Hello,
I'm only about six shaves into wet shaving, and i am so in love i actually plan and look forward to my next shave. I started with a futur and progress, they are absolutely awesome, i love the sound and feeling. Best of all no irritation. I loved this new form of shaving so much last week i ordered two new razors, the merkur travel, and the 38c. The travel because i liked how small of a package it is, and i would like to take it on business trips where all i have is a carry on bag. I tried the travel on my first shave after a battle with the futur on 4 and a feather blade (bad badd badddddd idea). I had to wait five days for all the scabs to be gone, so i tried the open comb, travel. My god, it was prob. the best experience since i started wet shaving. Nothing changed besides the razor and blade. I used a merkur because after reading found out feathers are mean. thinking i had nailed my technique i went with the 38c on my shave sunday, and it was horrible. I butchered myself, and i still have a bloody towel to show it. That is how bad it was i had to use a towel to get the blood off my head. i pretty much cut every non flat surface off my head. I used a merkur blade, i spent alot of time with my lather, and i put lots of oil on. I'm not sure what happened because i heard such good things about the 38c being good for a noob. After my experience it does not seem that way.
I thought it was worth noting that my best most consistant shaves are with the futur, and progress long handle on 1. I go against the grain, and usually only need one pass.
Please tell me what you guys think, i love the look of the razor and love my collection so i would like to use them all equally.
I'm only about six shaves into wet shaving, and i am so in love i actually plan and look forward to my next shave. I started with a futur and progress, they are absolutely awesome, i love the sound and feeling. Best of all no irritation. I loved this new form of shaving so much last week i ordered two new razors, the merkur travel, and the 38c. The travel because i liked how small of a package it is, and i would like to take it on business trips where all i have is a carry on bag. I tried the travel on my first shave after a battle with the futur on 4 and a feather blade (bad badd badddddd idea). I had to wait five days for all the scabs to be gone, so i tried the open comb, travel. My god, it was prob. the best experience since i started wet shaving. Nothing changed besides the razor and blade. I used a merkur because after reading found out feathers are mean. thinking i had nailed my technique i went with the 38c on my shave sunday, and it was horrible. I butchered myself, and i still have a bloody towel to show it. That is how bad it was i had to use a towel to get the blood off my head. i pretty much cut every non flat surface off my head. I used a merkur blade, i spent alot of time with my lather, and i put lots of oil on. I'm not sure what happened because i heard such good things about the 38c being good for a noob. After my experience it does not seem that way.
I thought it was worth noting that my best most consistant shaves are with the futur, and progress long handle on 1. I go against the grain, and usually only need one pass.
Please tell me what you guys think, i love the look of the razor and love my collection so i would like to use them all equally.
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