I am getting bitten by the shaving bug (oh, my!) and would now like to add to my stable.
I recently bought a Gillette Slim (K2--it could have been a HS grad present!) and have started off using it at setting "3". This is perhaps the mildest shave I've ever had, and by this I mean that so far it has been impossible to cut, nick, scrape, or scratch myself anywhere, but a 3-4 day beard requires multiple passe--as much as 4 in some spots.
While I like, somewhat, the safety of it, it's a lot of work unless I shave every day. I'm looking for more "efficiency"--a term I've read here, and it seems somewhat linked to aggressiveness.
Next shave I plan to dial up to 7 and see how this is. I think that after a few times I'll find an optimum. But being retired I'll likely shave anywhere from every other day, to every 4th day, and that's pretty tough with the Gillette so far, just as it was with the old Atra 2 it replaced. I now believe that perhaps I'll need a more aggressive razor for this infrequent shaving, and I'd like your help on this, please.
1) Am I correct in thinking that aggressiveness and efficiency are somewhat related--that if I want to shave my 3 day stubble relatively quickly, I'll need a more aggressive setting on my Gillette, or if I get another razor, one that's widely considered to be more aggressive?
2) If #1 is true, could you create a short list of razors that demonstrate the range between notably mild to notably aggressive?
3) If #1 true, could you name your favorite aggressive razor that you've used, personally?
Any information here is welcomed a great deal!
Thanks!
I recently bought a Gillette Slim (K2--it could have been a HS grad present!) and have started off using it at setting "3". This is perhaps the mildest shave I've ever had, and by this I mean that so far it has been impossible to cut, nick, scrape, or scratch myself anywhere, but a 3-4 day beard requires multiple passe--as much as 4 in some spots.
While I like, somewhat, the safety of it, it's a lot of work unless I shave every day. I'm looking for more "efficiency"--a term I've read here, and it seems somewhat linked to aggressiveness.
Next shave I plan to dial up to 7 and see how this is. I think that after a few times I'll find an optimum. But being retired I'll likely shave anywhere from every other day, to every 4th day, and that's pretty tough with the Gillette so far, just as it was with the old Atra 2 it replaced. I now believe that perhaps I'll need a more aggressive razor for this infrequent shaving, and I'd like your help on this, please.
1) Am I correct in thinking that aggressiveness and efficiency are somewhat related--that if I want to shave my 3 day stubble relatively quickly, I'll need a more aggressive setting on my Gillette, or if I get another razor, one that's widely considered to be more aggressive?
2) If #1 is true, could you create a short list of razors that demonstrate the range between notably mild to notably aggressive?
3) If #1 true, could you name your favorite aggressive razor that you've used, personally?
Any information here is welcomed a great deal!
Thanks!