I'd been using a Merkur Futur for a few years and had even tried Feather blades in it (at level 2.5 or 3) and learned to respect these very sharp blades. I think they offer the closest shave. However they could also be quite dangerous if not very careful.
I decided to give the Feather All Stainless a shot and have not looked back more than a year later - this razor paired with the Feather blades is so well engineered that I don't have to be careful ... I could be using the latest 10 blade Sensor - it's that easy, the difference of course is the price. It's much cheaper to use the Feather shaver.
My question has to do with getting a close shave every day. I tend to shave on Mondays and get a really good shave then. If I try to shave the next day, it seems my beard (though strong) isn't long enough to shave comfortably, it's much less comfortable than the Monday shave (lots of burning), Wednesday isn't a lot better, so I often just wait until the following Monday when the hair is long enough to be shaved comfortably, e.g. no scraping of skin.
Is there a solution to this issue? I imagine hot towels might help?
But I shave in a hot shower with Proraso.
Thanks for any hints,
sm
I decided to give the Feather All Stainless a shot and have not looked back more than a year later - this razor paired with the Feather blades is so well engineered that I don't have to be careful ... I could be using the latest 10 blade Sensor - it's that easy, the difference of course is the price. It's much cheaper to use the Feather shaver.
My question has to do with getting a close shave every day. I tend to shave on Mondays and get a really good shave then. If I try to shave the next day, it seems my beard (though strong) isn't long enough to shave comfortably, it's much less comfortable than the Monday shave (lots of burning), Wednesday isn't a lot better, so I often just wait until the following Monday when the hair is long enough to be shaved comfortably, e.g. no scraping of skin.
Is there a solution to this issue? I imagine hot towels might help?
But I shave in a hot shower with Proraso.
Thanks for any hints,
sm