A few days ago I stumbled onto a Feather Injector Razor, with actual Feather Injector blades, online. I thought that they were just a legend, but there it really was. As it was a BIN, and the price was very reasonable, I immediately jumped on it. I couldn't believe my luck.
Long story short, it arrived about an hour ago, and I immediately opened the box. It was pristine and unused, with the original blank in it, and it was a part of a grooming set. The razor is styled like a Schick L1, but the handle is about an inch shorter, and it's about an inch longer than the handle on my I2. Aha, the Goldilocks zone. It was also very light-weight--noticeably lighter than my I2. The blades are the double ones, like the Twinjector blades.
I immediately prepped my two-day beard and began to shave. I wasn't expecting much, after all, it looks like an L1, but the shave was very mild and one of the smoothest that I can remember--even smoother than the Schick Type F that I recently posted. The first pass was DFS WTG, the second pass was an XTG BBS, and there was not even the sound of whiskers being cut. It felt like I was rubbing an empty razor over my lubricated face. I didn't even need a touch-up. I had one tiny weeper that stopped on its own at the corner of my mouth, but I couldn't find it again, even with my alum block.
Now, everybody who knows me on the forum knows that I am Injector-addicted, but I'm totally impressed by this razor/blade combination. I own the whole Schick alphabet, but this Feather truly stands out from the others.
I just wish that they were still available so that everyone could experience them.
Long story short, it arrived about an hour ago, and I immediately opened the box. It was pristine and unused, with the original blank in it, and it was a part of a grooming set. The razor is styled like a Schick L1, but the handle is about an inch shorter, and it's about an inch longer than the handle on my I2. Aha, the Goldilocks zone. It was also very light-weight--noticeably lighter than my I2. The blades are the double ones, like the Twinjector blades.
I immediately prepped my two-day beard and began to shave. I wasn't expecting much, after all, it looks like an L1, but the shave was very mild and one of the smoothest that I can remember--even smoother than the Schick Type F that I recently posted. The first pass was DFS WTG, the second pass was an XTG BBS, and there was not even the sound of whiskers being cut. It felt like I was rubbing an empty razor over my lubricated face. I didn't even need a touch-up. I had one tiny weeper that stopped on its own at the corner of my mouth, but I couldn't find it again, even with my alum block.
Now, everybody who knows me on the forum knows that I am Injector-addicted, but I'm totally impressed by this razor/blade combination. I own the whole Schick alphabet, but this Feather truly stands out from the others.
I just wish that they were still available so that everyone could experience them.