John said:
Today's Shave
Gillette fatboy Set on No 5
Feather Blade
Tabac Shaving Soap
Kent BK8 Brush
Result Smooth, But blotchy shave.....My bad, How to fuck up your face......................
Wade in there with the fat boy on No 5+ Feather Blade + a new soap to try = Cluster Fuck.... Super Bad Move.
Do like the sent of the soap how ever so thats a plus :icon_razz:
Greetings John
I find this post of yours quite intriguing, yesterday (or perhaps the day before) you shaved with an Ever Ready 1924 Shovelhead with a GEM stainless coated blade and you said what a lovely shave you had and commented how it gave you a closer shave than the slant razor.
That (IMHO) is the fiercest of all the SE razors, so it is not aggression that is the problem. Tabac, (and again it is just my personal opinion) is one of the slickest silkiest most protective and forgiving shaving soaps there is.
I strongly suspect the problem and the only problem was the feather blade and was little or nothing to do with the fatboy.
I feel that I have now reached the stage where I can shave with any SE or DE razor (other than the R41) but I cannot use feather DE blades, they make my entire face feel sore, they are just too sharp for me, could this have been the problem? I'm not stating it is, but I suggest you consider it as a possible cause.
By the way I have no problem with Feather SE blades (other than the price and their short life).
Regards
Dick.