice and patience. Stay with it.

Regards,
Obie