Two passes at setting one, or one pass at setting two?

[FloorPizza]

I've now used my Progress for three shaves. Each time, I've used setting one for every pass. Today I was holding my razor in one hand, and my brush in the other, doing multiple passes. I'm wondering which is going to produce less shaving irritation: one pass at a more aggressive setting, or multiples at setting one?

[blade08]

Two passes @ one, one pass @ two makes zero passes at three! So just put it on three and hold it in front of your face and that'll get you BBS

Seriously though, what you want is the closest shave you can get with the least # of passes possible. So my advice would be to 'open up' to the point where your face can still handle it and where it also gives you a close enough shave for your likings.

[FloorPizza]

Excellent.. I'll give that a shot. Thanks!

[Jarmo P]

I have used often that thing also in the last 3rd pass for me, to do touch ups with applying the brush and shave again.

I rinse my face before second and 3rd pass though and try to moisturize my whiskers. With good technique you should be able to use a larger gap in the razor. I never change the gap while shaving with Progress.

I think it was also consensus that most people dont adjust their razor gaps while shaving. With my Progress there is also that defect/imperfectness that the blade gaps evenness changes to be not so even then. It is that design not being perfect and actually I prefer HD with right blades over Progress.

Progress though not a bad razor just a bit ugly lump and not so practical with its closed head design. More swirlings needed on sink to get lather away. That not a problem if you spend running water from the tap though. Some even like that closed head design.

I have no shortage of water in this land of thousand lakes, I just like to keep my sink with warm water to drip my brush in. It is a matter of preferences.