I learned I should look at my previous SOTD post before going in to shave, so that I'm not using tools I intended to replace.
I learned that when you don't remember how many shaves a blade has on it then change it. Weeper city.
I learned that The Beach from Synergy might be my easiest soap to lather. Not sure if it's the soap itself, or maybe the wide tin, but if I load it like my other soaps I get WAY more lather than I should.
I learned that I'm not one of the chosen. But not really one of the haters either. Speaking about The Veg of course.
I learned that the Neutrogena shave cream doesn't lather near as nice as their sensitive skin version. Also, I used the MTO for the second time since I bought it(with dorco blade(4)), and it CAN give a decent shave. If I only have one days growth. It is so mild still that I had to do ATG to get everything smooth.
I learned that I DO like Voskhod blades after all! Tried them once and found no love in my SS. Like them in my EJ DE89! Good blades.
I learned that no razor is too aggressive to shim. I added a shim to my 37c today and it actually smoothed it out a bit. I think I also learned that while I'm nervous about moving into straights, based on my DE and SE preferences, that seems to be where I'm headed for optimum comfort anyway.
I must add that there is a bit of a learning curve for the straight razor but it's nothing to be scared about. Please don't do what I did and assume a shavette is suitable for learning the art of straight razor shaving because it is not the same thing. They are separate tools.
Thanks. I thought I might start out with a shavette, but I was given a 3/4 half hollow as a PIF, honed and shave-tested by a member of another forum. I'm just waiting on my strop to arrive.
I learned that I need to slow down, take my time and pay extra attention to angle and pressure. My tortured face is nearly healed
That my fatboy is not fussy when it comes to blade choice. I might just try something unused from my noob sample pack from way back (Dec).
Yes the Gillette Slim is a bit more aggressive then I am used to so I should not chase the baby - he bites. Experienced some razor burn on my neck just below my chin. Will dial it back a notch and sloooowww it down
I did the same thing. I did not like them in my Merkur 34C but loved it in the tech. I also think the one I used in the Merkur may have been a dud. Will give it another chance at some point.
I re-learned that no matter how good the razor, blade or I am...if the soap/lather doesn't have good protection it can still result in a poor shave.
I'd say it's just like taking a photo - you have the triangle of factors; - shutter speed, - aperture, and - ISO They all need to work together to produce what you want and not one is more important than the others - actually, often they rely/depend on eachother. The same goes for shaving where, to me, the triangle is; - Razor, - Blade, - Lather