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12-09-2011, 06:53 AM #1Hones & Honing
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Just one small point....... you say that you dry your face then work up and apply shaving soap...don't do that, leave your face wet and keep it wet. Then apply the shaving soap. The goal is to have the whiskers absorb as much moisture as they can. That makes them soft and easy to cut.
P.S. (2:28 am) You say your washing your face to exfoliate the skin. FWIW, using a straight razor to shave with actually exfoliates the skin, so...your exfoliating twice! That may be contributing to your "razor burn". May I also take a guess and say that your using a lot of very hot water on your face in the shower? If so, then your removing the oils from your skin and that makes for a very rough shave. Your shaving soap needs to replace those oils or use a pre-shave oil and massage it in before the shaving soap is applied.
Hope this helps,
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12-09-2011, 07:11 AM #2Senior Member
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Welcome to the addiction !!!! and SRP....
You will not find better help in your quest to the perfect shave. Follow what you read above as it is excellent advice.
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12-12-2011, 08:51 PM #3Senior Member
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todays shave was amazing i completed the BBS shave and it took some time but i can finally say that i have a bbs face just like my 4 month old son. so i cant wait to show the wife now i must learn learn learn and learn more
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12-12-2011, 09:02 PM #4'with that said'
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Good Job Tyler!
Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen
As I've told you, it takes practice, practice and more practice! It's a Huge Learning Curve! Don't worry about any setbacks, they happen! Also, don't worry about the BBS! Just go for a close and COMFORTABLE shave!
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12-15-2011, 05:37 PM #5learning something new every day
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12-09-2011, 04:57 PM #7
Originally Posted by randydance062449
Just one small point....... you say that you dry your face then work up and apply shaving soap...don't do that, leave your face wet and keep it wet. Then apply the shaving soap. The goal is to have the whiskers absorb as much moisture as they can. That makes them soft and easy to cut.
P.S. (2:28 am) You say your washing your face to exfoliate the skin. FWIW, using a straight razor to shave with actually exfoliates the skin, so...your exfoliating twice! That may be contributing to your "razor burn". May I also take a guess and say that your using a lot of very hot water on your face in the shower? If so, then your removing the oils from your skin and that makes for a very rough shave. Your shaving soap needs to replace those oils or use a pre-shave oil and massage it in before the shaving soap is applied.
Hope this helps,
Yep - right on the money with both of these.
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