Newbie had my first full shave tonight - Shave ready?
Helllo,
I guess a little background before my questions. I have always been fascinated by straight razors but, only for the looks and nostalgia. I recently went on to ebay and purchased a Sweeney Todd razor (thank god it never made it to me) and that started the itch. while the Sweeney was sent to the wrong address (divine intervention I think :)) I had time to research more on SRP and learned it was a crappy razor.
So I did some more reasearch and purchushed a Wade and butcher and griffen magneticxx60 to restore. While doing the research I gained an intrest in the actual shaving, so I bought a shave ready razor off the classifieds.
Here's where my question is, tonight I had my first "full" shave. I followed the suggestion of doing a little bit each night until comfortable. The problem is I can feel the razor "pulling" I guess is the best way to describe it. and I can't cut the whiskers close anywhere but especially above lip. Is there a chance the razor is not "shave ready" or is this purely a technique problem?
Here's my routine:
Strop razor
Take shower
With badger brush lather with High quality shaving soap
shave, rinsing with hot water
When shaving I try to keep the movments lateral and the razor at a 30 degree angle but its very uncomfortable.
Your thoughts?
Thank you
Tyler