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Hi all,
So I've been wet shaving with my Feather AS D2 for a few months now and think I've got my technique down pretty well, but I'm struggling to get every hair, especially round my jaw line without having to do loads of touching up.
I love the AS D2, it's so comfortable and mild which I like but am thinking it might be the very reason I'm missing hairs.
What do you guys think? Is it the razor? Something else?
I've tried quite a few different blades and soaps/creams and I'm pretty happy with most of them.
If you think I would benefit from a different razor, what would it be? I'd like something that shaves similarly, just with more efficiency.
New razors only, the thought of a vintage or second hand one creeps me out!
Your thoughts and advice much appreciated!
1. You're never going to get every hair.
2. Do you take your own cutlery & plates to a restaurant? Think about it. Older eqpmt. is easily cleaned/sanitized just like a restaurant does.
No idea if the AS D2 is like a posh DE89, like I said only ever used 2 DE's. But yes very mild, well made and a comfortable shave.Happy to be corrected on this but from what I gather the AS D2 is a posh DE89, ie a very mild razor but a very good quality one. What is your other razor out of interest?
Have you tried an open comb? Fatip Piccolo (Though I haven't used one) seems popular and cheap enough to try. Using an OC was a bit of an eye opener for me. I have an iKon B1 ‘deluxe' OC. I understand it to be relatively mild for an OC, but it's noticeably more efficient than a DE89. I know this because after making a stroke with it, and rinsing, there is more stubble in the lather in the sink that has just come off the razor, than with the DE89 or any other razor I've tried for that matter.
Also, the lather stays on your face longer before making contact with the blade; it doesn't get pushed away by the safety bar or clog the razor up. Worth a try
ATT SE1 is my new toy and I'm loving it. You'll need Proline blades from Rakuten
https://shavelounge.co.uk/product/above-the-tie-se1-safety-razor-with-bamboo-handle/
https://global.rakuten.com/en/store...wNw&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-vseP7W1MbL82wh703ad09Q
Might worth looking at an OC but no idea if it would suit as I've no experience. Thanks for the advice I'll look into it further.
Piccolo is only £20 new, or there's a Fatip in the BST for £12. Cheap experiment
Can't do BST, it has to be unused for me.Piccolo is only £20 new, or there's a Fatip in the BST for £12. Cheap experiment
The debate about aggressive vs mild razors rages on. After 2+ years of DE/SE shaving, I've found that experience has enabled me to use aggressive razors well, but also to extract high quality shaves from milder tools. I think @Bogeyman covers this point well above. Arguably both he and I would not have realised this without going through some RAD and working out what works best for each of us using a mix of razors.
I have switched to the feather as my home razor for pretty much the reasons you like it, Ii also have an area just behind the jawbone that I cannot get to the smoothness of the rest of my face. I have tried using other mild razors to the aggressive settings on a parker and the ridiculously savage iKon tech head, none of them cleared the troublesome area to what would be a BBS, I also do not chase the BBS, I have had plenty of shaves where irritation has come about, poor technique etc, my troublesome spot has reduced overtime as I find the optimum stroke for that area, but after all the years of irritation using carts I am just out to enjoy my shaving now and the results with as little irritation as possible which the feather gives me (as long as I don't use feather blades, strangely), I generally do 2-3 passes now and each and every time left with a very smooth face.
When working away I have now settled with the iKon open comb setup, again this does not clear that trouble area perfectly but still allows me the comfortable shave while scratching the experimentation/change itch, while making sure I do not loose a treasured piece of kit. also other than the feather blade anything I put in the feather seems to be bob on!
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