Ok, so my Merkur Futur came in today...
Hey everybody,
So my Merkur Futur (a Christmas present to myself) came in today after a weekend of waiting. You should note that I've never shaved with a DE razor before so I'm new to this. I opened it up and it came with 6 razors (5 feather Hi-Stainless and 1 Merkur). Should I wait to use the feathers and use the merkur or go ahead with the feathers and have my styptic pencil ready? lol. If it helps, I have moderately tolerant skin on the cheeks but a bit sensitive on the neck.
Thanks
Ok, so my Merkur Futur came in today...
I use my Futur with feathers. Those Merkur blades are rough IMO.
Give it a go at 1.5 and move up from there.
Great DE btw!
Re: Ok, so my Merkur Futur came in today...
My merkur future was my first DE still my favorite. Its heavy so a real light touch is needed. I use both merkur and feather blades. To be honest I wouldn't say I see a dramatic difference. I would say the feather does allow me to get and extra close shave but the merkur are not bad at all. If your neck is sensitive as mine is keep it set to #1 and really stick with the grain