Hi Gents
Just wanted to share my experience of shaving with the Progress for the first time.
I've been eyeing this razor for a while. I first heard of it almost 20 years ago when I started wet shaving. But it was just too expensive to purchase from here in Malaysia. Fast forward 20 years, I have a few good razors that I love ... DE89, 34C, Parker Variant Adjustable etc.
I decided to get the Progress as a birthday gift to myself. It even arrived on my birthday!
All I can say is that it's just wonderful. I've used the Variant for some time and know it well. It's a very good razor, no doubt. So I am sort of comparing both adjustable razors. And for me personally, the Progress is hands down way better to shave with.
No matter what settings I use on the Variant, it always feels more aggressive than I'd like. It's also not easy to find and maintain the angle. Make a slight mistake and you WILL cut yourself. I've learned over time how to get the best out of it. If you want to perfect your technique, the Variant is the razor for it. My technique has improved a lot just from using it. But I do get irritation from time to time especially if I lose focus.
With the Progress though, it doesn't feel aggressive even on the 4 setting. But it's very very efficient. U will cut yourself if you were being very careless. Finding and maintaining the perfect angle is super easy with the Progress.
I did my usual 3 passes and had a nice BBS shave. Zero irritation and hardly any feedback from using the alum block. Shaving with the Progress is effortless.
Paired it with the Personna Lab Blue. Can't wait to see how it pairs with my never ending list of blades. Oh and I love the look of the razor with it's plastic knob. I love that old school look.
Overall I'm very happy with the Progress. It's been around for 70 years and the design has remained pretty much unchanged. That says a lot. While the Variant is not suitable as a daily driver for me, I can say for sure that the Progress is one razor I'll be happy to use daily.
Have a good weekend guys.
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Just wanted to share my experience of shaving with the Progress for the first time.
I've been eyeing this razor for a while. I first heard of it almost 20 years ago when I started wet shaving. But it was just too expensive to purchase from here in Malaysia. Fast forward 20 years, I have a few good razors that I love ... DE89, 34C, Parker Variant Adjustable etc.
I decided to get the Progress as a birthday gift to myself. It even arrived on my birthday!
All I can say is that it's just wonderful. I've used the Variant for some time and know it well. It's a very good razor, no doubt. So I am sort of comparing both adjustable razors. And for me personally, the Progress is hands down way better to shave with.
No matter what settings I use on the Variant, it always feels more aggressive than I'd like. It's also not easy to find and maintain the angle. Make a slight mistake and you WILL cut yourself. I've learned over time how to get the best out of it. If you want to perfect your technique, the Variant is the razor for it. My technique has improved a lot just from using it. But I do get irritation from time to time especially if I lose focus.
With the Progress though, it doesn't feel aggressive even on the 4 setting. But it's very very efficient. U will cut yourself if you were being very careless. Finding and maintaining the perfect angle is super easy with the Progress.
I did my usual 3 passes and had a nice BBS shave. Zero irritation and hardly any feedback from using the alum block. Shaving with the Progress is effortless.
Paired it with the Personna Lab Blue. Can't wait to see how it pairs with my never ending list of blades. Oh and I love the look of the razor with it's plastic knob. I love that old school look.
Overall I'm very happy with the Progress. It's been around for 70 years and the design has remained pretty much unchanged. That says a lot. While the Variant is not suitable as a daily driver for me, I can say for sure that the Progress is one razor I'll be happy to use daily.
Have a good weekend guys.
Sent from my CPH1969 using Tapatalk
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