Great to have you on board, undercover. Welcome.   Check out the posts in the HeadShaving section for clues on reducing or eliminating that razor burn.   Most likely it is due to the fact that you are new to being sly.  As the skin toughens up, you won't burn so easily.  In the meantime, try and aloe vera gel.  Kept in the fridge it gives a cool and refreshing application to the skin.  Also be sure to do a cold water rinse after shaving to reduce irritation and close the pores.

Hey Paul, I've actually been shaving for quite a while, but I have to admit I'm not as consistent as you guys, I tend to let it go for a few days at a time, (I work from home so I'm kind of out of the public eye most of the time) so when I DO shave I get that nasty blotchiness going on, but I'm going to take your advice and start shaving daily & see if that helps, I bet it does.

And just to reiterate, that cold aloe vera gel idea? FRIGGIN' GENIUS. Holy crap does that feel good on your bean after a hot shower and shave!

Hey Undercover, sweet profile pic! 

1) I use a few drops of olive oil under my gel to minimize friction when I shave, and alittle bit of lotion afterwards. This minimizes burn or irritation.   
2) Whenever I need blades (I use Mach3), I go on ebay and buy them in bulk, whenever you buy a billion gagillion of them it's a lot cheaper per piece. 

Yeah that's one of the advantages of being a professional photographer, you can make anybody look good, even yourself 

The olive oil actually sounds like a good idea, I might just try that & see if it helps, maybe thats the issue is that I'm not getting enough lubrication going, it only ever happens on the sides of my head & I shave against the grain, so that might do the trick.

Plus now I want to see women's reactions when they use my bathroom & see a bottle of olive oil in the shower... 

I think I might try some different blades too, see if that helps at all.

Great advice guys!

Onward!

Aloha from freezing NY! Welcome, Nice noggin! <----
                                                               

Greetings from equally freezing Edmonton Alberta

Thanks, I made it myself 

Welcome to the SBG site Undercover.

hey undercover:  i'm late but welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  gr8 post and we hope that U become an active member of the best forum on the internet.

WARHAWK