Thread: little blood spots while shaving

Take a squizz here Ed. http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...tructions.html
Wherever you see instructions re shaving one theme is constant. Lots of lathering & a flat-ish approach with no pressure.

Oh, crap, I misread your post. You even said shave cream in your post.

Even still, being relatively new myself, it makes me glad to hear success stories.

Again, glad you found a solution, and enjoy the journey!

Originally Posted by crouton976

Oh, crap, I misread your post. You even said shave cream in your post.

Even still, being relatively new myself, it makes me glad to hear success stories.

Again, glad you found a solution, and enjoy the journey!

Dont worry I do it all the time, besides looking back on it, it wasn't too clear

Originally Posted by crouton976

Oh, crap, I misread your post. You even said shave cream in your post.

Even still, being relatively new myself, it makes me glad to hear success stories.

Again, glad you found a solution, and enjoy the journey!

I don't want to sound arrogant or anything; we're all learners, but I think it's really important that beginners help beginners.
After a while, you forget the issues you had as a beginner and the solutions to those issues...

Having said that, I have near perfect skin and have never had razor burn. I did get a weeper the other day, but that was because I honed my Swedish frameback to sillystupid sharp level and forgot to add in some smooth...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I don't want to sound arrogant or anything; we're all learners, but I think it's really important that beginners help beginners.
After a while, you forget the issues you had as a beginner and the solutions to those issues.....

Hi Carl, hope this doesn't mean you thought the tone of my reply was inappropriate, it wasn't meant to be, and I did post a further reply after this, or am I just being overly sensitive/insecure :-)

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I don't want to sound arrogant or anything; we're all learners, but I think it's really important that beginners help beginners.
After a while, you forget the issues you had as a beginner and the solutions to those issues...

Oh, by no means am I a seasoned veteran of the straight shave world...

I simply meant that I thought that edhewitt had been using shave soap instead of shave cream (which, had I been reading more carefully, I would have caught), and maybe needed to mix his lather a bit wetter. Also, still being new myself (not quite 90 days in), it's super encouraging to me to hear successes that new straight shavers have.

I meant no offense and hope I didn't come off as a know-it-all... If I did, I certainly apologize.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Take a squizz here Ed. http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...tructions.htmlWherever you see instructions re shaving one theme is constant. Lots of lathering & a flat-ish approach with no pressure.

I am pretty good with the prep now, and am by no means scared of adding more lather to my face, I think that I need to work on the angle mostly. As most of the problems I have are on the right side of my face, and me being very left handed it can be bit awkward with the angles, once I am more confident with my left hand I will have a go with my right :-).

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Hi Carl, hope this doesn't mean you thought the tone of my reply was inappropriate, it wasn't meant to be, and I did post a further reply after this, or am I just being overly sensitive/insecure :-)

Originally Posted by crouton976

Oh, by no means am I a seasoned veteran of the straight shave world...

I simply meant that I thought that edhewitt had been using shave soap instead of shave cream (which, had I been reading more carefully, I would have caught), and maybe needed to mix his lather a bit wetter. Also, still being new myself (not quite 90 days in), it's super encouraging to me to hear successes that new straight shavers have.

I meant no offense and hope I didn't come off as a know-it-all... If I did, I certainly apologize.

I'm getting confused. I was just sort of supporting crouton by wanting to encourage him to continue to help others even though he said he was new to it all. I commenced MY post by saying I hope I didn't sound arrogant, because the Mentor tag thing is just an accident really; it doesn't mean I know a lot or anything; it's just because I was supposed to get off my bot bot and write a Wiki article.

Anyway, main point is everybody loves everybody :-)

Group hug? Or should I say manly handshakes all round? :-)

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Group hug? Or should I say manly handshakes all round? :-)

Nah, a hug, I'm a bit pissed and so a hug is OK...