First impressions, Probably started with too many different things new lather new brush new razor all made things more troublesome than required.
A few things went pear shaped when i ignored advice i dived straight in with a new brush and new lather and used the first batch of lather i made which was horrible compared to later tests.
The advice i did listen to was brilliant. Go slow make short passes and feel the angle of the razor on your skin, using that advice i got through nearly my whole shave nick free until i ignored another piece of, in retrospect, brilliant advice "leave harder areas until your comfortable with the razor" i jumped straight into shaving under my nose pulled skin tight in wrong direction and managed to slice my lip quite nicely bled for ages even with a styptic pen.
Not a smooth shave but i wasn't expecting anything close to a decent shave the first time i picked up a DE razor. Looking forward to testing different blades and improving on what in my opinion was a decent start to DE shaving.
In conclusion It was a very enjoyable shave and could have been better with a little more preparation and not rushing into shaving around trouble spots.
A few things went pear shaped when i ignored advice i dived straight in with a new brush and new lather and used the first batch of lather i made which was horrible compared to later tests.
The advice i did listen to was brilliant. Go slow make short passes and feel the angle of the razor on your skin, using that advice i got through nearly my whole shave nick free until i ignored another piece of, in retrospect, brilliant advice "leave harder areas until your comfortable with the razor" i jumped straight into shaving under my nose pulled skin tight in wrong direction and managed to slice my lip quite nicely bled for ages even with a styptic pen.
Not a smooth shave but i wasn't expecting anything close to a decent shave the first time i picked up a DE razor. Looking forward to testing different blades and improving on what in my opinion was a decent start to DE shaving.
In conclusion It was a very enjoyable shave and could have been better with a little more preparation and not rushing into shaving around trouble spots.