Thread: Yet another introduction

Good on you for jumping right in there, handle-less brush and all! Is the shaving cream you used from a pressure can? I haven't used Nivia, but I'd never use the stuff for a SR shave. A cartridge shave needs something completely;y different than a SR shave, and I'd say a DE needs something else again. You'd be better off using a shave stick while you wait for your 'real' cream to rock up.

You should get a strop ASAP. I see you talk of making one, but I'd buy my first one; just to save any errors from the actual strop. Stropping correctly is REALLY important. I'd say the tugging is caused by a dull edge. I myself have never really found anything else than that to be the issue with tugging. It's possible either your razor isn't shave ready or stropping on paper wasn't the best this time; though it's exactly what I did when I started; as I was waiting to buy my strop!

The areas you mention really are difficult for everyone, I think, even when you're quite practiced, but it's interesting how quickly you'll get better, as least that's what I found. I think holding a stupidly sharp razor to your throat at 6;30 in the morning will force ANYONE to sit up, pay attention and get better!

Hope you're having fun; it sounds like you are; I felt that the beginning of SR shaving for me was one of the most exhilarating things I've ever done...