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 Wet Shave Like A Professional

Written By Antonio Centeno

Edition 3 – 2018

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 Contents

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One Week to a Wet Shave

A Step-by-Step Guide to Wet Shaving

Day 1: Get Educated

What's the Problem with Cartridge Razors?
The Wet Shave Alternative - What's Involved?
Further Reading

Day 2: Select & Purchase Your Razor

Razor Types: Double-Edged, Single Edged, and Straight
Gap Size and Adjustable vs. Set Gaps
Safety Bars vs. Combs
Other Issues
Razor Blades

Day 3: Pick Your Soaps and Creams

The Shaving Brush
Shaving Soap and Cream
Shaving Mugs
Other Shaving Products

Day 4: Your First Wet Shave

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 Step 1: Set Your Space Up
Step 2: Wet Your Beard
Step 3: Create Your Lather
Step 4: Apply the Lather
Step 5: Shave
Step 6: Rinse

Day 5 (and Onward): Vary Your Shaving Technique

Vary the Skin and Hair Temperature
Vary Your Skin Treatments
Vary Your Lather
Vary Your Razor

One Week to a Wet Shave: Conclusion

Shave Maps – Direction of Hair Growth and Blade Route

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 One Week to A Wet Shave

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 One Week to a Wet Shave
In a heartening trend, men of all ages seem to be realizing that the
multi-bladed cartridge razor is an overpriced gimmick.

That shows fortitude in the face

of intense ad campaigns telling
you that more blades, more gel
strips, more vibrating motors,
and more anything else they can
strap onto a razor handle is
better for your face.

Facts have a way of coming out

in the end.

And the fact about shaving is

this: you don't need the latest in
plastic cartridge technology to
get a good shave with minimal
effort.

What's the alternative?

The same thing our fathers and our grandfathers did, before
disposable razor cartridges became widespread: the wet shave.

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 A Step-by-Step Guide to Wet Shaving
"Wet shave" is a cultural shorthand for a broad idea: shaving your
face with a single-bladed metal razor, generally with cake soap or
plain water instead of canned foam or gel.

There's quite a purist culture of wet shavers out there, and it can
intimidate a man who's used canned foam and a cartridge razor all
his adult life.

Depending on where you go for your information, the specifics of

razor types, soap types, blade types, and more can get
overwhelming. The purpose of this guide is to take things one day at
a time and get you from a cartridge shave to a wet shave in a week --
without feeling frustrated. Take your time and go one day at a time.

You don't need to be an expert in 24 hours. You don't even need to

be an expert in a week -- you just need to be a guy who's
comfortable shaving with lather and a single-bladed razor.

Once you've made the transition, there's a whole world of details

and specifics out there that you can get as invested in as you want.

But these basic steps will get any guy shaving comfortably, without
having to devote his whole life to the skill.

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 D

Day 1: Get Educated

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 Day 1: Get Educated
If you're reading this, you
probably already know the
basics of wet shaving, or have
at least some notion that
you'd like to change from
cartridge razors.

But since every guy's heard

slightly different information,
take this first day to just look
over the basics.

Use this section to get a good

idea what we're talking about,
and why it's worth your while.

What's the Problem with Cartridge Razors?

For a lot of guys, we are talking about a transition from something

they're used to, here.

Disposable cartridges (and disposable razors, for that matter) have

been the norm in America, and to a lesser degree in Europe, for
about a generation.

The case for cartridge razors is usually about convenience and shave
quality. If you believe the manufacturers, a cartridge with multiple
blades shaves closer and smoother than a single blade, and the
process is quicker and easier.

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The convenience part is probably true. There's no denying that
spritzing on some gel or foam and running a cartridge razor over
your face a couple times is probably at least a little quicker than a
wet shave with a safety razor.

But the shave quality is pure hype -- you can get yourself baby-
smooth with a basic single-bladed razor, and you can get a terrible,
patchy shave with lots of painful nicks using a cartridge razor.

Your technique and the frequency with which you change your
blades have a lot more to do with your shave than the number of
blades you're using. And that brings us to the biggest problem with
cartridge razors -- those little bundles of extra blades are expensive.

For good shaves, you want to be changing your blades every week or
so. Maybe stretch it to two weeks if you don't shave every day, or if
you've got high-quality blades, but in general -- every week. Less
than that at the blade gets dulled and nicked, and those rough spots
will miss hairs (leaving stubble) and catch on your skin (leaving
cuts).

Single blades for safety razors cost maybe a buck a piece for the
classy brands; less if you go bulk. Cartridges, on the other hand, start
about around $20 for a pack of four or six, and go upwards from
there.

Do the math and you'll realize that you're talking a difference of

literally hundreds of dollars each year.

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And that -- along with the general cheapness of the product and the
reliance on chemical gels and "soothing" strips -- is the big problem
with cartridge razors.

The Wet Shave Alternative - What's

Involved?
So all right -- you'd like to save some money, get a better product,
and maybe feel a little more in control of your own shaving process.
That's why you're here.

What's involved in the transition?

Not too much. A traditional wet shave requires four basic things:

● a single-bladed safety razor (generally metal)

● soap of some kind (generally cake soap in a mug)
● a brush to apply lather with
● water (generally warm)

In a pinch, you can even do without the soap and brush (more on
that later).

Most of the transition comes down to knowing how to select the

right equipment. Once you've got it, the shave itself is pretty familiar
-- you'll need a little less force and a little more respect for the
heavier razor, but it's the same basic motions as shaving with a
plastic cartridge razor.

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 Further Reading
You don't need to know much more than that, but if you want to get
into the whole wet shaving culture thing, it's got a strong online
presence that you can check out.

Sharpologist.com is a great shaving resource site, as is

Shaving101.com. ClassicShaving.com is primarily a sales site, but
their how-to has a good beginner's guide as well (though nothing
quite as detailed as this step-by-step guide).

For discussion forums, try BadgerAndBlade.com or

TheShaveDen.com, or more general men's fashion and style forums
like AskAndyAboutClothes.com and ArtOfManliness.com.

Find sites you like and browse a bit, but don't get caught up trying to
remember every detail from every article you come across. Just
know what resources are out there, so that you can come back to
them if you have questions.

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 Day 2: Select & Purchase Your Razor

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 Day 2: Select & Purchase Your Razor
A whole day just to buy a razor?!

Absolutely. Bear with us here.

If you've done a lot of reading and you already know exactly what
brand and model you want, good for you -- you're ahead of the
game, here.

Go ahead and order your razor. If you're using a site like Amazon,
you can probably even have the shipping expedited to truly make
this a one-day task.

(Finding a good store in town that sells razors can also make it a
one-day purchase -- as convenient as the internet is, don't forget
that brick-and-mortar is often quicker, and keeps the money local!)

But if you don't know the exact razor you want, you're going to need
a couple hours and some information to figure it out.

There are a couple major features that come in varying styles, and
you want the one that's right for you.

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Razor Types: Double-Edged, Single Edged,
and Straight
Virtually all of the razors we talk
about here are going to be single-
bladed, double-edged safety razor.

That means you're using one flat

razor blade, sharpened on both the
long edges, screwed or clipped into a
non-disposable handle.

People usually shorten the term for

that whole family of razors to "safety
razors," or sometimes to "DE safety
razors."

You can find the occasional single-

edged blade for safety razors, but
they're obscure and mostly obsolete --
more of a collector’s item than anything.

Straight razors, on the other hand, are still available many places.
These are not safety razors, and they require a different set of
equipment to maintain and use properly! A straight razor is a fixed
blade permanently attached to a handle, which is not replaced --
instead, it is sharpened and re-sharpened after use.

While cool and also a long-term cost-saver, straight razor shaving

isn't what we're talking about here. For purposes of the wet shave
transition, you'll almost always want to go with a double-edged,
single-bladed safety razor.

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 Gap Size and Adjustable vs. Set Gaps
The "gap" of a safety razor is the amount of blade exposed beyond
the cap-piece or safety bar (more on that in a minute).

The more blade you have exposed, the "rougher" the shave. You
have to work more carefully when the full width of the sharpened
section is exposed than when you're just working with the very edge
of the blade.

Beginners generally want a razor with a small gap, or an adjustable

razor. The latter are more expensive and harder to find (there are
only a few being made currently, plus some vintage options), but
they have the advantage of letting you experiment with different gap
sizes without buying multiple razors.

Safety Bars vs. Combs

Unlike cartridge razors (which have a plastic frame surrounding the
blades), safety razors use metal cap-pieces to hold the blade in place
at the top of the handle.

The comb or open comb is a row of small teeth on either side of the
head. The gaps in between the teeth help funnel lathered hairs into
small clusters for the razor to rim.

A safety bar razor works the opposite way -- it has a small, flat bar
that sits below the blade. The bar moves along the skin and pushes
hairs into the blade, while separating the skin slightly from the
cutting edge.

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Both are effective. The open comb design can provide a slightly
closer shave, but is generally considered harsher on the skin. That
said, the gap size (see the previous subsection) is a major factor
here, so a safety razor with a large gap may shave closer and more
harshly than a comb razor with a small gap.

Other Issues
There are a few other minor concerns when selecting your razor.
The actual raw material is a good one to keep in mind -- you want a
metal handle and head if at all possible. Stainless steel gives the
razor enough weight that you don't have to apply any pressure
yourself when you're shaving, and keeps the razor from rusting in
the humid air of a bathroom as well.

Most safety razors these days are three-piece assemblies -- a handle,

a baseplate that goes under the razor blade, and a cap that goes over
the razor blade. There are also two-piece razors where the handle
and baseplate are fused, and even a few one-piece razors that snap
open for you to place the blade inside, and then snap closed over the
blade for use.

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There's no real advantage to one over the other (although one-piece
safety razors have more moving parts that can wear out or break,
and as a result aren't made much anymore -- they were sort of the
hot new gimmick just before cartridge razors hit the scene).

Finally, there's the question of whether to buy new or vintage. Most

vintage razors still take the same size of blade as modern razors, so
that's rarely a concern. So long as the razor is solid, has substantial
weight to it, and isn't made of something that can crack or chip
easily when it ages (like a wood handle, which will swell and split
over the years), vintage is usually just as functional as buying new.
It's a matter of taste more than anything.

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 Razor Blades
When you buy your new razor, you'll also need to grab some blades
for it. Luckily, the blades are cheap and easy to find. That was one of
the big reasons to make the switch, remember?

Stainless steel is your basic material here. Some will come "plated"
with rust- or wear-resistant metals like titanium and platinum, but
the coating in question is usually so thin that you won't notice much
practical difference.

Experiment with a couple brands and see if you notice any

difference. Packs are so cheap there's no real reason not to pick up
three or four brands at a time and try them. Some fancier shaving-
goods stores and websites will even sell mixed sampler packs, but
it's easy enough to buy a five-pack from a couple different brands at
most drugstores.

Plan on changing blades about once every week or two weeks. You
can do it more often than that if you're really obsessive, or stretch it
a little longer if you're not a daily shaver, but between one and two
weeks per blade is the ballpark.

As soon as you feel any tugging or resistance, or have to apply

pressure or go back over rough spots, it's time to change the blade.

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 Day 3: Pick Your Soaps and Creams

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 Day 3: Pick Your Soaps and Creams
Now we get to the "wet" part of the wet
shave.

The razor selection is important --

maybe the most important part of
getting yourself set up. It's certainly the
purchase that will last you the longest.

But finding the product and method of

lathering your face that suits you best is
equally important in terms of making
you like your shaving experience. If the
soap is harsh or you don't care for your
brush, you're never going to stick with
wet shaving.

Your basic equipment here is soap and a brush. Here are a few more
specifics to break it all down for you:

The Shaving Brush

Unless you go with a canned foam (not recommended), the brush is
the go-to tool for applying lather.

The advantage of whipping up your own lather and brushing it on is

that it doesn't require any matting or pressing down of the hairs.
You can coat them without plastering them to your skin, which
makes them easier for the razor to remove without tugging or
slipping.

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A good brush needs to be soft (for your skin's sake) and capable of
holding water (to keep the lather smooth). The best (and most
expensive) are made from badger hair, with boar's hair or a
badger/boar mix as a cheaper and more common alternative.
Synthetic bristles are usually made from nylon, and are the cheapest
option available.

Unless you're a professional barber, you probably don't need to

worry too much about the grades of badger hair (but if you're
curious, they're grouped from coarsest to finest: pure badger, best
badger, super badger, and at the top of the heap silvertip badger).

There's nothing wrong with starting out with a synthetic or boar's

bristle brush. They won't last as long, and tend to become brittle at
the tips over time, but you should still get a couple good years' use
out of them.

Shaving Soap and Cream

There are two main options for the actual lather you use on your
face during shaving: soap and cream.

Shaving soap comes in a hard cake, usually a circular puck, which is

placed in the bottom of a mug, bowl, or "scuttle." A wet brush is
swirled on the top of the cake until lather builds up, which is then
dabbed onto the beard with the same brush.

Shaving cream, in contrast, comes in a semi-liquid form contained in

a tin. The brush is dipped in the cream, which is then dabbed
directly onto the face, with none of the swirling used with soap.

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Of the two, creams are faster to use, and easier on the wrists --
there's no "whisking" to build a lather -- but they tend to be stickier
and oilier, and often contain synthetic chemicals that can irritate
sensitive skins.

Soaps, while requiring a little extra effort, create an ideal lather

(once you get the right amount of water down), can be made from
just a few natural ingredients, and last considerably longer.

They're also cheaper -- a $5 soap cake could last you the better part
of a year, while you're likely to go through a $20 tin of shaving
cream in a month or two.

It may take a couple tries to find something that gives you the lather
you like. Start with a simple soap cake and go from there. If you have
sensitive skin, a glycerin soap may be easier on it, and you'll want to
avoid anything with chemical additives.

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 Shaving Mugs
There are countless shaving mugs, bowls, and scuttles out there, and
the difference between them is mostly aesthetic. As long as you've
got something large enough to contain the soap cake and an inch or
two of lather spread up the sides, you're in good shape.

An old coffee mug will do if you want to save some money. If you
buy something shaving-specific, expect to pay anywhere from $20
on up to $100 or more, depending on the materials.

Other Shaving Products

You don't have to buy any of these to get started on your wet
shaving, but some men find any or all of them helpful:

● Pre-shave oils and lotions - moisturizing products designed to

soften the hairs before lather is applied. Useful when you don't
have time to shower or apply a warm cloth.

● Aftershave - astringents designed to close the pores after

shaving, often with a mild scent.

● Alum blocks and styptic pencils - surface treatments for small

nicks and scrapes.

It's up to you whether you want to use these or not. The lotions and
aftershave make for a slightly more luxurious experience, which
some men like, but you can get by just fine without them unless your
skin is particularly sensitive.

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 Day 4: Your First Wet Shave
By this point you should know more about shaving products than
you ever expected to.

Today it's time to put the

ones you picked out to use.
(Assuming they've arrived. If
you're stuck waiting on
delivery, you might have to
put your shaving plans on
hold for a day or two here.
Maybe go read some blogs or
join discussion forums to
keep the idea fresh in your
mind!)

But assuming you've got all

the supplies, it's time to
tackle the first shave, step by
step.

We're going to start with the most common and popular method:
warm skin and warm water. This is how most people prefer to
shave.

There are other methods, and they have their die-hard advocates!
But start with this one, and then experiment with variations to see
what you like.

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 Step 1: Set Your Space Up
Go ahead and carve out a permanent space for your shaving gear in
the bathroom. Butt up against other toiletries' territory as much as
you need to.

You'll want the mug with the soap in it on the sink, or somewhere
else easily accessible. The less chance of knocking it off an edge the
better, especially if you're using a porcelain mug.

You'll also need either a sink you can plug or a small basin of water
to rinse your razor. A running tap will do in a pinch, as will wiping it
on a cloth, but the easiest and best way to clean the razor as you go
is to swirl it in some standing water.

Lay everything out for your shave ahead of time: the razor, the mug
with soap in it, the brush, and any lotions or topical treatments you
plan to apply before or after the shave.

Step 2: Wet Your Beard

The easiest shave for most men is done when the hairs and skin are
soft and wet. Shaving after a shower pretty much guarantees this,
and it's how a lot of guys prefer to schedule their shave.

If you don't have the time to shower before your shave, or you
prefer not to, a cloth soaked in warm water can be laid over the
beard and left there for three or four minutes to soften the hairs.

A pre-shave lotion can also help prep your beard for a shave if you
don't have warm water available.

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 Step 3: Create Your Lather
If you're using a tinned shaving cream or an aerosol can, this step is
already done.

Men with cake soap will need

to do a bit of work with their
brush to create a good lather.

First, wet the brush. It should

be wet all the way through,
but not dripping -- an easy
way to do this is to stick the
brush under a faucet or under
water and hold it there, then
take it out and shake it briskly
until large droplets stop flying
off the bristles.

At that point it should be wet but not dripping.

Once you've got the brush wet, lay the tips of the bristles against the
top of the soap cake and start whisking it around in little circles.

Don't give up too soon. It takes a solid minute or two to build a

proper lather! That seems like forever when you're just standing
there whisking your brush around, but it's not actually that long.

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A good lather will be a thick, smooth foam. There should be plenty of
air and water in there (sort of like beaten eggs), not just soap. If it's
sticky to the touch, or thick and smeary like toothpaste, add more
water. If it's runny and drips off the brush, dump a little water out,
shake the brush off, and beat the lather some more.

Step 4: Apply the Lather

Once you've got a lather, swirl the brush in it firmly to coat the
bristles.

Give a quick shake to get rid of any big clumps, and, using the tip of
the brush, start to dab the lather onto your beard.

The goal here is to coat your hairs without mashing them down
against the skin, and without piling on so much lather that it hides
everything completely.

You'll ideally end up with a nice, even coat of lather, with the tips of
the hairs visible through it. If it takes a couple tries to get it right,
don't be afraid to wash everything off with a wet washcloth and
start over.

Step 5: Shave
The moment of truth -- pick up your razor and go to.

Shaving with a good lather should be smooth and easy. Place the
razor at the top of the space you want to shave and move it gently
downward. Resist the temptation to press it against your skin! If the

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blade is sharp, the weight of the head should be enough to shear
through your hairs without you applying pressure.

Try to keep your shaving only

to lathered skin. If a stroke
removes all the lather but
leaves stubble, dab a bit more
on before going back over the
area.

Rinse the razor in a sink or

mug filled with water in
between strokes. You can
switch between the two sharp
edges to extend the lifespan of
the blade a little longer, or
you can mark the razor and
use one side until it dulls and
then switch to the other --
both techniques work fine.

Everyone's routine will be a little different, but always shave with

the grain of your hairs -- in the direction they're growing, not
against it -- and use your free hand to tug the skin taut where you
want a particularly close shave. (Use even less pressure when you
do so, however. Taut skin nicks very easily.)

Use the most care underneath the chin, down near the Adam's apple.
This is the most fragile part of the neck, and the part where most
shavers nick themselves. Treat your razor with respect -- it's a heavy
piece of metal with an incredibly sharp edge!

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 Step 6: Rinse
Once you've shaved to your satisfaction, rinse your face with clean,
cold water (not with the water you've been rinsing your razor in).

A washcloth works fine for your rinse. So does scooping up a

handful and splashing your face. Go with whatever you like best.

Cold (or at least cool) water will help tighten the skin up and close
the pores, which helps prevent infections and razor burn. Make sure
you've washed off all the lather and stray hairs, as those are the
most likely things to cause irritation if they stay on the skin.

Once you've rinsed, apply any after-treatments you like. A splash of

aftershave or witch hazel works for some men, and dries the skin of
others -- you'll have to experiment and find what you like.

Use an alum block or styptic stick to dab any cuts, if you were
unfortunate enough to acquire them, and pat everything dry with a
soft cloth.

That's all there is to it -- you're done with your first wet shave.
Hopefully it didn't go too badly!

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 Day 5 (and Onward):
Vary Your Shaving Technique

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 Day 5 (and Onward): Vary Your
Shaving Technique
At this point you're familiar
with the default wet shave
technique: soften the skin and
beard, lather up, shave, rinse,
and go.

Now it's time to start

identifying things that you're
not 100% satisfied with and
making changes to get where
you want to go.

Think of this as the

troubleshooting phase. You've
got a good sense of the basics,
and now you're modifying
them to suit your own need.

Here are some changes you can make to the basic routine:

Vary the Skin and Hair Temperature

Not everyone gets a good shave from softening his hair and skin in a
shower.

Some men prefer to splash cold water on their face before lathering
up, or even to avoid using any water on the hair at all before
applying the lather. It all depends on the natural hardness of their

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hairs -- if yours are already soft and silky, getting them warm and
wet may make them lie too flat to trim easily.

If you're having trouble with the razor gliding over hairs and leaving
them uncut, try applying a cool lather directly to the dry hairs. If
that's too harsh, soak them with cold water first.

Find the technique that gets a good shave, but doesn't have your
skin feeling tugged at when the razor passes through the hairs.

Vary Your Skin Treatments

Every skin is different. Some feel best after a simple shave with
lather. Others feel painfully irritated unless both a pre-shave lotion
and an aftershave are applied.

There's no real way to tell what works best for you except trial and
error.

Look around for some trial-sized lotions and aftershaves, and give
them a try. If you find something you really like, stick with it.

It may be important to try lotions out if you're having irritation

problems. Keep the skin moisturized, and if you're feeling dry and
itchy, avoid astringent, alcohol-based aftershaves.

Vary Your Lather

Not everyone needs a thick, creamy lather. You may even prefer
shaving without -- some men do just fine with nothing more than
warm water after a softening shower or lotion rub.

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Try varying amounts and varying thicknesses to see what works
best for you. The upside of all that practice? You'll get very good at
controlling the consistency of your lather very quickly.

Vary Your Razor

If all else fails, your razor might not be quite right for you. It's the
most expensive fix, so try other solutions first. But if you seem to be
nicking yourself constantly, and you just can't stop, consider trying a
different razor.

Look to change some of the factors that affect how the blade moves
across your skin: the weight of the head, the blade gap, and the style
of comb or safety bar used. It's worth the investment to get
something that works right for you.

Here are 7 tips to the best shave of your life. Click here to watch.

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 One Week to A Wet Shave: Conclusion

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One Week to a Wet Shave: Conclusion
If you've followed the guide all the way through to this conclusion,
you should be a pro wet shaver!

What seems like a lot of information on paper boils down to a very

small, simple routine in your daily life.

Once you've got the right tools, getting a good shave every day is just
a matter of whipping your lather up and treating your face with
care. Pretty soon it'll be almost as fast as using cartridges and
canned foam -- and a whole lot better for your skin and your wallet.

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Shave Maps – Direction of Hair Growth and
Blade Route

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