I meant how do you like them to shave with, any good?In a polish shop. Look at the pen
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I'm sorry, my bad
Yes, they’re very good. Maybe not quite as good as Med Prep, but they get the job done.
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Forgot to mention that 3P is back in stock at La Barbiera. I know you've liked it in the past
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There is one with a blue handle on ebay.
What other versions of the Injecto-matic did they make?
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Blue handle of that shape ... and a white/ivory handle of a different shape with a dark purple section where the head joins.
This could be a blue one that's sun faded, but the gold wash is in excellent condition.
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Both heads shave the same ... so, your choice on handle. The gold wash is pretty robust, certainly compared to Schick.
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By a long shot! To be frank, I'm not much into injectors and if pressed, I'd say the one to pick is the Gillette Twinjector (that takes twin blades) which was the precursor to the Trac-II ... in fact, I'm pretty sure it's official title was the Trac-II Twinjector.
Anyway, after that ... yes, it's the PALs that I like. I find the cutting angle on Schicks to be too finickerty and they generally feel awkward to hold at that angle for me. I like the C (and G) types, but quality seems to let them down as they can go loose pretty easily from my experience.
There's also the Personna which is a lovely design and quite modern, actually. It's pretty mild and kinda like the J types. I forgot about the PAL Adjustable as well ... which the Parker adjustable is a copy of. That's an all-stainess razor and a similar shape to the Personna, which also has some plastic on the underside.
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Just seen your post. Have only recently used Tobacco Leaf TOBS, which has a very nice fragrance and to me seems slightly slicker than a lot of their other creams. Might just be me though.
Been using TOBS creams on and off for 13 years. I like them.
I know I posted it before but if you would allow me this one indulgence:
Excuse weird phone focus; I had a shave with it earlier and it certainly feels very different to my Muehl R89, R41, & R94.
Being half the weight has to be felt to be believed (note I didn't say loved here, it's very different - YMMV).
Personally, I really enjoyed my first shave with it, yes blade forward, but oddly smooth, efficient and pleasurable, especially for my first go. I shave shallow anyway, but still need to lock in the angle a tad with this one and I'm okay with that, I had a three pass shave with a Perma-Sharp, got a few tiny weepers (user error I'm sure) and a superbly close shave.
To think it'll only improve from here is a buzz!
Ps. I'll write my proper impressions of it after some more experience with it, but initially it's clearly positive.
Excuse weird phone focus; I had a shave with it earlier and it certainly feels very different to my Muehl R89, R41, & R94.
Being half the weight has to be felt to be believed (note I didn't say loved here, it's very different - YMMV).
Personally, I really enjoyed my first shave with it, yes blade forward, but oddly smooth, efficient and pleasurable, especially for my first go. I shave shallow anyway, but still need to lock in the angle a tad with this one and I'm okay with that, I had a three pass shave with a Perma-Sharp, got a few tiny weepers (user error I'm sure) and a superbly close shave.
To think it'll only improve from here is a buzz!
Ps. I'll write my proper impressions of it after some more experience with it, but initially it's clearly positive.
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Been enjoying using my cheap shavette a bit recently so was easily tempted by Connaught having Feather products on offer to get a more premium one
Also a few TOBS samples
I did a search for blackbird threads and could only find SOTD posts, so thought here is a good a place as any.
Second shave with the blackbird today, I adapted technique slightly and got a kinder and closer shave, zero weepers this time.
A few more observations:
-Titanium is a treat to shave with, the 50% weight reduction does affect how it handles and to me it's positive. Very nimble and nice in the hand.
-Long handle: you have a choice, I took an educated guess with the long handle option, as it's very similar to my R94 in length and I enjoy that razor. Feels great.
-Feedback: the blade forward build means you feel the blade on your skin, but (with a Nacet at least) this is not uncomfortable and I love how tactile it is. Also (IDK if true for the stainless version) this thing positively sings! It's tuned differently to the Rocca, a higher pitch to the sound, presumably due to being less dense.
-Shave: this is the part most subject to change as I learn how to use it properly, but it was comfortable, very close and the results speak for themselves, this second shave is on par with the best I achieved with the R94 & 41.
Almost irritation free - I went a bit overboard playing with it, as in I was having fun working out how to get as close as possible. One very unusual experience was when going ATG, when I went back over the same spot, there was more to cut, and more and more - I think this is me needing to get the right angle but is also indicative that this thing has a high skill ceiling, so I'm currently the limiting factor, not the tool.
In summary, I'm already extremely impressed with it and very happy with the purchase.
Did I need this in my life? No, the Rocca is a very good razor, and delivers 75% of the performance at a fraction of the cost, but the difference in something I class as a hobby to be enjoyed makes it worthwhile to me.
Second shave with the blackbird today, I adapted technique slightly and got a kinder and closer shave, zero weepers this time.
A few more observations:
-Titanium is a treat to shave with, the 50% weight reduction does affect how it handles and to me it's positive. Very nimble and nice in the hand.
-Long handle: you have a choice, I took an educated guess with the long handle option, as it's very similar to my R94 in length and I enjoy that razor. Feels great.
-Feedback: the blade forward build means you feel the blade on your skin, but (with a Nacet at least) this is not uncomfortable and I love how tactile it is. Also (IDK if true for the stainless version) this thing positively sings! It's tuned differently to the Rocca, a higher pitch to the sound, presumably due to being less dense.
-Shave: this is the part most subject to change as I learn how to use it properly, but it was comfortable, very close and the results speak for themselves, this second shave is on par with the best I achieved with the R94 & 41.
Almost irritation free - I went a bit overboard playing with it, as in I was having fun working out how to get as close as possible. One very unusual experience was when going ATG, when I went back over the same spot, there was more to cut, and more and more - I think this is me needing to get the right angle but is also indicative that this thing has a high skill ceiling, so I'm currently the limiting factor, not the tool.
In summary, I'm already extremely impressed with it and very happy with the purchase.
Did I need this in my life? No, the Rocca is a very good razor, and delivers 75% of the performance at a fraction of the cost, but the difference in something I class as a hobby to be enjoyed makes it worthwhile to me.
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