I find the combination of a Feather blade in a Gillette Super Speed to work really well. I just wish Feathers lasted more than two or three shaves for me...and I don't even have a particularly heavy or thick beard!
I find the combination of a Feather blade in a Gillette Super Speed to work really well. I just wish Feathers lasted more than two or three shaves for me...and I don't even have a particularly heavy or thick beard!
Know what you mean. If I do 4 passes the first day, I get 2 days out of the things. I'm taking the advice of someone here add I'm going to start dipping in alcohol after shaving to see if that helps the blade last longer. I'm also testing some more blades slowly.
fascinating post...I just ran into it and thoroughly enjoyed reading your shave journal. I have very tough whiskers as well and here's my advice to you. Don't be afraid to change blades every 1-2 shaves. I used to try to squeeze X amount of shaves out of a blade and my face paid the price. Now, I go max 2 shaves with a blade and replace, even the expensive ones (Feathers a $.29/blade..OMG). I get a much more comfortable shave with a nice,sharp blade on each pass. Even if you replace every shave you will come out ahead cost-wise vs carts. Keep up the good work!
Glad you found this interesting.
I actually costs me a lot more than cartridges and canned Barbasol because I can shave more than every ~4 days. My experience ran through all the carts and disposables I could find and none worked well, usually even on shave one, so I'd just shave with them as long as I could bare and shave ~2x per week. That was certainly cheaper, but I didn't want a full beard and just resolved that I'd never look good. Finally got sick of that and here I am. I think I'm going to give on of my disposables a run tomorrow with my other wet shaving gear in hopes I can find one passable for travel. Maybe I'll finally try those Bic Metals I have here.
If it gets to where I have to use a new Feather every 1-2 shaves, I may just decide to give up on anything real close and use Astras, skipping ATG, except for special occasions.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Welcome! A Merkur HD or a vintage Gillette Super Speed would be great razors for you to start out with. I would get a blade sampler pack from an online vendor such as West Coast Shaving.
Agree in every way. The multi-blade jobbies demand I rinse them and often run my finger with the blades (from top-to-bottom) ever single stroke. These Bics did very well in that regard - the same as my SS as I noted. It clogs more often (by far) than the DE89 and about the same as my SS. As a quick-and-dirty-shave device, they're nice enough. Never tried an injector or SE - maybe some day after I try an open comb and slant.The nice thing about the single-blade disposables (and particularly the Bic Metal) is they don't get clogged up with whiskers and lather like the multi-bladed versions. I find the Bic can give me an acceptable shave, and it's fine for the times when I want to travel fast and light, but it's no comparison to my DEs. SEs, or Injectors.