Re: Shave of the day w/c 31 October 2009
An interesting experience today. After three days of using my Muhle R41, I went back to my Merkur 38C. To achieve a satisfactory degree of comfort I felt that I had to adopt a very disciplined technique with the Muhle. It certainly produced great shaves and I guess if I stuck with it I would get used to the need to take great care over my shaves to get my technique spot on.
With my Merkur I found myself continuing with the same disciplined technique - short precise stokes, no pressure. But I was much more relaxed than with the Muhle. Result? The same superb shave. Moral of my tale? Get technique right and you will get a great shave with most decent razors. So then it's down to which one you are most comfortable with. So for me, of the 10 razors I have tried, it's the 38C in the lead. Later this week it has to withstand the challenge of what I expect to be it's last competitor for the time being, the Muhle R89 under the Jagger DE87 label. The only other DE razor that for me comes close to the Merkur in pleasure of use and performance is the little Gillette Single Ring open comb.
Used Castle Forbes pre shave and lavender cream. Will repeat without the pre shave tomorrow to see if I spot a difference.