Thread: Newb's second shave, Caught on Camera !!!!

another trick to stretching skin is to use an alum block to keep your hand super dry and let you grip the skin

Man that is scary watching you stretch below the blade. I envisioned bloody fingers. As others have said try to keep the skin tighter. I only also watched the first section but might suggest hot towels on the face for a couple minutes as part of the prep. It FEELS SOOOO GOOD.

Overall good job, you kept all your parts intact. And you are brave to video so soon.

Happy Shaving!

Mark

Thanks for sharing...

First, great tunes.

I realize you're making a vid and may have modified your prep, but I noticed you dried your face before making the lather. I would leave your beard wet while dealing with lather, stropping etc. That gives your whiskers that much more soak time. I also put lather on a wet face not a dry one - I don't know what others here do.

Also, I think you need to stretch your skin more. One benefit of using two hands is that it gives you more options for stretching and reaching areas with the razor. It might feel awkward at first, but it's worth having more techniques in your toolbox - IMHO. Try it, but go slow. Keep at it!

Jordan