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Been in and out of town, but here's some updates: I shaved around Feb 24th with a Mach 3 with proraso (I was in a hurry), and my shave was just pathetic. I sped through it a bit...but I never realized how much razorburn I actually got from a MB razor. Shave 4: March 3rd. All I remember was that it i...

Third Shave tonight (waited for my cuts to heal up again): The Good: -My lather was MUCH better. Until I get the hang of it, I'm going to just add more cream to compensate for my lack of technique. I'll continue practicing. But at $10/tube, it's not a big deal if I use more at the beginning...especi...

Shave #3 was much better...but I'm starting to doubt this whole wetshaving thing (for me), but I'll explain at the end. I'm still not getting the lather I want. I watched the videos many times. I've added extra cream...and it's almost as if it was too hard this time. I mean it was soft...but compare...

I'm going to start with Shave 2 since I have a thread for Shave 1. Shave 2: I decided to set aside a solid 45 minutes tonight to really prepare and concentrate. I took a hot shower, washed and exfoliated in the shower, let the water run on my face and neck for a solid minute before getting out. Lath...

I took all of the steps beforehand..hot shower, washed face, etc. 1) My lather was difficult to make, but I think it was fine. It didn't look as foamy as on the youtube videos...but it wasn't bad. I did it exactly like he did it 2) My face actually looks pretty decent. I only did one pass, but still...