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Originally Posted by Brian SD 
I went and bought shave cream and a brush from Crabtree & Evelyn. Hopefully it solves my problems.
Am I getting this right: I should only do ONE pass, re-apply shaving cream, do another pass, etc? That just seems like it will take forever to shave.
Am I getting this right: I should only do ONE pass, re-apply shaving cream, do another pass, etc? That just seems like it will take forever to shave.
Well, if you don't like bumps and razor burn, then yes.
For me - 2 1/2 passes with the straight, from soaking the soap to applying aftershave: 10 minutes.
Without going into too much detail
wet the brush (some soak it but I just get it good and wet)
dip into the cream
lather on my face, adding water as needed. Don't rinse the brush out - keep the lather on the brush.
let lather sit on face a minute while I strop the razor
make first pass, no do-overs, just chop it down (rather indiscriminately)
rinse face but don't dry
re-lather, this time making it wetter
second pass (sideways) - a little more carefully
leaving the lather remnants on the face, inspect, add water to your face with fingers and mix with lather still on your face, and address trouble spots.
rinse
aftershave.
10 minutes. Less if I'm in a hurry.
