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I started DE shaving with a Gillette adjustable Slim. I found that I got my smoothest most irritation free shaves with the Slim dialed up as high as it would go. Knowing the red tips reputation for a fairly aggressive shave, I figured I'd give it a try and bought my first one from a fellow B&B member. It was fantastic. I liked the balance and heft of the red tip better than either a Slim or Fatboy and I loved the BBS shaves I was getting with it. It is much simpler than the adjustables. The settings can't mistakenly get set to something other than what you like. There is no adjustment dial to mung up with crud over time. The build quality is excellent and the shave is consistently as good as the best shaves I ever got with an adjustable turned all the way up. It's elegance is it's simplicity. I think the Red Tip is one of the best of the Gillette safety razors.