Thread: Why Izzit???

You know the old saying "There's something for everyone". I think in many cases folks just prefer one over the other because of: hype, because it's costs more, because it costs less, because it's the latest and greatest, because joe sent me, because my rich uncle louie says it's the best, because I can't stop buying them help me, because I don't know how to use them so eventually I'll find the magic one, because I have this...type of beard and only the next one I try will work on me, because it's pretty, because it's ugly, because it's made of solid Ruthenium.

You get the picture.

If I like what I see or researched and like what I've read I buy it.

When I first started using DEs some razors were amazing and some were awful. I've since used many dozens of DE razors and I find that I can get a good shave with just about any of them. I've learned to adjust angle(and pressure for that matter) by how it feels on my face. People say things like 'this razor tore my face up' but the reality is that they tore their face up with bad technique. It's like blaming a pencil for misspelled words.

While I can adapt to just about any razor, there are a few that just "work" better for me. In fact, I'm down to a single DE razor, but not because it's the "best", but because I can use it with just about any blade I have, and without much effort on my part, to get a decent shave.

My straights are similar... some fit me to a T and require little thinking on my part, others require careful attention to achieve the same result.

So, I tend to choose items that work for me, with little effort. It's not that the other ones are bad, in fact I'm sure THEY fit someone ELSE to a T, but for me... there's a fit that I find comfortable and so I tend to gravitate to them, over the others. My personal problem is that my eyes like one style (Spanish point, barbers notched round point and 7/8" or larger) but my hand prefers a 4/8" to 6/8", square point (neutered), and a Spanish point comes second.

I don't know if it's just that we learned to use one type first, or if it's more ingrained than that, but there IS something that makes those mid size square points shave so sweet for me.


Regards

Christian