I'm working my way through a selection I received in a sampler. Today was the first shave with the Dorco Titan blade. With this shave, I used TOBS Sandalwood cream.
As I do with all new blades, I strop them before their initial use to take care of any burrs left over from the manufacturing process. I've found that blades generally perform better the first time out after doing this.
This test is being done with a 1959 Gillette Fatboy razor set on the "8" setting, which is pretty aggressive. This is the typical setting I use.
My usual shave is 3.5 passes. The first pass goes down the face and neck. The second pass goes across the face and neck from outside to inside. The third pass goes up the face and neck. The last half-pass is on the neck only, going across from inside to outside.
These blades are stated on the package to be manufactured in Vietnam under license from the South Korean company.
The quality of the shave itself is good. There is little stubble remaining, perhaps a hair here or there. It's just about a BBS shave.
My face however is really irritated. It doesn't look it outwardly, but it feels like I shaved with a piece of broken glass. On top of that, I had so many weepers that it looked like my neck had sprung a leak. I usually get one or two light weepers at the center bottom of my neck, but these were all over. I also nicked myself in a couple of places, which is really unusual.
Overall, I'm not a fan. I'll do one more shave with this blade to see if the second shave is any better than the first, but I'm not optimistic.
The tuck was either a 5-blade or 10-blade tuck. If anyone wants one to try themselves, send me a PM with name and address and I'll drop one into the mail to you.
As I do with all new blades, I strop them before their initial use to take care of any burrs left over from the manufacturing process. I've found that blades generally perform better the first time out after doing this.
This test is being done with a 1959 Gillette Fatboy razor set on the "8" setting, which is pretty aggressive. This is the typical setting I use.
My usual shave is 3.5 passes. The first pass goes down the face and neck. The second pass goes across the face and neck from outside to inside. The third pass goes up the face and neck. The last half-pass is on the neck only, going across from inside to outside.
These blades are stated on the package to be manufactured in Vietnam under license from the South Korean company.
The quality of the shave itself is good. There is little stubble remaining, perhaps a hair here or there. It's just about a BBS shave.
My face however is really irritated. It doesn't look it outwardly, but it feels like I shaved with a piece of broken glass. On top of that, I had so many weepers that it looked like my neck had sprung a leak. I usually get one or two light weepers at the center bottom of my neck, but these were all over. I also nicked myself in a couple of places, which is really unusual.
Overall, I'm not a fan. I'll do one more shave with this blade to see if the second shave is any better than the first, but I'm not optimistic.
The tuck was either a 5-blade or 10-blade tuck. If anyone wants one to try themselves, send me a PM with name and address and I'll drop one into the mail to you.
