Hello there!
I purchased the Feather Popular TTO DE Razor last year I think, but it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago I cracked open the box.
I had low expectations, but none-the-less I loaded a Feather DE Blade. The combination was sharp enough to shave my coarse beard (Feather DE Blades tend to be usually at the cost of ingrown hairs later on), but what surprised me was how smooth it was. I've never met its equal. I have many DE razors, vintage and new, expensive and cheap, but none have tamed the Feather DE Blade so well.
48 hours later, my enthusiasm for this combination increased. Next to no ingrown hairs! That is a DE first for me.
However, the bubble burst on the second use of the Feather DE Blade. The difference was like night and day. The second shave, while still somewhat smooth, the blade was dull in comparison to the first shave. My fears confirmed 48 hours later!
About two weeks later (giving enough time for my skin to recover), I loaded a new Feather DE Blade. And again 48 hours later, next to no ingrown hairs.
While I cannot knock the actual shave, its frustrating for me just getting one use of a Feather DE Blade. It just seems rather expensive to me. However I do remember reading online about other shavers with similar experiences with this divisive blade.
Although I was wondering if any fellow shavers have had the same issue with the Feather Popular TTO DE Razor? Or is this not limited to just this razor when using a Feather DE Blade? Does anyone out there know of a (under the radar i.e. not a popular blade as I've probably tried it already) blade comparable to the Feather DE Blade that keeps its edge for more than one shave in a razor like this?
Thanks in advance!
I purchased the Feather Popular TTO DE Razor last year I think, but it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago I cracked open the box.
I had low expectations, but none-the-less I loaded a Feather DE Blade. The combination was sharp enough to shave my coarse beard (Feather DE Blades tend to be usually at the cost of ingrown hairs later on), but what surprised me was how smooth it was. I've never met its equal. I have many DE razors, vintage and new, expensive and cheap, but none have tamed the Feather DE Blade so well.
48 hours later, my enthusiasm for this combination increased. Next to no ingrown hairs! That is a DE first for me.
However, the bubble burst on the second use of the Feather DE Blade. The difference was like night and day. The second shave, while still somewhat smooth, the blade was dull in comparison to the first shave. My fears confirmed 48 hours later!
About two weeks later (giving enough time for my skin to recover), I loaded a new Feather DE Blade. And again 48 hours later, next to no ingrown hairs.
While I cannot knock the actual shave, its frustrating for me just getting one use of a Feather DE Blade. It just seems rather expensive to me. However I do remember reading online about other shavers with similar experiences with this divisive blade.
Although I was wondering if any fellow shavers have had the same issue with the Feather Popular TTO DE Razor? Or is this not limited to just this razor when using a Feather DE Blade? Does anyone out there know of a (under the radar i.e. not a popular blade as I've probably tried it already) blade comparable to the Feather DE Blade that keeps its edge for more than one shave in a razor like this?
Thanks in advance!
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