Thread: Observations after 2nd shave

I know most people do not care for a Shave by shave recount from every newb here. I really had no intent of adding to this tonight but I learned a few things on my 2nd shave that I thought might be helpful to those like me or those just buying there first straight and have not tried it yet.

So I am not going to lie, I really did not want to shave tonight. Not that last night was a bad experience, in fact it was an awesome first shave. I had managed to give my self a bit of razor burn on my right cheek and was dreading what it would feel like to shave it tonight. But I have some client meetings tomorrow so I really need to shave and look my best. Again I opted for the cold water shave and lathered up with my Williams. Tonight I thought I would try my Filarmonica 13 Dobel Temple. This razor scared me. Everything about it was big compared to my Schulze and even handling it while stropping felt awkward. I had honestly been considering trying to find someone who would trade a couple of the cheaper Dovo razors for it. Well I used it anyway. All I can say is wow!

First the shaving of the razor burn was nothing. In fact this thing gliding over my face felt so smooth and nice I did not even notice I had a bit of razor burn. The hard thing for those of us who have shaved for 25+ years with cartridges to get through our heads is this is not the same. The sensations are different and the issues that lift and cut vibrating 5 blade cartridges present are not the same.

As for the Size of the Fili. Non issue. I am not sure if it balance or something else that a SR member can share and enlighten us on but this thing was a breeze to use. Last night I was pleased to have gotten my sides and neck done. Tonight as I was working away and managed to get my chin, upper lip as well all WTG then XTG for 90% of it. I did not do 3 passes tonight as I did not want to aggravate the razor burn.

I did get a really small nic tonight on the corner of my mouth. I think it was from moving the razor around and not from shaving itself as I did not even notice it till I was finishing my one side. But it was such a small nic a little wipe with a towl and it was gone.

Don't apologize for posting this stuff. It's a wonderful read, so keep it coming. We can all learn stuff from your posts, even from your mistakes. Good luck on the next shave.

Congrats and thanks for sharing your thoughts on your shaves. I started with a Fili 14, and it goes well, the worst is that I couldn't see my face very well because the blade is huge....

Thanks for your posting.

That sounds wonderful.
Good on ya Mate.
Sounds like a great shave.
Nothing wrong with a properly honed Filarmonica
I'm glad you had a great experience with it.
Just a quick word of caution, it can get addictive you know...