Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
My only experience with any Artist Club razor is with the Colonial General SS razor. I've used it a lot since it arrived, and I'm shaving exclusively with it until Christmas. The only blade I've used in it is the Schick Proline.
I like the General. My shaves are BBS and reasonably comfortable, but I have to do multiple passes and touch ups on my neck to find baby. My face, with any razor, is almost always BBS. The whiskers on my neck coupled with my tendency to razor burn is a problem.
I'd say the General is more efficient than any of the other razors I've used - DEs and injectors - but I'm not saying the General is as efficient as I'd like a razor to be.
I plan to acquire the ATT SE2 within the next few weeks. My reason for picking the SE2 is entirely centered around having read about its efficiency as compared to just about any razor which rigidly holds the blade.
I've read every thread and post I can find anywhere about the SE1, SE2, and General, and want to thank anybody who has already helped me.
Much of what I've read about the SE2 I've found on other shaving forums and review sites. I see on B&B a lot of love for the SE1, and some for the SE2, but not a great deal comparing the two, and not much comparing them with the General.
Going into ownership of the SE2 I will want to be in a position to evaluate it carefully. Determining whether I should exchange it for an SE1 or return it is of high priority. So, basically I'm asking if you can tell me anything which will help me figure this out.
Obviously, I will have my shaves with the General to compare, and I won't have an SE1 to compare. From what I've read I've gathered the General is far smoother than the SE2 according to some people, but this is not universally agreed upon, nor is the opinion that the SE2 is greatly more efficient than either the SE1 or the General without achieving that increased efficiency at the sake of increased aggressiveness (tendency to bite, harshness, etc).
I will have to figure out for myself what works and doesn't but any pointers or information you can give me which might help would be appreciated. Mostly, I want to be able to answer the questions I must answer within the allotted trial time, so I must avoid too much fumbling about, and I must be efficient in my approach to the razor's trial period.
My current plan is to shave exclusively with the SE2, daily, until I decide I want to keep or return or exchange it.
Also, should I test blades other than the Proline, or should I just go with the Proline during my trial with the SE2?
If I need blades other than the Proline, are there particular blades to try? Particular blades to avoid? I don't really know where to get AC blades for a trial other than Try A Blade, and I'd assume buying just one of a small number of AC blades would suffice assuming the blades are carefully considered?
I have a huge stash - 389 blades counting the one in the razor - of Prolines already. I know where to buy them. I know nothing about buying any other AC blade except what I said about Try A Blade.
I've never had a razor before which came with a trial period, so I've never before been faced with having to decide about keeping it, exchanging it, or returning it. Time pressure with razor evaluation is new to me.
Probably there are other questions I should have asked but didn't.
Thanks for any help with this.
Happy shaves,
Jim
I like the General. My shaves are BBS and reasonably comfortable, but I have to do multiple passes and touch ups on my neck to find baby. My face, with any razor, is almost always BBS. The whiskers on my neck coupled with my tendency to razor burn is a problem.
I'd say the General is more efficient than any of the other razors I've used - DEs and injectors - but I'm not saying the General is as efficient as I'd like a razor to be.
I plan to acquire the ATT SE2 within the next few weeks. My reason for picking the SE2 is entirely centered around having read about its efficiency as compared to just about any razor which rigidly holds the blade.
I've read every thread and post I can find anywhere about the SE1, SE2, and General, and want to thank anybody who has already helped me.
Much of what I've read about the SE2 I've found on other shaving forums and review sites. I see on B&B a lot of love for the SE1, and some for the SE2, but not a great deal comparing the two, and not much comparing them with the General.
Going into ownership of the SE2 I will want to be in a position to evaluate it carefully. Determining whether I should exchange it for an SE1 or return it is of high priority. So, basically I'm asking if you can tell me anything which will help me figure this out.
Obviously, I will have my shaves with the General to compare, and I won't have an SE1 to compare. From what I've read I've gathered the General is far smoother than the SE2 according to some people, but this is not universally agreed upon, nor is the opinion that the SE2 is greatly more efficient than either the SE1 or the General without achieving that increased efficiency at the sake of increased aggressiveness (tendency to bite, harshness, etc).
I will have to figure out for myself what works and doesn't but any pointers or information you can give me which might help would be appreciated. Mostly, I want to be able to answer the questions I must answer within the allotted trial time, so I must avoid too much fumbling about, and I must be efficient in my approach to the razor's trial period.
My current plan is to shave exclusively with the SE2, daily, until I decide I want to keep or return or exchange it.
Also, should I test blades other than the Proline, or should I just go with the Proline during my trial with the SE2?
If I need blades other than the Proline, are there particular blades to try? Particular blades to avoid? I don't really know where to get AC blades for a trial other than Try A Blade, and I'd assume buying just one of a small number of AC blades would suffice assuming the blades are carefully considered?
I have a huge stash - 389 blades counting the one in the razor - of Prolines already. I know where to buy them. I know nothing about buying any other AC blade except what I said about Try A Blade.
I've never had a razor before which came with a trial period, so I've never before been faced with having to decide about keeping it, exchanging it, or returning it. Time pressure with razor evaluation is new to me.
Probably there are other questions I should have asked but didn't.
Thanks for any help with this.
Happy shaves,
Jim