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01-12-2013, 11:40 PM #8
You've gotten a lot of really good advice already but I thought I'd answer the two questions you posed directly.
- You're making your blood vessels visible because you're shaving at too acute (sharp) an angle. Remember, you're cutting your whiskers off, not scraping them off. A shavette is incredibly sharp and unforgiving. If the angle is too steep it'll happily take skin along with the beard.
- Both the razor being cheap and your technique. In a much more expensive alternative (Feather) the part of the razor that holds the blade is angled more like a traditional straight so it is a little more forgiving of poor technique.
Hope this helps and I'd suggest you follow the excellent advice you've already been given. You can get started with a very nice straight razor and everything else you'll need to get you going for under 100 quid.
Good luck!Greg