Hi
I've had about 30 DE shaves over a period of 3-4 months. Interchanging with a catrdige razor at the start. I was shaving every 2-3 days. I have a really tough beard and due to a change of job, I will now be shaving everyday after a shower.
This may sound a bit strange: I've found as a beard gets longer, it gets easier/feels as if it is easier to cut. However, daily shaves are harder/appear to be harder because the beard is so short and feels so sharp.
When I was shaving every 2-3 days, I preferred Feathers, Gillette Swedes, Astra Superiors and Super Iridiums.
However, I find the Swedes and Feathers a bit too much for daily shaves. It's as if my skin hasn't "healed" in 24 hours to take another hacking. When going ATG, I am beginning to get small "blood circles". I have a few Astras and Iridiums at my gf's place but she's back in a week or so so I'll have to wait before I can try those as a Daily blade. I have some Tweet Platinums which I will use until then. Ages ago, I did try 1 Red Personna, which seemed fairly smoothe and sharp? Would you recommend these as a daily shave or is there smoother out there?
If I find a Feather is 10 for sharpness in a scale of 1-10 and a 4 for smoothenss (out of 10).
And a Super Iridium, 8 for sharpness and a 7 for smootheness.
Can anyone tell me which blade is top for smootheness but also above average for sharpness?
I understand, the answer may be either a super Iridium or Astra. For Daily shaving, smootheness really has to be the most important factor for me, as my beard cannot handle 5-6 days straight of feather/Swede, 4 pass shaves.
I read a post from someone on here who also prefers the kind of blades I use, and surprisingly, they also rate Derbys. I did try a derby once, a long time ago and did find it to be a bit blunt. are they known for smootheness?*
Thank you very much indeed.
Jetmeister
* don't want to confuse bluntness with smootheness.
I've had about 30 DE shaves over a period of 3-4 months. Interchanging with a catrdige razor at the start. I was shaving every 2-3 days. I have a really tough beard and due to a change of job, I will now be shaving everyday after a shower.
This may sound a bit strange: I've found as a beard gets longer, it gets easier/feels as if it is easier to cut. However, daily shaves are harder/appear to be harder because the beard is so short and feels so sharp.
When I was shaving every 2-3 days, I preferred Feathers, Gillette Swedes, Astra Superiors and Super Iridiums.
However, I find the Swedes and Feathers a bit too much for daily shaves. It's as if my skin hasn't "healed" in 24 hours to take another hacking. When going ATG, I am beginning to get small "blood circles". I have a few Astras and Iridiums at my gf's place but she's back in a week or so so I'll have to wait before I can try those as a Daily blade. I have some Tweet Platinums which I will use until then. Ages ago, I did try 1 Red Personna, which seemed fairly smoothe and sharp? Would you recommend these as a daily shave or is there smoother out there?
If I find a Feather is 10 for sharpness in a scale of 1-10 and a 4 for smoothenss (out of 10).
And a Super Iridium, 8 for sharpness and a 7 for smootheness.
Can anyone tell me which blade is top for smootheness but also above average for sharpness?
I understand, the answer may be either a super Iridium or Astra. For Daily shaving, smootheness really has to be the most important factor for me, as my beard cannot handle 5-6 days straight of feather/Swede, 4 pass shaves.
I read a post from someone on here who also prefers the kind of blades I use, and surprisingly, they also rate Derbys. I did try a derby once, a long time ago and did find it to be a bit blunt. are they known for smootheness?*
Thank you very much indeed.
Jetmeister
* don't want to confuse bluntness with smootheness.