Alternate title could also be In Praise of Feather Blades...
So I've tried pretty much every DE razor known to man in my quest to find anything "better" than the RazoRock Game Changer .68. This includes several adjustables like the Gillette Fat Boy/Slim/Super, Rockwell, Rex Ambassador, etc. All of them have left me disappointed.
I decided to give the Progress a try on a whim. I know it's "just" a Zamak (pot metal) razor but I'll be damned if it doesn't give an outstanding shave.
The first time I tried it I loaded up a Feather blade and started at setting 1.5. At first it felt like it was going to peel my face off but I realized it just felt different than what I'm used to with the Game Changer. When I was done with a three-pass BBS shave, I did my usual witch hazel splash, followed by a Stirling Soap Co. aftershave. I was expecting quite a bit of burn like normal but, again, I'll be damned if I didn't have LESS burn than usual!
I've shaved with it a couple of times since then with repeatable results: a BBS shave and less burn than I normally get.
I'm sold. If this one ever gets Zamak rot, I'd definitely buy another.
Now the Feather blade part, I've always found them to be too harsh. For some reason I decided to give them a try after years of swearing them off. Loaded one up in the Game Changer .68 and somehow it just clicked. Now I'm spoiled for other blades.
So I've tried pretty much every DE razor known to man in my quest to find anything "better" than the RazoRock Game Changer .68. This includes several adjustables like the Gillette Fat Boy/Slim/Super, Rockwell, Rex Ambassador, etc. All of them have left me disappointed.
I decided to give the Progress a try on a whim. I know it's "just" a Zamak (pot metal) razor but I'll be damned if it doesn't give an outstanding shave.
The first time I tried it I loaded up a Feather blade and started at setting 1.5. At first it felt like it was going to peel my face off but I realized it just felt different than what I'm used to with the Game Changer. When I was done with a three-pass BBS shave, I did my usual witch hazel splash, followed by a Stirling Soap Co. aftershave. I was expecting quite a bit of burn like normal but, again, I'll be damned if I didn't have LESS burn than usual!
I've shaved with it a couple of times since then with repeatable results: a BBS shave and less burn than I normally get.
I'm sold. If this one ever gets Zamak rot, I'd definitely buy another.
Now the Feather blade part, I've always found them to be too harsh. For some reason I decided to give them a try after years of swearing them off. Loaded one up in the Game Changer .68 and somehow it just clicked. Now I'm spoiled for other blades.