shaving with a razor?

Question

hi, im pretty young and i just started shaving with a gillete fusion razor. i just wanted to know the correct way to shave, and how to apply the stuff. thanks

Answer 1

Always shave in the direction your hair grows. This way you will not get a rash. It is usually in a downward motion. Going up usually results in a shaving bump or rash. Any shaving cream or gel will work. The fusion has a lot of blades for a very close shave.

Answer 2

The most important thing to know is, alway shave up and down, in the direction that is parallel to the handle, NEVER side to side, because that would be the equivalent of slashing your own face with a knife.

Buy a styptic pencil. It stings like hell, but this makes the cut close up. And you are going to cut yourself in the beginning. Even veterans aren't immune.

I'm a firm believer in shaving with a blade that is very sharp. Blades don't get dull because you shave with them for 10 minutes a day, they get dull because moisture in the air gradually rusts them during the 23 hours and 50 minutes that you are not shaving with them. Because rust never sleeps. So park my razor in a little cup full of olive oil, which keeps the airborne moisture away from the blades and keeps them sharp for about 10 or 20 times as long. (People routinely oil the sharp edges of their tools for the same reason.)

The more recently your face has had hot steam against it, the more relaxed your beard hairs will be, and the closer shave you will get. So you want your face washed with a very hot wet washcloth before you put the shaving cream on it. If you get really obsessive about this, you can shave in the shower, with a mirror in there that you have coated with a thin film of a special anti-fogging agent (also known as shaving cream). And then you can progress to doing it without even using the mirror, entirely by feel. But that's a little advanced for right now.

Electric razors don't shave very closely and they leave little nicks all over your skin. The blades get dull with time and can't be sharpened. Maybe they work for some people, but not me.

I think you have a very good razor. The disposable ones are cheaply made, which means that there is always a good chance that the blades won't be aligned right or the pivoting action won't work as designed. If cost is the issue, my olive oil tip should make the expensive Fusion blades last much, much longer, which solves that problem.

And one more thing. When you're done, you will drain the sink of hot soapy, stubble-laden water, and there will be all these bits of stubble still in the sink, along with little puddles around the edges of the sink. Learn now to clean up after yourself. The easiest way is to grab some toilet paper and wipe up every last bit of stubble and moisture on the periphery of the sink, then throw the stubbly wad in the garbage. Females have little tolerance for this particular mess, and this habit, acquired early, will eventually pay off when you want a woman to live with you. That's far off, you say, and you're right. But this habit will be second nature by the time you're at that stage, while some guys will still not have learned it.

Answer 3

The best shave I get is straight from a shower, nice and warm..

I use some shave creme from the Body Shop, which is enriched with Vitamin E & Aloe Vera.

Suds up well. However, I always 'go against the grain' as I feel I achieve a much closer shave. I stay away from electric shavers (Braun, Philips etc) as they always seem to nick the skin.

I also use a steptic pencil, if I nick myself, stops the bleed nigh on straight away. Stings, but it's good.

Razor wise, the best one, and the one I'm sticking with is a Wilkinson Sword fixed blade, double edged. Old school I know.

Takes some getting used to, especially from a swivel head razor. But, it is all down to personal preference.

A little tip.. If you run out of shave foam/cream, use hair conditioner. I've had goodresults from that in the past!

Answer 4

Hi, my suggestion is do not use blade shavers, they could irritate your skin a lot, please try with an electric shaver, and use it just going around in circles through your face. Zits and other things are provoked due to irritated skin. You wont like to go with the messy business of shaving with cream and all that crap believe me is BETTER to do it with an electric shaver, is more fun and saves a lot of money!!

I guess you are curious, so rinse your face with warm water and then apply the shaving foam covering the shape of the beard and mustache then with the razor start making a movement from up to downward movement +++never go from backwards you will hurt your face and neck and start bleeding +++ then just wash away all the remaining foam with warm water. You might want to put some Cologne, it might feel refreshing but you will find it painfully at the end and you will see how much you have hurt your skin.

Answer 5

Wet your face with hot water, put on the foam and start with the neck and go up from there.