First DE shave!

And it was successful! Not quite BBS, but I'm sure with plenty of practice I will become much better.

Merkur 23C razor (w/unknown blade)
Vulfix pure badger brush (unknown model)
Neutrogena shave cream (hand-applied, no brush)
+/- Weak-foaming hand soap made from camel's milk (souvenir from UAE)
Thayer's witch hazel astringent

The razor, blades, brush, and Neutrogena cream were part of a starter kit purchased from denshaver in TSD's classifieds. My order of Arko soap is on the way, but I figured I'd try the camel milk soap just in case it worked like a charm. It did not. Thankfully, the Neutrogena cream did just fine for a mop-up job. Looking forward to getting the Arko on Saturday and really whipping up a nice lather to get the full experience.

 

Congratulations on your initial DE outing!
As others will also claim, it only get better!

 

Glad to hear it was successful. Remember, though, chasing a BBS is like chasing love - you will only get hurt.

 

I'm glad to hear your first shave went so well and it only get better and better.

 

So noted!

 

Congratulations. It gets better.

 

Thanks, everyone! My goal is to work my way up to a straight razor. I'll work on the DE method for a while and see where it takes me.

 

Who knows where it will lead you? My own journey led directly to the use of straights....*Click to View*

 

Congrats!