The shaving soap is Chiseled Face, Sherlock with notes of dirt, tobacco, and leather. He loaded it with a Personna razor blade. It is great if you like to let your facial hair grow a little longer and shave less frequently. (Aviv is shaving with a two piece, Merkur 37C Heavy Duty Safety Razor, Slant Bar. Smooth it on your face before you build your lather.Īfter loading the brush, take the brush to your face and neck to continue to build the lather or use a bowl/mug to create your frothy foam.
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A pre-shave softens the skin and hair to give a little extra slickness in preparation for the blade. Start off with a pre-shave (especially if you are doing it in front of a camera in the middle of an office building, wink, wink). Preparing to Shave with Your Safety Razor: Where the cotton ball gets stuck is where your hair is against the grain. Pro-tip: When you have a bit of growth on your face, use a cotton ball and smooth it around your face until you figure out where it gets stuck. Then it is just wise to know so you can be cautious. It might not always be possible to go with the grain as you find places where your hair grows in multiple directions or twirls. Even with the sharpest blade and slickest lather, against the grain is the riskiest pass because you are most likely to irritate the skin and possibly cut yourself. And taking your safety razor perpendicular to the growth pattern is across the grain. Using the razor to go up, would be against the grain. So what is with, across, and against the grain when we talk about hair? If your hair grows down, then taking the safety razor down your face is going with the grain. Understanding Hair Growth and Using a Safety Razor Following a process will methodically get you to a BBS (baby-butt smooth) result.
Most men do not have delicate hair combined with tough skin, so going at your face with a double edge safety razor, like a weed wacker, will not serve you well. It is important to know this in order reduce your beard in the most efficient, safest manner possible. Which direction does it grow? As you decide if you are going with the grain, across the grain, or against the grain, you must know how the hair changes direction even on different parts of your face.Ĭheeks, chin, neck might all have a bit different hair growth pattern. Is it sensitive or not so sensitive? What about your hair? Is it delicate or wiry.
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