- Joined
- Monday February 7, 2011
For years I used a Gillette Contour Plus with whatever Bodyshop cream I could obtain, applied with an old synthetic brush that I had inherited.
This combination served me well until the supermarket discontinued the contour plus refills.
Chancing upon a DE razor thread on another forum led me into the world of real shaving.
Not knowing where to start, I purchased a Feather Popular TTO, a variety of blades and some different soaps and creams to try out.
I've found the Feather Popular as easy to use as my old Contour Plus.
When travelling I use a Gillette 3 piece (unknown model) but I find it tricky to use due to its comparatively short handle compared to the Feather.
After reading various reviews, I bought a Muhle R89 which has proven a pleasure to handle.
I am still experimenting with blades. The Feather TTO came with Feather Hi Stainless blades and seems to work well with them even after six or seven shaves using the same blade.
Trig blades seem to shred my skin especially if used in the Gillette 3 piece.
A popular american website recommended Bic Crystal blades so I tried them.
The first shave with the Muhle/Bic combination seemed very good but when I tried to get a second shave out of the Bic blade nothing happened - no hair cutting noises and the stubble remained untouched.
Thinking that I must have been using poor technique whilst half asleep, I switched to the trusty Feather TTO with a Feather blade (about seven shaves old) - immediate resumption of service (hair cutting noises and stubble gone with one pass).
Next I'll have to try the Bic blade in the Feather TTO to make sure that it's an effect of the blade and not of the razor/technique that I'm experiencing.
My question is do Bic blades effectively only last for one shave?
Have I found a duff blade?
Is it just that my technique works with Feather blades but not with Bic?
Next on the list to try are some seemingly expensive Merkur blades......let's see how they perform.....
This combination served me well until the supermarket discontinued the contour plus refills.
Chancing upon a DE razor thread on another forum led me into the world of real shaving.
Not knowing where to start, I purchased a Feather Popular TTO, a variety of blades and some different soaps and creams to try out.
I've found the Feather Popular as easy to use as my old Contour Plus.
When travelling I use a Gillette 3 piece (unknown model) but I find it tricky to use due to its comparatively short handle compared to the Feather.
After reading various reviews, I bought a Muhle R89 which has proven a pleasure to handle.
I am still experimenting with blades. The Feather TTO came with Feather Hi Stainless blades and seems to work well with them even after six or seven shaves using the same blade.
Trig blades seem to shred my skin especially if used in the Gillette 3 piece.
A popular american website recommended Bic Crystal blades so I tried them.
The first shave with the Muhle/Bic combination seemed very good but when I tried to get a second shave out of the Bic blade nothing happened - no hair cutting noises and the stubble remained untouched.
Thinking that I must have been using poor technique whilst half asleep, I switched to the trusty Feather TTO with a Feather blade (about seven shaves old) - immediate resumption of service (hair cutting noises and stubble gone with one pass).
Next I'll have to try the Bic blade in the Feather TTO to make sure that it's an effect of the blade and not of the razor/technique that I'm experiencing.
My question is do Bic blades effectively only last for one shave?
Have I found a duff blade?
Is it just that my technique works with Feather blades but not with Bic?
Next on the list to try are some seemingly expensive Merkur blades......let's see how they perform.....