Originally Posted by
zib
+1, great advice so far, and Welcome to the forum. It sounds like your doing great...
I can tell you, most of us had to to some clean up, either with a DE, or disposable when we started...but, like the others said, once you get the hang of this, you will get the best shaves possible...You won't be able to keep your hands off your face...!
Stropping....Take your time, be slow and methodical about it, it's not a race, Right now your going for accuracy. Try to get the rhythm down. Speed will come later. Practice with a butter knife, or what you can. You can even use an old leather belt to practice on. Door knobs make great strop hangers...I have a walk in closet with those metal rack shelves, I have a rack I hang my strops off, that's the perfect hight, about waist high...
Shaving, Sounds like your doing great. It won't be long before your getting really good shaves, and will be on here asking where you can buy J nats or Eschers...or something...
This stuff is very addictive...Pay attention to your angle, and make sure your not pressing to hard, that will lead to irritation. Make sure your stretching your skin properly. Check out Mantic59 on youtube. He has awesome videos on everything from lather building to shaving...He's very entertaining...
(From what I've read, you may have been pressing the razor to hard to your skin last night by the burn your describing...let the razor do the work, just guide it, don't press it. Your still going to have stubble areas until you get it down....)
Nicks/Cuts...Will happen..styptic pencils and alum are great. When you done bleeding, apply a small amound of some kind of anitbiotic ointment. It will help prevent scarring and speed healing, then apply aftershave balm...
Good after shave balms go a long way to relieve burn...
Speick Intensiv after shave balm is great.....
Pm me if you need any help....
Rich