I have been an irregular shaver in my past, and jumped in to daily shaving with DE & SE for a bit over 2 months now. There are some questions buzzing in my head.
What if I had been doing it (technique) wrong with the disposables?
What if the prep is making the difference which allows me to shave daily?
What if daily shaving itself is making my skin tolerate the blade better?
and more what ifs.
If I had to have only 1 razor from the ones I have, it would be the Gem featherweight. I have ordered SE blades but as they aren't delivered yet I have decided to try some experiments with random stuff.
Prep - Cold water splashes, Proraso pre shave, proraso face lather.
First up - Some extra cheap home brand disposable twin blade. I can't remember but it was either Coles, Woollies or IGA. It's a dark navy blue job with a non pivoting head and weighs close to nothing. 1st pass does a good job, it does feel a bit tuggy.
2nd pass good job, all going very smoothly and it's seems at this stage that there won't be irritation. 3rd pass and touch ups reveal a weakness. It shaves the easier parts quite closely, but the thicker areas you would have to press pretty hard to get close. I didn't go there, it started to feel like its scraping skin and not cutting hair. I left it as a reasonable shave.
What if I had been doing it (technique) wrong with the disposables?
What if the prep is making the difference which allows me to shave daily?
What if daily shaving itself is making my skin tolerate the blade better?
and more what ifs.
If I had to have only 1 razor from the ones I have, it would be the Gem featherweight. I have ordered SE blades but as they aren't delivered yet I have decided to try some experiments with random stuff.
Prep - Cold water splashes, Proraso pre shave, proraso face lather.
First up - Some extra cheap home brand disposable twin blade. I can't remember but it was either Coles, Woollies or IGA. It's a dark navy blue job with a non pivoting head and weighs close to nothing. 1st pass does a good job, it does feel a bit tuggy.
2nd pass good job, all going very smoothly and it's seems at this stage that there won't be irritation. 3rd pass and touch ups reveal a weakness. It shaves the easier parts quite closely, but the thicker areas you would have to press pretty hard to get close. I didn't go there, it started to feel like its scraping skin and not cutting hair. I left it as a reasonable shave.