Thread: shavetts

I'm asking for a feather for Christmas. Can't wait. Was going to ask for the DX but asked for the SS. Cheaper and I like the idea of the rubbery handle.

I now once or twice a month will use my MD Dragon shavette with half a shark in it. Can't complain for 20 bucks really..

I have a feather ss straight handle. I really like it. Professional blades. Going at it for about 2-3 weeks now. Amazing how muscle memory sets in. My first shave was about 25 min. Yesterday I had my shave done in under 5 min. The blades are fantastic as long as you dry your razor well. They seem to get best results at shave 2-6...at least for me. Highly recommend the feather ss.

Originally Posted by relli1130

I have a feather ss straight handle. I really like it. Professional blades. Going at it for about 2-3 weeks now. Amazing how muscle memory sets in. My first shave was about 25 min. Yesterday I had my shave done in under 5 min. The blades are fantastic as long as you dry your razor well. They seem to get best results at shave 2-6...at least for me. Highly recommend the feather ss.

The shaves per blade will steadily increase if your experience follows most of us.

I use a Feather DX folding mostly when I am working remote and can stash the kit on site (the Feather and its variants are not carry-on items...)
My post shave routine is a hot water rinse followed by a dunk in a container of alcohol - preferably 91%.
Once I stopped removing the blade each time to clean/dry the blade life went from 5-6 to 17-21 shaves in short order.
And yes, the first 1-2 shaves can be "weepy" - all the more reason to try to get more shaves per blade.

And they show up on the classifieds from time to time.

Check out the threads in the forum under "shaving with a Shavette"

Smooth shaving...