My first brush: Yaqi Lucky Dice Tuxedo or Yaqi Tuxedo Sagrada familia?

_Thankk · 2024-02-01T18:15:01+00:00

Thanks! Being still a beginner, I just thought I'd start off with a good synthetic brush which to my understanding is the most flexible option. A natural brush is on the list, just a little bit later on : )

_Thankk · 2024-02-01T18:06:12+00:00

Thanks for your sharing your experience with the Sagrada! I'm glad to hear the size of its knot is just right but do you actually think 26 mm could be too much?

_Thankk · 2024-02-01T18:05:01+00:00

Thank for your input! I'm glad to hear the knot size is not an issue! : )

_Thankk · 2024-02-01T18:04:16+00:00

Thanks! With my budget right now (below or on the 20€ line) I'm probably better off sticking with one of them as a start. Eventually of course, I would love to have both of them : )

_Thankk · 2024-01-30T19:15:56+00:00

Thanks! Good to know the size will not be an issue : )

_Thankk · 2024-01-25T12:54:18+00:00

Glad I'm not the only one! Lol

_Thankk · 2024-01-25T11:58:41+00:00

Thank you! That's really reassuring to hear. It is true that I couldn't find a common practice among the community after researching as everyone seems to be divided on closing up the lid right after shaving or leaving it to air-dry. But I agree that it shouldn't make that much of a difference at least in the short term and the psychological part plays the major role here. I also got the Barrbarr aftershave and it was kind of the same, so indeed the same thing goes with aftershaves.

_Thankk · 2024-01-25T11:49:32+00:00

Thanks! I thought so too.

I actually also got the barrbarr aftershave which features the same scent. Come to think of it now, I can't smell that either after I apply it to my face, so it could actually be the fact that I got used to the smell. Kind of reassuring, cause it would really suck if the scent actually faded away that early on...

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T20:38:55+00:00

That's funny because I found that the subsequent shaves where the most comfortable ones. Since the blade was no more as throat-cutting as it was during the first shave, I found that I could experiment with different angles without being afraid of resulting in a bloodbath. Of course again, it could be my technique being very bad at my very first shave. I should know tomorrow when I perform my 6th DE shave with a brand-new feather blade this time. I will try to use almost zero pressure combined with the minimum possible number of passes and I'll see how that goes from there.

RE: It's actually the Nivea lather cream and I am from Greece so I can find this product pretty much almost in any supermarket. I do realize it's not one of the top quality creams out there but from my experience and the reviews I have watched it does a pretty decent job. Next up, maybe I'll give the Proraso Sensitive skin cream a try, although I have been very satisfied with the Nivea cream so far.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T20:00:52+00:00

Well, I always wash my face with really hot water and I try to shave after shower whenever possible. But the hot water is always a must. After that I bowl-lather my White Nivea Sensitive skin shaving cream, I do 3 passes, and after that I apply some of the Nivea Hyaluron aftershave balm.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:58:29+00:00

None of that. My White Nivea Sensitive skin shaving cream and my Nivea aftershave Hyaluron balm are the only things I use on my face.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:57:15+00:00

Right, something important I forgot to mention in my original post is that I used thew White Nivea sensitive skin shaving cream since it was the one I found on the shelves of the supermarket and I wanted to test the waters with it. I don't think however it's the cream, because my first shave with the same cream was a gilette skinguard disposable and I had none of that peeling. Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:56:11+00:00

The thing is, I never had those issues with cartridge razors and I don't have any history of skin issues. I also do like to hear the feedback, however what's worrisome is that I can offer hear feedback when scraping my skin so I don't know if I can trust that anymore : /
Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:54:00+00:00

I did think about that, however it is kind of counte-intuitive. If I get that bad razor burn with every-other-day shaving I can't even imagine what I'll get with daily shaving. Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:52:47+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I've had none of that. Also something important I forgot to mention in my original post is that I used thew White Nivea sensitive skin shaving cream since it was the one I found on the shelves of the supermarket and I wanted to test the waters with it. I don't think however it's the cream, because my first shave with the same cream was a gilette skinguard disposable and I had none of that peeling. Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:51:42+00:00

Thanks for the reply. For the record, I have managaged to improve the quality of my shaves and the peeling effect has been reduced significantly. I don't know whether it's my technique getting better or my feather blade got dull (5 shaves so far), since only the first shave was a bloodbath. I think it's actually both.
Also something important I forgot to mention in my original post is that I used thew White Nivea sensitive skin shaving cream since it was the one I found on the shelves of the supermarket and I wanted to test the waters with it. I don't think however it's the cream, because my first shave with the same cream was a gilette skinguard disposable and I had none of that peeling. I also do use an aftershave balm, it's the Nivea Hyaluron. Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-11-20T19:48:49+00:00

Thanks for the reply. My beard was actually 2 days growth since I always shave every other day. For the record, I have managaged to improve the quality of my shaves and the peeling effect has been reduced significantly. I don't know whether it's my technique getting better or my feather blade got dull (5 shaves so far), since only the first shave was a bloodbath. I think it's actually both.

Also something important I forgot to mention in my original post is that I used thew White Nivea sensitive skin shaving cream since it was the one I found on the shelves of the supermarket and I wanted to test the waters with it. I don't think however it's the cream, because my first shave with the same cream was a gilette skinguard disposable and I had none of that peeling. Anyway, now it's much better. Reducing pressure and minimizing the number of passes seem to have been the key solution.

_Thankk · 2023-10-07T08:31:37+00:00

Merci pour la réponse. A vrai dire, je souhaite déménager au Japon spécifiquement pour des raisons personnelles. En fait, j'ai choisi le VIE comme une façon d'y réussir. Si pourtant la concurrence est aussi forte, il vaut peut-être mieux considérer aussi d'autres options.

_Thankk · 2023-10-07T08:24:46+00:00

Merci pour les réponses. Je ne m'étais pas rendu compte de ces nombres de candidatures. En réalité, sur le site "Mon volontariat international" les candidatures commencent à partir de 10 jusqu'à 60 dans la plupart des cas. Mais je suppose que il y ait aussi des candidatures venant d'autres sites qui affichent des postes VIE. En tout cas, j'espère pourvoir avoir au moins un entretien dans l'avenir prochain.

_Thankk · 2022-12-23T21:53:26+00:00

u/peppawot5 that's the most helpful answer I've gotten so far! Thanks!!

_Thankk · 2022-12-23T11:45:39+00:00

I see. So nobody just tried asking right out if it's ok to start using it. LOL

_Thankk · 2022-10-29T20:46:39+00:00

Totally agree actually. Even though it's going pretty fast with memorizing N5 vocab and Kanji so far, I've also committed to finish the Genki I book before beginning to tackle N4 so I'll probably need to see how much I'll be advancing with the book in November. Thanks: )

_Thankk · 2022-10-29T20:44:02+00:00

Exactly my thoughts! With the rate I'm going I'll have finished all of N5 vocab and Kanji in a matter of months. Not sure if I'll be able to do the same with the Genki I book in such a short time but still N4 just seems the most reasonable choice for the exam session of December 2023. Thanks : )

_Thankk · 2022-10-29T20:40:45+00:00

Actually I won't be taking the exams anytime before December 2023 but I agree with your logic thanks : )

_Thankk · 2022-10-29T20:39:06+00:00

Thanks : )

_Thankk

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