I tried a Merkur 39c Slant and my first single edge (Gem) this past week.
Using the Slant went real well. I let my beard grow out about 3 days and I love the sound it made as it sliced through my whiskers. I did however try to do a little to much and ended up with some irritation on my neck. Seems like the shave could of been a little closer I might go ahead and try a Feather blade next time instead of the Personna Reds.
The Single edge was a little different story. The first pass on my face was outstanding. But on my neck I decided to try something a little different. I had heard that some people go against the grain with the first pass and for some reason I thought it was a good idea...big mistake, needless to say I ended up throwing a Personna Med Prep in my Super Speed to finish up. I might give it another try in the next few weeks.
I still want to try an injector and a straight to see how those work. Still haven't got an injector yet and I should of used one of my straights after they were honed but I waited to long and for some reason there is a very light surface rust on the blade edge. I tried stropping them a little and it didn't seem to help. Oh, well. So many options with so little whiskers I guess.
Using the Slant went real well. I let my beard grow out about 3 days and I love the sound it made as it sliced through my whiskers. I did however try to do a little to much and ended up with some irritation on my neck. Seems like the shave could of been a little closer I might go ahead and try a Feather blade next time instead of the Personna Reds.
The Single edge was a little different story. The first pass on my face was outstanding. But on my neck I decided to try something a little different. I had heard that some people go against the grain with the first pass and for some reason I thought it was a good idea...big mistake, needless to say I ended up throwing a Personna Med Prep in my Super Speed to finish up. I might give it another try in the next few weeks.
I still want to try an injector and a straight to see how those work. Still haven't got an injector yet and I should of used one of my straights after they were honed but I waited to long and for some reason there is a very light surface rust on the blade edge. I tried stropping them a little and it didn't seem to help. Oh, well. So many options with so little whiskers I guess.
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