Thread: First shave with a de super speed

Usually shave with a straight, but I wanted to give a de a shot. So i saw a good price on a super speed on eBay picked it up brought it home cleaned her up a lil Maas came out like new. I put a merkur de blade in her was still laying around from my days of the shavette, and I shaved with her. Ok now I'm hooked on all types of wet shaving. Some nicks on the neck but nothing crazy. I really didn't find it that difficult to shave with the de, maybe because I have been shaving with a straight for about a year. I feel that everybody should have a de in there shaving kit for a quick shave when u can't use your straight.. Just a great shave ...

I feel the same way. I have gone for a few yrs of using the straight, just picked up a Gillette Slim, and wow, quick and easy, almost no thought at all.

Glad to hear it, I enjoy my DE too.

Originally Posted by Airportcopper

I really didn't find it that difficult to shave with the de, maybe because I have been shaving with a straight for about a year.

I definitely think it helps to go Straight to DE (a horrible line, I know ). I had perhaps a couple years worth of SR experience before picking up a safety razor for the first time, and I took to it immediately. This is vastly different from some accounts I've read where someone will go from a Mach 3 to a DE and end up looking like they went 3 rounds with the Champ. It happens often.

Anyway, congrats and happy shaving.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I definitely think it helps to go Straight to DE (a horrible line, I know ). I had perhaps a couple years worth of SR experience before picking up a safety razor for the first time, and I took to it immediately. This is vastly different from some accounts I've read where someone will go from a Mach 3 to a DE and end up looking like they went 3 rounds with the Champ. It happens often.

Anyway, congrats and happy shaving.

Yes, that's what I did when I first got into wetshaving. I went from a Mach 3, to a vintage DE, to a straight razor. There was a learning curve with the DE for me, and for the first while, I did look like I went 3 rounds with the Champ! It's natural to try and speed shave like you did with the Mach 3, but it doesn't end well.

I have a 1956 Gillette SS that belonged
to my dad that I use from time to time.


Terry

I don't know why, but I had the same luck with my Merkur that Airportchopper did. I had a nick or two but not that bad. Hmm now my first straight razor shave had two bad nicks but I expected to bleed there. Guess I was lucky.

Eric

The light touch needed to shave comfortably with a DE is similar to straight shaving, so the transition should go fairly smoothly. Some DEs are so much more aggressive than a straight that they require a lighter touch and more care when shaving. Every tool has its own "personality" which needs to be learned.

I found it very easy to go from a straight to a de cause I had the angle of attack

I agree, having a nice rotation of SE and DE keeps shaving fun.