Damn Comfortable Shave

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

My suggestion is to downplay results and, for at least a full month, exclusively use a razor that you know doesn't cause your areas of concern to flare up. Use whatever products you have found to be nourishing and healing to your areas of concern.

Skin changes as we get older. These areas may need a higher level of "pampering" moving forward to prevent chronic inflammation.

Just some thoughts from my personal experiences.

Sounds like a plan.

Having used my new and expensive Taiga only once I'm going to have to set it aside for now.

The Muramasa is hard to beat. I'll use it for a while, and nothing else.

I'm not sure a month is needed, but I am sure I've got to let my skin get back to where it was before I shaved on Friday morning, with the Taiga.

This will be very hard, as I very much want to determine whether I like the Taiga. (And I like it a lot, but that doesn't mean it's a good razor for me.) I should have the Sailor coming before too very long. I also have some other good razors I know work for me.

It occurred to me a minute or two ago that I once all but abandoned the DE platform in favor of razors like the original Colonial General SS and the Schick Type E2 and Type L3 injector. It was the FOCS which sucked me back into the DE world, from the straight razors.

In other words, in spite of my hobbyist experimentation, I could name a few razors I consider Daily Drivers.

Lots of options.

David, I suspect what you've suggested is the right plan, but imagine how hard it would be for you to do.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[never-stop-learning]

Sounds like a plan.

Having used my new and expensive Taiga only once I'm going to have to set it aside for now.

The Muramasa is hard to beat. I'll use it for a while, and nothing else.

I'm not sure a month is needed, but I am sure I've got to let my skin get back to where it was before I shaved on Friday morning, with the Taiga.

This will be very hard, as I very much want to determine whether I like the Taiga. (And I like it a lot, but that doesn't mean it's a good razor for me.) I should have the Sailor coming before too very long. I also have some other good razors I know work for me.

It occurred to me a minute or two ago that I once all but abandoned the DE platform in favor of razors like the original Colonial General SS and the Schick Type E2 and Type L3 injector. It was the FOCS which sucked me back into the DE world, from the straight razors.

In other words, in spite of my hobbyist experimentation, I could name a few razors I consider Daily Drivers.

Lots of options.

David, I suspect what you've suggested is the right plan, but imagine how hard it would be for you to do.

Happy shaves,

Jim

I understand. It is very difficult for "BOSC Scientists" like you and me to surrender to the conformity of using the same razor every day.

Perhaps identify 2, 3, a few razors that fill the desired role. Two of your razors that come to mind are the Muramasa and the ATT CM1. There must be another one or two? Maybe add the Colonial General (my #2 AC blade razor ) and your Injectors back into the rotation?

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

I understand. It is very difficult for "BOSC Scientists" like you and me to surrender to the conformity of using the same razor every day.

Perhaps identify 2, 3, a few razors that fill the desired role. Two of your razors that come to mind are the Muramasa and the ATT CM1. There must be another one or two? Maybe add the Colonial General (my #2 AC blade razor ) and your Injectors back into the rotation?

The General is on an extended road trip with Grant, but will return pretty soon.

Other than that, it's a good idea. I can make a list of possibilities. Razors I have at home or at the office (trustworthy).

• SS DLC Hawk.
• CM1
• FOCS
• Muramasa
• Schick injectors
• Schick Krona DE

The Krona hasn't been used enough to achieve Daily Driver status. The injectors haven't been used in a long time, but I'm pretty certain of them. Etc.

The Muramasa will be my choice unless I get too bored.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Rosseforp]

The Muramasa will be my choice unless I get too bored.

Good choice

Schick injectors

I see an Open to Clean in your future, Jim.

Man I just had a nice shave

doug

 

[never-stop-learning]

The General is on an extended road trip with Grant, but will return pretty soon.

Other than that, it's a good idea. I can make a list of possibilities. Razors I have at home or at the office (trustworthy).

• SS DLC Hawk.
• CM1
• FOCS
• Muramasa
• Schick injectors
• Schick Krona DE

The Krona hasn't been used enough to achieve Daily Driver status. The injectors haven't been used in a long time, but I'm pretty certain of them. Etc.

The Muramasa will be my choice unless I get too bored.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Sounds like a good plan, my friend. Please let me know how I can offer support.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Good choice

I see an Open to Clean in your future, Jim.

Man I just had a nice shave

doug

You do know I have an open to clean, right?

Another DE which I could add to my list of safe razors (negative blade exposure) would be the Karve A OC. (Even the B OC is very mild indeed).

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Rosseforp]

You do know I have an open to clean, right?

I believe you used it for a Fixed Four at one time.

doug

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

I believe you used it for a Fixed Four at one time.

doug

I think that's right.

If memory serves I've done four Fixed Fours - the General, the E2, the FOCS, the Wunderbar - all of them being interesting and instructive. Three were with Cal and the usual crazies. The first was in solitary confinement.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Monday's shave was very good.

I decided on a very safe razor, the Muramasa, and set it on ~2.5. For my final neck pass I bumped it to 5. Also did a final WTG soul patch pass on 5.

Going into today's shave I was more concerned about my skin than I am now, several hours post shave.

My preshave included shea butter applied an hour or so before this morning's shave, the Cube in the shower, and the Tube at the sink. I used a flipped Wizamet SI blade.

Used some favorite post shave products.

Mysterium Serum Post Shave Balm is excellent stuff. It has a bit of hyaluronic acid and a plethora of high end ingredients. Better, it feels great, is quickly absorbed, and seems to do the trick very well indeed.

My skin is not fully recovered but it seems to be headed in the right direction. I see and feel no evidence of damage resultant from today's shave.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[never-stop-learning]

Monday's shave was very good.


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I decided on a very safe razor, the Muramasa, and set it on ~2.5. For my final neck pass I bumped it to 5. Also did a final WTG soul patch pass on 5.

Going into today's shave I was more concerned about my skin than I am now, several hours post shave.

My preshave included shea butter applied an hour or so before this morning's shave, the Cube in the shower, and the Tube at the sink. I used a flipped Wizamet SI blade.

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Used some favorite post shave products.

Mysterium Serum Post Shave Balm is excellent stuff. It has a bit of hyaluronic acid and a plethora of high end ingredients. Better, it feels great, is quickly absorbed, and seems to do the trick very well indeed.

My skin is not fully recovered but it seems to be headed in the right direction. I see and feel no evidence of damage resultant from today's shave.

Happy shaves,

Jim

A good start!

One more suggestion: Like you, I flip my blade after every shave. Unlike you, I bin my DE blades after 5 (6 at the most) shaves. Feathers get binned after 3 (4 at the most) shaves.

Have you considered that a blade slightly past its prime is contributing to the issue?

 

[Cal]

Have you considered that a blade slightly past its prime is contributing to the issue?

Did someone ban you from the Excalibur Club, David?

 

[never-stop-learning]

Did someone ban you from the Excalibur Club, David?

I don't think the wonderful folks in the Excalibur Club will be inviting me to join any time soon.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

I pretty much never end up discarding a dull to the point of not cutting whiskers blade. Seldom do I go to the point of them tugging. Back when I used cartridges, the razors would tug but I'd use them for months anyway, sometimes.

Sometime I'll consider beating the EC guys at their own game. Maybe I will. I see no reason why I couldn't.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Tuesday my shave was good.

Settings. General, 2.5. Final pass of neck and soul patch, 5.0. Blade was flipped Wizamet SI.

Preshave began last night with shea butter. Continued with Cube/Tube.

I've not mastered this razor nor have I maxed out its possibilities, but I like it. A lot.

Figuring out how to use this adjustable to closely shave some of my difficult areas is a fun project.

I like this balm, too. A lot.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Let's see if this works. Been having trouble with the system today. Unable to post normally.

It's giving me two columns with this post and other older posts.

I do not find this elsewhere when I look around. Not that I've looked a lot. Work.

I've looked in a few other threads and posted in them and they're not screwed up.

Wonder what this is

 

[thombrogan]

Your shaves with the Tatara Muramasa are so comfortable they’re breaking the internet

 

[Neilzebub]

Testing....

Edit: same issue. Odd.

 

[Cal]

Let's see if this works. Been having trouble with the system today. Unable to post normally.

It's giving me two columns with this post and other older posts.

I do not find this elsewhere when I look around. Not that I've looked a lot. Work.

I've looked in a few other threads and posted in them and they're not screwed up.

Wonder what this is>

Now you've broken it!

You ol' bifurcator you.

 

[luvmysuper]

The column issue usually happens when someone copies and pastes a Table into their post. It causes a formatting error which creates double columns.
I can't find the table that is causing the problem, so we have kicked it up to the IT guru.

 

[luvmysuper]

Ok, I found it. It was in post #11,294
The photos were inserted into a table.
I downloaded the photos, deleted the table and photos in the post, and then uploaded the photos.

Please don't put tables in the forum posts till we figure out why this happens!