First off let me say I am pretty new to wet shaving, only about 1.5 months. Until this morning I had been using a Merkur 34C, classic right, and alternating between an Astra and a Feather blade. My technique is slowly improving but I have very sensitive skin on my neck and thick wiry beard hairs so I have been struggling to get a DFS. Even doing a 3 pass shave WTG, XTG, XTG/ATG (I can get away with ATG on my face with no irritation)I was still getting patches of stubble on my neck, jaw and cheek that would not come off. They felt smooth from three out of four directions but against the grain I could still feel the stubble.
Today I tried a shave with the Feather SS and a ProGuard blade. Wow what a difference. BBS with only a small nick on my lip where my angle was not quite right. A little more irritation from the blade but I attribute that to my technique, I am sure I pressed a little too hard. Looks like I found a combination that works for me!
Today I tried a shave with the Feather SS and a ProGuard blade. Wow what a difference. BBS with only a small nick on my lip where my angle was not quite right. A little more irritation from the blade but I attribute that to my technique, I am sure I pressed a little too hard. Looks like I found a combination that works for me!