Originally Posted by
dpete
Update to my original post:
Using Merkur DE and astra premium blades.
I am now 8 shaves in. I have been using the same Astra since shave #3. I think I have had some razor burn starting about 2 shaves ago. Not sure if that means a razor will last me only 3 shaves or not. Not sure. I will change the blade tomorrow.
Several points:
* I do get a close shave on all parts north of the chin-line with the exception of directly under the nostrils. I have contorted my face as much as humanly possible. I have not tried lifting my nose yet, but that will be tomorrow.
* I am finding I need to make 4 passes, lathering each time. Pass #4 is fast, but necessary, at this point.
* The hardest area to get smooth are the area covered if you placed two fingers under the jaw bone, and the under-ridge of the chin all the way around.
* The neck seems to leave hairs randomly, which I try to keep passing over (lathering each time) to get. This is causing some burn.
All-in-all I will continue to attempt to perfect this and figure it out. I do need a good post-shave routine, though. I will check other areas of this forum next.
I love (and more importantly, my wife loves) the Taylor of old Bond Street Sandalwood. If I could find more of this smell (cologne, soap, etc), I would buy it.