gliding problem

Hi there, It's been a month I'm looking forward to get my beard cut by a straith razor. I read a bit on this forum, practicly bought a 50$ straith razor and forgot about it. then, last week I went to get my beard done by a Italian barber in Montreal and I loved it!!! I got out with a silky baby skin with a perfect goaty. Now, I just bought a cheap 14$ straith razor with exchangable blade to try it my self for the first time but I found it hard to get my skin well prepare to make the blade glide well.

what are the normal step for preparing the skin to receive the blade? what product, what step and where to get the product too.

it might sound like a dumb question but back at the barber shop it look like the guys applied 2 or 3 different kind of stuff on my skin before cutting the beard.

thanks for the help!
Chris.

Hey Chris welcome to SRP. If you are using a shavette right now what you will need is a brush, a good soap or cream, and a good aftershave, I would also suggest a styptic pencil. If you are in Montreal you could head to a Shoppers Drugmart and get an Omega Boar Brush, some Proraso soap or cream (green or white bowl), and an aftershave of your liking. I shave after my shower and sometimes use Proraso Pre-shave cream to prep my beard before I apply my lather. Wet the brush with hot water to saturate the bristles and shake of the excess, swirl it around on the soap and then head to a bowl or mug to whip up a good lather then apply it to your beard and shave away. Take you time shaving and watch your blade angles. I would suggest watching some videos on Youtube on guys shaving and making lather, that will help a great deal. Also feel free to ask as many questions as you can and do a lot of reading the guys on this forum are great and eager to help. Good luck and happy shaving.

Hi Chris,

Welcome!!

I have been shaving for about 4 months now and i have found that washing my face first with hot water and then using Proraso pre shave cream helps a lot as well. All you need to do is message it on and then let it sit for a minute or two and then apply your shaving soap. Then shave away!!

Hope this helps,

Keep your chin up and your blade sharp!!