4 months into DE shaving and I no longer fear slicing my face off.
I have accumulated a nice set of razors so far. A BBS-1 plus WR2's in .95 ss, 1.25 antiqued bronze, 1.35 bronze, 1.35 titanium DC, and 1.55 titanium.
First off, coming from disposable razors they all give a fantastic shave, I have no complaints, but to me at least there is a good bit of variation on how the razors work.
A few notes I don't chase BBS all over, I can get pretty close on my face in one pass ATG with a little touch up. I have somewhat fast growing whiskers, my skin isnt sensitive, and i dont think my facial hair is particularly tough. I am an everyday Shaver except for possibly Saturday morning if I am going to be working in the yard all day. I use a brush and lather on everything but blu atlas shave cream. I have some pre shave stuff but don't use it much. I use just feather blades.
The .95 is a lot like shaving with my dad's old Bic disposable with the yellow blade guard still on it. Not that it's dull or doesn't shave well, but I would be more likely to cut myself with my old dollar shave club cartridge razors then this thing. It's easy and intuitive and very forgiving. I have had phone conversations while shaving with this thing with no issues. Now, while it provides a dang good shave, it isn't as close or long lasting as the others, but it is quick and easy.
The BBS-1 to me is a more aggressive version of the .95. Still an easy shave, but closer, and the head shape is more maneuverable to me(yes I realize technically the BBS1 isn't a wolfman). It can cause irritation if I do something stupid, but for the most part s very forgiving razor.
1.25 is a distinct step up in agression.I have to pay more attention but I get a very close shave with it. I have to do more touchup with it, especially the mustache area, but most of that is probably me trying not to cut myself in those areas.
1.35s are my slowest shaves. They shave extremely close but I have to be very attentive when using them. They seem to have the narrowest sweet spot on blade angle. Surprisingly I don't notice a whole lot of difference between the bronze and titanium razors, mostly because the titanium handle is a heavier handle design then the bronze one. I also don't notice a big difference between the open comb and closed comb, though that isn't surprising as the open comb would be close to a closed comb 1.45 and I have read not a whole lot of difference in those two blade gaps.
1.55 titanium darwin handle is my newest and so far favorite razor. I have shaved with it twice on back to back morning. Yesterday it had been 2 days since I shaved, this morning was obviously 1 day. It shaved well with both situations. This is a very close shave and keeping it at a steep angle works extremely well. It seems closer to the .95 or BBS1 as far as a forgiving sweetspot for technique. Provides an extremely smooth shave and as long as I don't do something like touch up shaving without any lather it causes no real irritation to me. The darwin handle is my favorite handle design by far and this thing may be lighter then my dollar shave club razor. Love it. I asked about it a 1.55 being a daily Shaver on here before ordering it and so far for it is a yes.
Pics below in order of
Easiest shave L-R
Closest Shave
Best Shave
Most likely to make me bleed
Don't actually have a pic of this, but it's the 1.35s and 1.25 in top 3 slots.
Anyway hope it's helpful reading. Ask away with any questions.
I have accumulated a nice set of razors so far. A BBS-1 plus WR2's in .95 ss, 1.25 antiqued bronze, 1.35 bronze, 1.35 titanium DC, and 1.55 titanium.
First off, coming from disposable razors they all give a fantastic shave, I have no complaints, but to me at least there is a good bit of variation on how the razors work.
A few notes I don't chase BBS all over, I can get pretty close on my face in one pass ATG with a little touch up. I have somewhat fast growing whiskers, my skin isnt sensitive, and i dont think my facial hair is particularly tough. I am an everyday Shaver except for possibly Saturday morning if I am going to be working in the yard all day. I use a brush and lather on everything but blu atlas shave cream. I have some pre shave stuff but don't use it much. I use just feather blades.
The .95 is a lot like shaving with my dad's old Bic disposable with the yellow blade guard still on it. Not that it's dull or doesn't shave well, but I would be more likely to cut myself with my old dollar shave club cartridge razors then this thing. It's easy and intuitive and very forgiving. I have had phone conversations while shaving with this thing with no issues. Now, while it provides a dang good shave, it isn't as close or long lasting as the others, but it is quick and easy.
The BBS-1 to me is a more aggressive version of the .95. Still an easy shave, but closer, and the head shape is more maneuverable to me(yes I realize technically the BBS1 isn't a wolfman). It can cause irritation if I do something stupid, but for the most part s very forgiving razor.
1.25 is a distinct step up in agression.I have to pay more attention but I get a very close shave with it. I have to do more touchup with it, especially the mustache area, but most of that is probably me trying not to cut myself in those areas.
1.35s are my slowest shaves. They shave extremely close but I have to be very attentive when using them. They seem to have the narrowest sweet spot on blade angle. Surprisingly I don't notice a whole lot of difference between the bronze and titanium razors, mostly because the titanium handle is a heavier handle design then the bronze one. I also don't notice a big difference between the open comb and closed comb, though that isn't surprising as the open comb would be close to a closed comb 1.45 and I have read not a whole lot of difference in those two blade gaps.
1.55 titanium darwin handle is my newest and so far favorite razor. I have shaved with it twice on back to back morning. Yesterday it had been 2 days since I shaved, this morning was obviously 1 day. It shaved well with both situations. This is a very close shave and keeping it at a steep angle works extremely well. It seems closer to the .95 or BBS1 as far as a forgiving sweetspot for technique. Provides an extremely smooth shave and as long as I don't do something like touch up shaving without any lather it causes no real irritation to me. The darwin handle is my favorite handle design by far and this thing may be lighter then my dollar shave club razor. Love it. I asked about it a 1.55 being a daily Shaver on here before ordering it and so far for it is a yes.
Pics below in order of
Easiest shave L-R
Closest Shave
Best Shave
Most likely to make me bleed
Don't actually have a pic of this, but it's the 1.35s and 1.25 in top 3 slots.
Anyway hope it's helpful reading. Ask away with any questions.
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