chrisbell said:I'm afraid I greatly dislike the idea of new DE shavers using an adjustable as their first razor. It's like driving - would you rather learn to drive in a hatchback with automatic transmission or an artic lorry with umpteen gears, parking brakes etc.?
I'd also advise against Feather blades for a good while - you will undoubtedly make mistakes and your technique will be a "diamond in the rough", and a Feather blade is likely to punish your errors severely. If you must use the Progress, get a mild, middle-of-the-road blade, such as Personna Platinums, Crystal, Astra Superior Platinum or even Derbys, and learn your technique, leaving the razor on a low setting. Once you are able to get a comfortable shave, get a sampler pack from Connaught Shaving and experiment with different blades, keeping the low setting on the razor. Once you've then found a few blades you like, then you can experiment with XTG passes and different settings.
chrisbell said:I'm afraid I greatly dislike the idea of new DE shavers using an adjustable as their first razor.
Helveticum said:chrisbell said:I'm afraid I greatly dislike the idea of new DE shavers using an adjustable as their first razor.
Yeah, you just want everyone to suffer through EJ + Derbys, good lad
NavyPiper said:Hi y'all,
Well I made my first order which hopefully will arrive next week. I tried using in the past an old Gillette DE razor from the '60s but never had success with it, so I found a website and got an Merkur 510 progress adjustable with long handle, and a couple packs of Feather blades.
I was told that the feather blades are super sharp so my goal is to make less passes over a couple of real sensitive areas at the lower corners of my mouth.
What say y'all? Is my logic correct?
Thank you in advance,
Doc
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