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There are 4 types of Feather AC blades.
Lights, Proguards, Professional and Super.
Those DE Shavettes are Crud..Cheaper than the Price of a Feather Artist & Blades You will Get a Shave Ready Traditional Straight Razor & Strop..A Traditional SR is Very Easy to Maintain & is Far More Comfortable than a Shavette..Before Anyone Says Shavettes are Sharper I Can Hone an SR Just as Sharp..Although I Wouldn't Want to..
The Learning Curve to Shave with a Traditional SR is Longer than a Shavette..But..The Stropping & Maintenance with Say Pastes is Easy Peasy..Its Not a Hassle or a Fuss as Some Claim..A Lot of the Guys Getting Hassle with SRs is Simply Due to the Fact that they were Never Proper Shave Ready in the 1st Place..As Long as You Get a Proper Shave Ready SR in the 1st Place You are Cooking with Gas & Cheaper in the Short & Long Run.
Billy
Thanks. The DX seems to become a reasonable price buying direct from japan from amazon. Money no object would the DX be a better choice than a SS?
I have tried 2 shaves now with my £10 shavette using Wilkinson, Derby and Astra Platinum blades and they have trouble going through my beard. They pull on the hair rather than slicing though and sometimes the hair actually stops the blade. I do have a very tough beard (and sensitive skin unfortunately) which is why I wanted to try a straight razor style. I now have a pack of feather blades on order.
Also I have my Christmas present to choose and I keep reading good things about the Feather Artist Club Razors and am considering getting a Feather Artist Club SS and some Professional and Professional Super Blades. I have seen videos of people shaving with straight razors and Feather Artist club SS gliding through the beard in single passes which seems like magic compared to what I experienced. I hope they can do that on my wire beard.
However, I keep thinking ; if the Razor is just a holder for the blade is there really a difference between a £10 shavette using feather blades and a £100-£150 Feather Artist SS holder using a feather pro blade? Does the longer blade length and holder style really make a difference and are the Feather Artist Blades like the Pro and Pro super better than the feather blades you buy to use in a normal shavette?
I'd very much appreciate some advice.
Many thanks
ps
I also learned today to wait to become more proficient to do the chin and under the nose bit. Especially under the nose. I will not forget as I have a lovely cut there to remind me. I think you need a removable nose to get the angle
I use a Feather DX in the shop every day with Feather Pro's though when I run out of the Pro's I'm going to buy 300 of the Schick Prolines as they are smoother.
Feather DX and SS are designed for simplicity, you can't go wrong. The weight of the Feather razor is it's selling point in my opinion. No pressure is needed.
Thanksgood tip on the Schick blades.
Great to get an answer from a Pro
What part of Ireland are you from?
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