Am I weird?

[Smoothfacedprince]

I bought a Parker shavette a few months ago and after the first shave, I was hooked. I was getting BBS shaves with even less effort than when I use my slim adjustable. I have read the shavette style razors are very unforgiving and that I was in for a long learning curve. Well, after the first shave with my Parker, I was astounded at how simple it all was. No cuts, no weepers, and absolutely no irritation whatsoever. It just required that I use a very light touch.

Now when I use my dovo, I can honesty say that I am more afraid of cutting myself with it than I ever was with the Parker. I think I may blame it on the increased blade length and the slight bit of tugging I get around my neck with the dovo. Oh, and the dovo was recently honed by a honemeister on SRP so it shaves very well. But to be honest, I could use the Parker everyday for the rest of my life and be perfectly happy with the results. Even after about 10 shaves with it, it still produces some of my best shaves I've had in months.

Anyone else have good luck with shavettes early on?

-Grant

 

[Luc]

I didn't get that lucky but if it works for you, that's great!

 

[dpmtherrien]

I use the Feather AC straight, but I also use the Parker. I find the Parker very easy to use, and I use it mostly for clean up of rough spots. I find it a very smooth shaving razor. I also have the Parker SRB, and the stainless steel model. I learned open blade shaving with the Feather and the Parker, so I have no issues with either. I don't care at all for the Dovo shavette.

 

[steveclarkus]

My shaves with a shavette were fine from the beginning. The one I'm using now doesn't have enough weight in the blade holder, like the Dovo, and I believe this encourages too much pressure. I plan to pick up a Parker in the next couple of weeks; it seems to get the best reviews of all the shavettes. I'm not including the Feathers in this comment since they are not in what I consider the "shavette" class. They lie somewhere between a shavette and a straight.

I read somewhere that the Parker was actually designed to shave the face rather than just trimming.

 

[natchez]

I had poor results with the first shavettes I tried, but I did just order a Parker to see if it is better than the others. We shall see

But, whatever works for you is the right thing to use. The great thing about making shaving a hobby is that there is always tomorrow's growth to check something new on.

 

[Pkrankow]

The blade of a shavette is much sharper than the blade of a straight.

I did not have a problem with my shavette shaves other than I did not like the feel of the shavette. The blade angle seemed unnatural and I did not have much feedback from the blade.

Phil