After many years with a beard, I have recently shaved it off, (barber in Turkey, the full works and a great experience), I am giving wet shaving a go.
I've started with proraso pre-shave cream and shaving cream together with an Edwin Jagger DE razor.
I'm not too sure what the terminology used in many posts refers to exactly. Many people refer to achieving a close shave as a good outcome (for everyday use?) and then go onto describing a state (BBS - assumed to relate to the state of a babies rear end) that can be achieved with extra effort (for special occasions perhaps?).
I have a Phillips electric razor that can remove the stubble from my chin to a state where I can feel practically no stubble at all anywhere on my face afterwards. I am assuming that this is BBS, rather than just a close shave.
I can achieve the totally stubbleless state after many passes of the razor and about 10-15 minutes. Three passes (down, across and up) leave me less than than perfectly smooth face, would this be a close shave?
I've borrowed a Merkur Vision 2000, set to 'O'. whilst this feels as if it is doing a great job and I can achieve what is termed the 'BBS' state eventually, it still takes a fair bit of time.
Using a Mach 4 clears the stubble very well and does it quicker, however I am swayed by the cost arguement.
I intend to stick with DE razors and am willing to assume that I am doing something wrong, my thoughts centre round the angle of the razor. I've followed advice in some online videos and experimented a little, but have noticed no real differences.
Am I expecting too much?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Anthony
I've started with proraso pre-shave cream and shaving cream together with an Edwin Jagger DE razor.
I'm not too sure what the terminology used in many posts refers to exactly. Many people refer to achieving a close shave as a good outcome (for everyday use?) and then go onto describing a state (BBS - assumed to relate to the state of a babies rear end) that can be achieved with extra effort (for special occasions perhaps?).
I have a Phillips electric razor that can remove the stubble from my chin to a state where I can feel practically no stubble at all anywhere on my face afterwards. I am assuming that this is BBS, rather than just a close shave.
I can achieve the totally stubbleless state after many passes of the razor and about 10-15 minutes. Three passes (down, across and up) leave me less than than perfectly smooth face, would this be a close shave?
I've borrowed a Merkur Vision 2000, set to 'O'. whilst this feels as if it is doing a great job and I can achieve what is termed the 'BBS' state eventually, it still takes a fair bit of time.
Using a Mach 4 clears the stubble very well and does it quicker, however I am swayed by the cost arguement.
I intend to stick with DE razors and am willing to assume that I am doing something wrong, my thoughts centre round the angle of the razor. I've followed advice in some online videos and experimented a little, but have noticed no real differences.
Am I expecting too much?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Anthony