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04-20-2013, 01:32 PM #1Senior Member
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. A decent lather really contributes greatly to achieving a smooth comfortable shave.You mentioned that a soap you were using was drying and flaking on your face. That should not happen and will ruin your shave for you. Here is a good vid on how to create a good lather
The other point I would really watch is the angle of the blade. An angle of 30 degrees is hard to visualize so I try to keep the spine of the blade about 2 spine widths, give or take, from my face. The angle changes slightly through the different passes too. Near the bottom of this wiki section you will see what I mean Shaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki .
Go slow and get the WTG pass down pat, then add the XTG pass and get it down pat. Once you have those two passes going well then work on your ATG pass. Don't push things. you will know when you feel comfortable enough to move on to the next pass. Everyone learns at a different pace so there is no set time frame to get things done by.
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04-20-2013, 02:55 PM
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Yeah, it was actually Vintage Blades brand cream in a tub that was drying out. Ironically, that was the least irritating shave. But I had to keep adding water and lathering constantly.
