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long comb vs. short comb

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mark abramczyk

I started shaving with a muhle d89 six months ago and love it. Now I want to expand my collection and buy a gillette 1930's new can you tell me the difference between a long comb and a short comb? is one more agressive? How would it shave compared to my r89?
 
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The New Improved only came in one comb length. The Gillette New came in both Long and Short comb versions. From personal experience I can't really say that one is more aggressive than the other.
I found that the Long Comb works better with my face, others here prefer the Short Comb. Both are great shavers and you can't go wrong with either.

Here is an image of some of the various Gillette Open Comb heads:

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For some users the short comb is slightly more aggressive than its long comb counterpart. Others say that the long comb is aggressive and smoother than the short comb. Its something that you are going to have to experiment with.
 
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