Remarkable: the first shave with a new blade is never a really good one. I have the impression that blades improve on sharpness after the first time they’re used. Are there any tips to avoid such a negative first use experience?
I’m not saying your wrong here you’ll know your skin better than anyone however what i don’t understand is when people say they only use a blade once due to irritation.although it's wasteful I use DE bladed only once (except the rare cases when I use Kai or Feather). Invariably I get irritation if I use them more.
With SE blades, as they are significantly more expensive I try to use them at least 5 times with some disinfection in between
I've come to really appreciate the BIC Chrome Platinum having previously cited it as possibly the worst blade I used. I think that goes back to when I first came to traditional shaving and had little idea how to handle such a sharp blade. Yes, the first run through you've to take care and it should be pretty plain sailing thereafter. The more I use them though, the less I seem to have to worry about that first run through.I just tried a bic chrome platinum for the first time and shave 2,3 and 4 we’re definitely
a lot smoother than the first shave.
So for the past few months I've been experimenting with how many decent shaves I can get with a DE blade using different razors.
One shaver from a different blog got up to 30 shaves with a particular blade...I had no idea. Some folks have gotten even more. Now before dismissing this as something of a "Unicorn" in terms of longevity, I decided to try it myself. The test blade was a Gillette 7 O'Clock "Ninja". I went through my razor rotation and the blade just kept delivering. I got to 16 and decided that was far enough. Not that I couldn't get more shaves but that I didn't want to. I have plenty of blades I like and don't need to stretch them out too far. So 10 is the number for me unless of course I get a "dud" blade which does happen from time to time.
So I'm now using a GSB which has 9 very good comfortable shaves on it. One more and it's done. I should be set for blades until as such time I forget how to shave. Hah!
Cheers!
View attachment 115265
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?