Newbie....Always been a CART shaver. Found this forum & did my research. Still deciding on some software..(some samples ordered) using: Parker 96L Shark stainless Noxzema moisturizer prep Nivea Shave cream Generic after shave Balm. I was NERVOUS to try it... I did a nice nice hot towel prep then went to work using the form instruction posts. What a great experience. Gotta learn to slow down a little. Haven't had a shave this close that I can ever remember. 2 nicks, not bad, but I now have a good idea of what BBS is. Most of my first shave is BBS with a few spots that need some touch up. Great info on this site!!! Fun Shave. Looking forward to more.
Since you are new to the Double Edge world, here is the advice I received when I started with a DE and so I freely give it to new users. The most important things in shaving are, your skin and technique. All other things fall in line behind those two things and to support them. Since the skin is a given fixed item, the next major item is technique. It is called THE 30 DAY RULE. THE 30 DAY RULE is as follows: Find a razor, then a blade that will not cause issues with your skin (that may take a few different blades in a sampler pack to find a suitable choice or it maybe the first out of the gate) and select a soap or cream that is easy to generate good lather. Once you find those, and it may take a couple of weeks to find this combination, order a quantity of that blade enough for 30 days, and then spend 30 days using nothing else until you build up your technique. (Note that only one brand blade is used for 30 days after each blade in the sampler pack is tested to make the decision on the blade brand to use for 30 days.) The 30 day clock starts when you have the right blade for you. After 30 days, change one and only one variable and work for another week then change another after another week. At that point you should be able to make better decisions because your technique is now in place. This will help you to avoid buying too much gear and stuff too soon without having the technique down to enjoy it all. This really does work. Oh and one more thing ... Welcome to the Den. We know you'll fit right in. So grab yourself a comfy chair, and give our threads a spin! Burma Shave
Welcome BJ! Sounds like you've got a good handle on things right at the start. Let us know how things are going! Happy shaving!
Hey Thanks everybody for the welcome. GDCarrington, great advise. It's easy to want to try everything. I''ll stick to your recommendation.
when i started out mine wasn't as great then again i wasent using the best stuff for my skin Welcome to TSD ive learned a carp ton here so hopefully you will to!
to TSD BJ One of the really wonderful things about "traditional shaving" is the more you do it the better it gets...
