Quote Originally Posted by Ggoongreen View Post
It is multiple skills set in a progression to get us as smooth as the day we showed up. I've had a couple of times that I thought, "I've got this nailed down, it wasn't that tough", then the next day happens. Sometimes I know, as I do it, that I have missed something, other times I don't have a clue why this shave is ........ lacking. AND this is learning DE shaving for the most part. It is even more critical when I'm using my SR.
I stopped the thought that this will be easy to master. The skills are slowly built on each other however as you gain experience other things come up and seem to change everything, (ie. lather and pre-prep, stropping, execution and then post). I was getting close to BBS daily face shaves but then I developed some nasty razor bumps at the corners of my mouth and had to grow my goatee back. A month later and they are still healing! I've finally given in to the fact that this is an ever changing game and that you can only get better at the game by playing. Some days I'm not destined to win, other days victory is mine.
Happy shaving,
G
+1
I think it took me about 2 years of daily SR shaving before I started appreciating the differences in razors, soap and face prep.
But, as you try new approaches like Noxema, the ritual will remain fairly uniform. As your experience grows, you learn to appreciate the nuances in small changes to the routine.