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cu3ed, that's a nice looking wooden bowl there, was it part of a pack or an individual purchase?
Rasta, keep with it - It still sounds as though you may not have enough product but I have another suggestion.
While your brush is soaking, make sure you get your face nice and wet as good preparation is essential. The more water you can get in your beard, the better.
Then when loading your brush, load it for double the time you're currently doing and instead of building the lather in a bowl, try doing it directly on your face. Start slowly, transferring the soap buildup on the brush to being all over your face and then go for it, giving it a good massage in to create the actual lather. If it's a bit dry then just try dipping the brush tips in water to add a bit to the mix.
I find face lathering much more relaxing and it cuts out a step of building the lather in a bowl and then transferring it over to your face. I also get a much better lather when I'm building it directly on my face.
It also sounds to me as though you're using a little bit of pressure. I did that on the third DE shave I had and I cut myself to ribbons. You really do use absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Balance the razor in your hand and find the centre point so it doesn't tip either way and that's the place you should be holding it while shaving. Let the head of the razor do the work and don't push at all. This isn't one of the tips that's given to new shavers just so they don't go overboard on pressure, you really will never need to use any pressure on the razor at all.
Curio, get the selection!
RomanNose, nope, you're not unusual in getting on with the Derby blades. Many people like them. However, many more people don't like them, it's down to individual preference and if you're happy with them then carry on using them!
Rasta, keep with it - It still sounds as though you may not have enough product but I have another suggestion.
While your brush is soaking, make sure you get your face nice and wet as good preparation is essential. The more water you can get in your beard, the better.
Then when loading your brush, load it for double the time you're currently doing and instead of building the lather in a bowl, try doing it directly on your face. Start slowly, transferring the soap buildup on the brush to being all over your face and then go for it, giving it a good massage in to create the actual lather. If it's a bit dry then just try dipping the brush tips in water to add a bit to the mix.
I find face lathering much more relaxing and it cuts out a step of building the lather in a bowl and then transferring it over to your face. I also get a much better lather when I'm building it directly on my face.
It also sounds to me as though you're using a little bit of pressure. I did that on the third DE shave I had and I cut myself to ribbons. You really do use absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Balance the razor in your hand and find the centre point so it doesn't tip either way and that's the place you should be holding it while shaving. Let the head of the razor do the work and don't push at all. This isn't one of the tips that's given to new shavers just so they don't go overboard on pressure, you really will never need to use any pressure on the razor at all.
Curio, get the selection!
RomanNose, nope, you're not unusual in getting on with the Derby blades. Many people like them. However, many more people don't like them, it's down to individual preference and if you're happy with them then carry on using them!