One can get a very good result with different razors, but there will still be combos of blade and razor that work out better for one.
To exaggerate it, even shaving with glass shards can give one a BBS. But getting there might be a quite different experience!
Differences between razors that matter...
Start with the angle - I like it steep. I can adjust to a shallow angle, but it is going against my literal grain.
Next are the blades. I can tell the difference between a Feather or Nacet and a Voshkod in the same razor, and even more so the eternally dull Tiger Platinums. Sorry to everyone who likes them, I would only take them for cushioning an aggressive razor and rather take a Voshkod there. Nacet, Gillette 7 o'clock Platinum, Feather and BIC are my favorites.
What also makes a difference is the state of mind, mood and time of day when one is shaving. At least for me!
For instance, before a funeral I felt my Tatara Nodachi OC to the rather harsh. It didn't feel anything like that a few days later.
I shave in the evening. Shaving in the morning, at noon or just before going out really feels different.
Maybe some morning shavers will try over the weekend to shave in the evening instead of the morning and can compare and share their experiences?
And while most of us here can get a BBS with any razor regularly, the amount of effort and focus one has to put into the shave varies wildly.
For instance, when I shave with the R41, I can get a R41 but must be focused and careful. With a Game Changer .84 I don't have to be careful but might have to do more corrections, with a Lupo .95 OC I have to be a bit more careful.
And then there is the Wunderbar. It gives me a very good shave and I don't even feel it. But there is always the chance it cuts me and I feel it only a little after it did so, little to no warning.
Looking at Adam's razor selection, they are all at the mild end, the Hawk might be the most aggressive, but I do not know how the Timeless Aluminum works out.
The R41 or the Greencult could provide a more aggressive shave you haven't had yet. You will get a BBS with a Lupo .72 and a R41, but I bet the experience will be vastly different.
I hope to have provided some food for thought!
To exaggerate it, even shaving with glass shards can give one a BBS. But getting there might be a quite different experience!
Differences between razors that matter...
Start with the angle - I like it steep. I can adjust to a shallow angle, but it is going against my literal grain.
Next are the blades. I can tell the difference between a Feather or Nacet and a Voshkod in the same razor, and even more so the eternally dull Tiger Platinums. Sorry to everyone who likes them, I would only take them for cushioning an aggressive razor and rather take a Voshkod there. Nacet, Gillette 7 o'clock Platinum, Feather and BIC are my favorites.
What also makes a difference is the state of mind, mood and time of day when one is shaving. At least for me!
For instance, before a funeral I felt my Tatara Nodachi OC to the rather harsh. It didn't feel anything like that a few days later.
I shave in the evening. Shaving in the morning, at noon or just before going out really feels different.
Maybe some morning shavers will try over the weekend to shave in the evening instead of the morning and can compare and share their experiences?
And while most of us here can get a BBS with any razor regularly, the amount of effort and focus one has to put into the shave varies wildly.
For instance, when I shave with the R41, I can get a R41 but must be focused and careful. With a Game Changer .84 I don't have to be careful but might have to do more corrections, with a Lupo .95 OC I have to be a bit more careful.
And then there is the Wunderbar. It gives me a very good shave and I don't even feel it. But there is always the chance it cuts me and I feel it only a little after it did so, little to no warning.
Looking at Adam's razor selection, they are all at the mild end, the Hawk might be the most aggressive, but I do not know how the Timeless Aluminum works out.
The R41 or the Greencult could provide a more aggressive shave you haven't had yet. You will get a BBS with a Lupo .72 and a R41, but I bet the experience will be vastly different.
I hope to have provided some food for thought!