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So my journey continues as I am in my fourth month of DE shaving which definitely turned into an obsessive hobby. I am on my third brush and second razor already, tried a different soap and have yet to decide if I want to try a different blade as well. The KCG blade is performing very well and my issues of irritation and nicks are becoming less and less, unless I applied too much pressure or was careless with the Fatip OC.
Today (13.04.2022) I went for the Gentile baseplate again as it deserves more airtime. I also used it because I felt the OC while being a fantastic razor also was harder on the skin on my neck. So I decided to go for comfort over efficiency. Particularly these last couple of days I have been working out my beard map and what direction WTG actually is for me. It appears to be at least in the N-S direction, but tends to be NE/SW although NW/SE has a similar feel. What puzzles me is that ATG appears to be head on S-N - which would lead me to believe that WTG should then be N-S but it is not entirely the case.
I do sense that using the actual growth direction of my stubble provides a more comfortable shave and hold the number of passes at 3 currently rather than 4 with the KCG - which is why I bought the Fatip in the first place. To be continued.
Today (13.04.2022) I went for the Gentile baseplate again as it deserves more airtime. I also used it because I felt the OC while being a fantastic razor also was harder on the skin on my neck. So I decided to go for comfort over efficiency. Particularly these last couple of days I have been working out my beard map and what direction WTG actually is for me. It appears to be at least in the N-S direction, but tends to be NE/SW although NW/SE has a similar feel. What puzzles me is that ATG appears to be head on S-N - which would lead me to believe that WTG should then be N-S but it is not entirely the case.
I do sense that using the actual growth direction of my stubble provides a more comfortable shave and hold the number of passes at 3 currently rather than 4 with the KCG - which is why I bought the Fatip in the first place. To be continued.