I have that Vander Hagen set, Only thing useful in it for me is the bowl. I never got the brush to lather and the soap never produced a decent lather. My recommendation? Give up on the Vander Hagen stuff, invest in Taylor of Oldbond Street shaving cream (I'm partial to the sensitive cream) and a mid-range badger brush from simply beautiful both can be found on Amazon.As for the blades, in my experience the sharper the blade the safer the shave. Since becoming a DE shaver in November the only times I've really nicked or cut myself have been due to a dull blade and/or a bad angle. If you have the right technique (no added pressure, and the right angle) your shave shouldn't produce any nicks or cuts. Keep in mind though, that no matter how experienced you are at DE shaving, where there's a blade and skin involved sooner or later there will be blood. How much blood depends on how careful you are. Everybody has different trouble spots, mine for instance are the back right section of my dome and behind my left ear. For those trouble spots you have to follow the rules. You can speed up your shave a bit after you perfect your technique.
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