Thread: Nublet frustration...

Originally Posted by mrbison

I have never used a shavette but otherwise your story is pretty much identical to my own experience in learning to use a straight. I am continuously perplexed by how I can't get my razor to shave my whiskers cleanly in several passes and yet it is sharp enough to pop my arm hairs right off without any trouble at all. Especially when trying to shave my upper lip and under my chin it practically yanks the hair right out of my face it seems. Usually I end up with a lousy shave because I don't want to make the number of passes required to get a smooth face and end up with razor burn as a result. What really gets me are all of the videos on YouTube where guys are doing things like shaving ATG from the neck up to the face in one long sweep and they get it BBS. It kind of ticks me off actually... I can't even get the razor to cut ATG until the whiskers are already shaved. I will say that like you mentioned, things seem to be improving (albeit slowly).

Maybe you already know this but I'll mention it anyway - one thing that helped me with my poor man's strop was to rub the bejesus out of it with a mug and condition it a couple of times too (I used lather). After that I noticed much improvement in my razor after stropping. Now I just need to work on improving my technique...

*Whew* I needed to vent/ feeling better!

Armhair shaving is only a rough indicator. If your razor won't shave armhairs it will never shave your face but even if it does shave armhairs that doesn't mean it will shave your face either. It means you're on the road to a shave ready razor. How close you are to your destination can vary quite a bit.

Like has been said it all takes practice to develop the facility which takes time. Probably that facility is equal to the condition of the razor itself. Of course with a disposable the razor condition is taken care of for you.