Sencha said:My concern with the Feather which maybe rather silly. Is that I'm sure I could stick with it and get good shaves but I'm a little worried that shaving with it after a while may be a little dull.
dodgy said:Sencha said:My concern with the Feather which maybe rather silly. Is that I'm sure I could stick with it and get good shaves but I'm a little worried that shaving with it after a while may be a little dull.
Hi there,
Heh, those dull no drama kinda shaves are what I try for most every time. There's no shortage of razors to choose from, but I almost always go for a mild razor/sharp blade combo. I like being able to use the thing like a cartridge, with pressure if I need to, and looong strokes being a snap if I wanna use em. Very little attention to detail is needed for a great shave.
For excitement (jeepers) I will sometimes grab an unusually aggressive piece from the arsenal for a few days worth of shaves, but not often. Sounds like the Feather in this post and I would get along pretty well.
Martin
How're you for brushes?SmallBeard said:Minipeace said:razors seem to grow on you.
That they do! My obsessions started with blades, faded into razors for a short while, then soaps, and fortunately for my wallet, they're calming down now!
Burgundy said:How're you for brushes?SmallBeard said:Minipeace said:razors seem to grow on you.
That they do! My obsessions started with blades, faded into razors for a short while, then soaps, and fortunately for my wallet, they're calming down now!
Burgundy said:How're you for brushes?SmallBeard said:Minipeace said:razors seem to grow on you.
That they do! My obsessions started with blades, faded into razors for a short while, then soaps, and fortunately for my wallet, they're calming down now!
Snuff said:I got mine yesterday and this one is a great shaver, the first model just didn't shave at all. 3 passes on the face, no touch ups needed, couldn't be more BBS, two passes on the head same result. For me it shaves just as close after 3 passes as my R41 but in a very smooth way, I used a Feather blade btw. Very happy with it.
Snuff said:I got mine yesterday and this one is a great shaver, the first model just didn't shave at all. 3 passes on the face, no touch ups needed, couldn't be more BBS, two passes on the head same result. For me it shaves just as close after 3 passes as my R41 but in a very smooth way, I used a Feather blade btw. Very happy with it.
Snuff said:Yesterday afternoon I used a Tradere SB I got in a trade (also a good shaver but not as good as the Feather IMHO, but of course is only first impression so ....).
This morning I used the new Feather again this time with a Personna Med blade (Found the Feather blade just a tad better) and got another fantastic shave. Looking in the mirror I used about a 20 degree angle. Don't know if it means anything for the result I got but I'm used to shaving with Feather and Kai razors (straights with replaceable blades) and that works best with thinner lather with lots of water in it. the second and third pass are even thinner (don't have a camera but think like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=I6iFZLoR_qk ). As bad as the specimen of the first model was that I tried so good is this one. But don't pin me down on this, if you want to be sure before buying you might wait for others to post their experiences with the new one.
Minipeace said:Snuff said:Yesterday afternoon I used a Tradere SB I got in a trade (also a good shaver but not as good as the Feather IMHO, but of course is only first impression so ....).
This morning I used the new Feather again this time with a Personna Med blade (Found the Feather blade just a tad better) and got another fantastic shave. Looking in the mirror I used about a 20 degree angle. Don't know if it means anything for the result I got but I'm used to shaving with Feather and Kai razors (straights with replaceable blades) and that works best with thinner lather with lots of water in it. the second and third pass are even thinner (don't have a camera but think like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=I6iFZLoR_qk ). As bad as the specimen of the first model was that I tried so good is this one. But don't pin me down on this, if you want to be sure before buying you might wait for others to post their experiences with the new one.
That's an interesting point on the lather. I tend to have quite a thick amount on which worked well with the iKon and never thought about that.
I will give that a try today.
chrisbell said:Minipeace said:Snuff said:Yesterday afternoon I used a Tradere SB I got in a trade (also a good shaver but not as good as the Feather IMHO, but of course is only first impression so ....).
This morning I used the new Feather again this time with a Personna Med blade (Found the Feather blade just a tad better) and got another fantastic shave. Looking in the mirror I used about a 20 degree angle. Don't know if it means anything for the result I got but I'm used to shaving with Feather and Kai razors (straights with replaceable blades) and that works best with thinner lather with lots of water in it. the second and third pass are even thinner (don't have a camera but think like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=I6iFZLoR_qk ). As bad as the specimen of the first model was that I tried so good is this one. But don't pin me down on this, if you want to be sure before buying you might wait for others to post their experiences with the new one.
That's an interesting point on the lather. I tend to have quite a thick amount on which worked well with the iKon and never thought about that.
I will give that a try today.
It won't take much more water than usual, so go carefully. It may take as little as 2-3 drops to convert dense but slightly too dry lather into still quite dense but creamier, more lubricating lather. If you go too far you'll end-up with wet frothy stuff which won't do the job at all.
Sencha said:So is this version uncoated stainless steel? I know the AS-D1 was coated and was wondering if they decided to just go for pure stainless steel this time.
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