Thread: First full shave with the Joseph Elliott...

Originally Posted by Croaker

Outstanding job! Did you have to strop again during the shave, with so much hair to remove? I do that sometimes and get a closer shave as a result. The area under your upper lip is a dangerous area, for sure! I have cut the edge of my lower lip more than once. Now, I pull the lip over my bottom teeth to protect it and push out the whiskers, and use two passes, the first WTG and the second, very carefully, ATG.

i think i had a really bad time with the chin...
and i realize i need a better strop...mine is too short...
so i'll be in the market for one soon!



also...
i notice that first pass the soap on my face was moist all of the time...
the second pass the soap dried while i was shaving...
any idea to avoid this!?

If I take too long to finish a pass and the lather starts to dry out, I just dip my brush in hot water, rub the soap again and relather a little on top of it. Usually my lather does not dry out, unless it is one particular brand of soap, L'Occitane. I like it, but it takes more water to make a good lather. The mid shave stropping helps keep my razor sharp enough to do the final cleanup of trouble spots.