G'Day

I'm new to straight shaving and I live in Darwin so I don't get hot water very often during the wet season. This has let me try both hot and cold shaves, and even though everyone hypes up the hot shave I am finding cold to be more enjoyable.

After a hot shave my skin feels sun burnt for about 12 hours, when I cold shave it feels quite refreshing with no burning and the shave seems closer. Has anyone else here tried cold shaving and how did you find it?