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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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Not heard of that site but then again it's been a while since I looked into DE shaving. Any particular reason for going for that particular one? Just wondering if there's something I'm missing out on.
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Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:21 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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No reason other than it kept appearing on my FB feed and looking at the site I thought "Why not?"
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Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:48 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Let us know how it goes. Wet shaving always irritated my skin, so I use electric.
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Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:39 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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OK, so I received the razor, and then I received the blades which I thought were with the razor, but weren't.
So far I have tried it once, and I was tempted to say something like "SWEET JEEZUZ HOW MUCH BLOOD CAN YOU GET IN ONE FACE!" but I chose not to.
It's actually quite good. I'll admit I did nick myself a couple of times, but I think I've got the hang of how to hold it, and the correct angle to avoid face slicing.
Lady V says that the face was slightly less smooth after shaving than it normally is, but I'm putting that down to it being my first attempt and being a bit worried about ending up looking like a murder victim.
I'm sure that, with practice, the results will improve.
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Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:16 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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It will take time for your skin to adjust. Mine never got used to the cartridge blades but after a few months it was used to the razor. You will get "razor burn" for the first few weeks. I used an alum block to help. Make sure you have a good post-shave balm or lotion to moisturise the skin.
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Thu Aug 16, 2018 6:12 pm |
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saspro
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 8603 Location: location, location
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Once you master the technique you can get a really close shave. But that does involve bearm mapping, a good pre-shave routine, multiple passes & correct razor holding (I.E. don't press, use the razors weight to do it). Also, no canned shaving gunk.
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Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:06 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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I have now reached the stage where I can shave with minimal blood loss, which is nice!
I will look into the products suggested. At the moment I only use shaving soap applied with a brush.
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Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:41 pm |
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