Another update
I've been prepping my skin since yesterday, with Nivea sensitive moisturiser, applying a couple of dabs, last night and again throughout the day today, so I decided this afternoon, to go into my local shopping centre and pick up a few bits n bobs.
The initial idea was to get a new brush and come home, but you know how things are and I ended up getting a Body shop shaving brush, a pack of Boots own brand blades and some Nivea post shave balm, plus a couple of sample phials of Tea tree oil.
When I got home, I decided to give the 65R another outing; my skin seems to have settled well, with the moisturiser I had been using since the first outing, yesterday, so I was confident.
I soaked the brush for about 10 minutes in clean, hot water and added a couple of drops of Tea tree oil to my Nivea Sensitive shaving cream and worked a decent lather with very little fuss.
The lather went on to my face really well, not too thick, but not too thin and the brush was really nice to use; none of the scratchiness that I had when I used the Wilkinson Sword brush, yesterday, so thank you to
@ben139 for recommending that to me.
The 65R again gave me a nice, even shave again. Admittedly not as close as I got yesterday, as I only went 2 passes today, as I felt that was enough without making my face sore.
One thing that I am starting to notice is the blades that I'm using (Derby extras) seem a little on the "tuggy" side and I went a little easier with the body, pressure-wise, so perhaps this is why I didn't get a consistently even shave?
After I had finished the second pass, I noticed one small nick that I hadn't even felt.
So I rinsed off and gave my whole face the once-over with an Alum block, before rinsing again, then patted my face dry with a towel and applying some Nivea post shave balm.
Overall, for my second DE shave in over 25 years, I'd say that it was a successful shave.
I really am starting to like this 65R.