Thread: Tried a "new" razor

It boggles the mind how people can believe that the way to solve one bad blade not shaving well is too add on a bunch more bad blades. I think I get more razor burn from a mach 3 than from the disposable one bladed bics, and they've just added two more blades to the mach 3, Ouch .

Originally Posted by filmecyan

It boggles the mind how people can believe that the way to solve one bad blade not shaving well is too add on a bunch more bad blades.

This actually never hapened. The blade race started when Gillette tryed to outsmarten other companies when they started making his DE blades...

Nenad

Alan,

I have to wonder if after using either a straight or
DE for sometime if you would have to recondition
your face to a multi blade again? Could also be a
disposable is not as good as an actual cartridge?

I've used a straight now since January 28th. About
a month ago I went out of town for a couple of
days and took my DE, a 1956 Gillette Superspeed.
I shaved on the last morning before leaving for home.
I was using a Merkur blade and Proraso pre/post and
Proraso soap. When I made the first pass I thought I
had forgotten to put the blade in, it was that smooth.



Terry

I've always thought those extra blades would drag on the face with the first removing the lather. It felt just like that, the blades dragging over an unlathered face.

Originally Posted by wvbias

Alan,
Could also be a
disposable is not as good as an actual cartridge?





Terry

I have often wondered about this. They must be of lower quality or else they would actually cost more than just a pack of cartridges. I normally find packages of disposable razors to cost a good deal less than cartridges alone. The only way I can figure they make that much more material cost less is to have the cost and therefore quality of the actual blades be lower.

I can't get a shave as close or comfortable with a DE either and there's no way I'm putting a disposable cartridge razor back on my face again. After shaving with a bunch of different straight razors, I'll be the first to admit, I'm awfully picky about what I shave with these days and if a razor pulls or doesn't shave close, I set it aside for later examination and correction and grab one that will.