Questions
Backstory tl;dr - DE shaving for about two months, I find the GC 68 a little less efficient than i would like. So i have been looking for something slightly more efficient, and maybe a bit more steep angled. I have quite thick beard hair, but a bit sensitive skin.
The two products i have been eyeing:
The .84-p plate for my Game Changer
It seems sold out everywhere in europe, but looks like the natural progression from the GC 68. So an option would be waiting for the 84 plate to get restocked at a european store, at some point.
The Yates 921-M
I have been reading about steeper angle razors, which could lead to efficient yet somewhat mild shaves. This has lead me to the Yates 921-M. I cant really find a thread comparing it directly to the GC, but alot of people describe this as a very efficient, yet somewhat mild razor with a steeper shaving angle. This one is in stock at an EU store, but since i cant compare it to the GC im holding back a bit.
What would you experienced people recommend? - Should i just jump into the 921-M, or stick to the GC and wait for plate availability?
Do any of you own both the 921-M and the Game Changer and will compare them? (shaving angle, blade feel, efficiency)
Any other recommendations, are appreciated as well!
Backstory
Im a daily shaver and have been on/off for 6-7 years. I have somewhat sensitive skin, yet quite thick stubble and have been used to pulling and tugging myself through a shave with the mach 3 system.
I have had a handfull of wet shaves done throughout my life, most have been with shavettes and have been nice and irritation free, whilst feeling quite luxurious (hot towel, getting the lather painted on and so on.) They always resulted in nice and close shave. After trying to use a buddys shavette, doing a horrible crime to my face, i put off the idea to wet shave myself (this was a few years ago). However during a groceries trip about 2 months ago, i came across the King C Gillette, was intrigued as i had never tried a safety razor before, and decided to buy it. It was love at first shave, both the weight and shine of the tool, and the manuel way of keeping the correct angle to the skin. It made me feel like i was learning a new skill, whilst also getting rather nice shaves, I did get a few smaller cuts the first few shaves but overall the experience was really nice, and i was getting way fewer issues in a problem area, compared to the mach 3. So i jumped straight into it, buying a cheap synthetic brush, blade tester kit, alum, a cream and a soap.
About a month later i got tired of fighting a blade allignment issue my KCG had. I wanted something a bit more dependable, where i didn't need to spend a whole minute just aligning the blade right to get a nice shave. So i started looking into machined razors, and eventually purchased the Game changer .68-p from Razorock. To my surprice, it was made way nicer than i had expected, it shaves mild and somewhat efficient and it only took the first two shaves to find the approximate force and angle for it.
Having shaved with the GC for about a month however, i have started noticing that the shaves aren't as close as i would like on the first two passes (WTG & XTG), as it is leaving behind a bit of stubble in the areas where my hair is the closest (around the chin and jaw), also struggling to pick up the hair growing nearly parallel to my skin, without going completly ATG or buffing, resulting in me sometimes overshaving these areas or the GC digging in a bit, leading to irritation. I will note that i have tried a few different blades with similar results(Derby extra, Derby premium, Astra SP, King C Gillette blades, Feathers, Muhle, Wilkinson Sword) - Now back to my questions!
Backstory tl;dr - DE shaving for about two months, I find the GC 68 a little less efficient than i would like. So i have been looking for something slightly more efficient, and maybe a bit more steep angled. I have quite thick beard hair, but a bit sensitive skin.
The two products i have been eyeing:
The .84-p plate for my Game Changer
It seems sold out everywhere in europe, but looks like the natural progression from the GC 68. So an option would be waiting for the 84 plate to get restocked at a european store, at some point.
The Yates 921-M
I have been reading about steeper angle razors, which could lead to efficient yet somewhat mild shaves. This has lead me to the Yates 921-M. I cant really find a thread comparing it directly to the GC, but alot of people describe this as a very efficient, yet somewhat mild razor with a steeper shaving angle. This one is in stock at an EU store, but since i cant compare it to the GC im holding back a bit.
What would you experienced people recommend? - Should i just jump into the 921-M, or stick to the GC and wait for plate availability?
Do any of you own both the 921-M and the Game Changer and will compare them? (shaving angle, blade feel, efficiency)
Any other recommendations, are appreciated as well!
Backstory
Im a daily shaver and have been on/off for 6-7 years. I have somewhat sensitive skin, yet quite thick stubble and have been used to pulling and tugging myself through a shave with the mach 3 system.
I have had a handfull of wet shaves done throughout my life, most have been with shavettes and have been nice and irritation free, whilst feeling quite luxurious (hot towel, getting the lather painted on and so on.) They always resulted in nice and close shave. After trying to use a buddys shavette, doing a horrible crime to my face, i put off the idea to wet shave myself (this was a few years ago). However during a groceries trip about 2 months ago, i came across the King C Gillette, was intrigued as i had never tried a safety razor before, and decided to buy it. It was love at first shave, both the weight and shine of the tool, and the manuel way of keeping the correct angle to the skin. It made me feel like i was learning a new skill, whilst also getting rather nice shaves, I did get a few smaller cuts the first few shaves but overall the experience was really nice, and i was getting way fewer issues in a problem area, compared to the mach 3. So i jumped straight into it, buying a cheap synthetic brush, blade tester kit, alum, a cream and a soap.
About a month later i got tired of fighting a blade allignment issue my KCG had. I wanted something a bit more dependable, where i didn't need to spend a whole minute just aligning the blade right to get a nice shave. So i started looking into machined razors, and eventually purchased the Game changer .68-p from Razorock. To my surprice, it was made way nicer than i had expected, it shaves mild and somewhat efficient and it only took the first two shaves to find the approximate force and angle for it.
Having shaved with the GC for about a month however, i have started noticing that the shaves aren't as close as i would like on the first two passes (WTG & XTG), as it is leaving behind a bit of stubble in the areas where my hair is the closest (around the chin and jaw), also struggling to pick up the hair growing nearly parallel to my skin, without going completly ATG or buffing, resulting in me sometimes overshaving these areas or the GC digging in a bit, leading to irritation. I will note that i have tried a few different blades with similar results(Derby extra, Derby premium, Astra SP, King C Gillette blades, Feathers, Muhle, Wilkinson Sword) - Now back to my questions!
