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Wow nifty, you are an incredible wealth of knowledge. I am out this afternoon and tonight so I will read through everything extensively tomorrow.

I do always try and skip a day whenever I have an...

It is probably easier to maintain the grip by rolling it through the fingers rather than adjusting at the wrist, and learning proper technique with one would transfer to others more easily :)

I...

Thanks, I'll look into both of those [emoji4]


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I think the size contributes to small movements, as they can translate to drastic changes in angle with just a small twist of the wrist. But you sound right when it comes to actually cutting...

Cheers for the advice on the strop. I am going to try and hydrate it and see if it helps.

I did practice on a piece of newspaper first to find the right amount of pressure to use but I guess I...

Yeah I think I will stick to one pass for the majority of my face from now on. Way to sensation otherwise.


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I didn't use a pasted strop until a couple of days ago. But yes I do agree with you it was probably poor stropping plus that one time on the pasted strop that has dulled it. You live and you learn...

I don't want to say the guys name who I got it off and who honed it but he is reputable.
I believe it's me, I think you might be right, it was probably my stropping that dulled it. I think now I...

I only just started with the oil today and felt it was a bit easier. I do prefer the smell from the proraso red though.

I have proraso red cream too so maybe I will try that again too. It is...

Yeah I think my best bet is to go back to a shavette until my new one arrives next week and test that one. I find with my shavette that it was to sharp and felt like it was taking layers of skin off...

Yeah I think my soap is ok, I am using Taylor's sandlewood.

I'll keep that in mind when my new razor rocks up. Unfortunately, I am to broke to get it honed properly if my new one is blunt too.
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If you mean more pressure compared to the shavette then yes absolutely. It is a pretty small razor though too. So I was expecting to have to put a little effort in.


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They are definitely more forgiving than a straight angle wise.

I shave down and in toward the nose as that seems to be the direction of the growth.


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Not sure if I did it right, but I just tried the thumb pad test, and it didn't grab my thumb at all, and someone tickled down near the inside of the knuckle.
Also it does not always pass the hanging...

Oh, I did the same thing. I always run hot water over it before I use it and I whiped it clean after I used the paste. Should I have used something like alcohol to clean it after using the paste?

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The puns are strong in that product lol thanks for that. I will definitely keep an eye out for it.


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Thats what I am beginning to think because it does not slide over the skin. TBH it kind of feels more like I am shaving with a disposable razor like a Mach 3 kind of deal.

Maybe I will go back to...

From what I have read I do. After each section (cheek, chin, etc) I run it under hot water, then I gently wipe the blade on a clean towel.

Is that not right?


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I was using the proraso red pre shave, but I figured I would try the oil and to be honest I can not really tell the difference. I'll have a look into that Udderly Smooth that you mention but I am not...

At this point I will happily take a guess haha.
The razor just required some pressure to be able to slide across the face but not much though. I also use short strokes.

In regards to the razor, I...

Hey everyone,

So a bit embarrassing to post this here but I am really out of ideas. I was shaving with a shavette for about a month without any issues.
However, I received my first straight...