I was very impressed with the lack of irritation. I left quite a bit of stubble around my mouth "soul patch" and the corners of my lips. I am very cautious by nature, so it wasn't hard for me to NOT apply pressure, especially near the lips. I couldn't figure out how to get the spot right under my nose, that HD head is HUGE!! haha I went with 2 pass WTG, and obviously the flat spots (cheeks) are pretty good and would pass for work. Rubbing the neck WTG is good, XTG and ATG, it feels like it does any other day when I used a cartridge.
Overall, I really enjoyed it, felt FAR less irritated, and it seems i've got a fine line to dance or a sharper angle around the mouth with some XTG for now to make a workable shave. No nicks or cuts (took somewhere around 10 min, was very very determined to do no damage).
Merkur HD with a Personna Red and some art of shaving scream. Another happy customer, and I look forward to the days of ATG and mastering the upper lip. I've got a pretty good dip in there, but i'll figure it out eventually.I think the other blades in my sampler are Dorco 301, Astra, Feathers (yes..i know), Gillette 7am, and Derbys. My girlfriend picked the red, so it will be this week.
Overall, I really enjoyed it, felt FAR less irritated, and it seems i've got a fine line to dance or a sharper angle around the mouth with some XTG for now to make a workable shave. No nicks or cuts (took somewhere around 10 min, was very very determined to do no damage).
Merkur HD with a Personna Red and some art of shaving scream. Another happy customer, and I look forward to the days of ATG and mastering the upper lip. I've got a pretty good dip in there, but i'll figure it out eventually.I think the other blades in my sampler are Dorco 301, Astra, Feathers (yes..i know), Gillette 7am, and Derbys. My girlfriend picked the red, so it will be this week.