I have been a DE shaver for about 3 years now and thought my shaves couldn't get any better. I love my Merkur 38C and my Gillete Slim Adjustable and never thought I would use anything else regularly.
I have a EverReady 1924 SE (at least that's what I think it is) in the rotation but it didn't get much use. I started using it exclusively about 2 weeks ago after getting a really good shave with it and decided to pick up a second SE razor just to give into my RAD.
After posting a WTB for a SE in the Buy/Sell/Trade, BowTieGuy (who is a super nice guy BTW) hooked me up with a Gem Damaskeene and a MMOC. I used the Damaskeene on Sunday and was honestly expecting it to be very similar to the shave I get from the EverReady. I was completely shocked by how much smoother of a shave I got with the Damaskeene. The shave was effortless. I normally have some stubble about 8 hours after I shave. A full 16 hours after my shave yesterday, I still had NO stubble. I almost didn't need to shave today!
Seriously... this may be the ONLY razor I use going forward. I honestly don't think I could go back to using a DE. Not that the shave with a DE isn't great... but it doesn't compare with the Damaskeene. It's that good!
I have a EverReady 1924 SE (at least that's what I think it is) in the rotation but it didn't get much use. I started using it exclusively about 2 weeks ago after getting a really good shave with it and decided to pick up a second SE razor just to give into my RAD.
After posting a WTB for a SE in the Buy/Sell/Trade, BowTieGuy (who is a super nice guy BTW) hooked me up with a Gem Damaskeene and a MMOC. I used the Damaskeene on Sunday and was honestly expecting it to be very similar to the shave I get from the EverReady. I was completely shocked by how much smoother of a shave I got with the Damaskeene. The shave was effortless. I normally have some stubble about 8 hours after I shave. A full 16 hours after my shave yesterday, I still had NO stubble. I almost didn't need to shave today!
Seriously... this may be the ONLY razor I use going forward. I honestly don't think I could go back to using a DE. Not that the shave with a DE isn't great... but it doesn't compare with the Damaskeene. It's that good!