Razors I have tried hard to love but failed: New Deluxe, New Short Comb, Senator, Goodwill with New Guard and Old 162 cap. I loved finding these razors, I love looking at them, but I just dont love shaving with them.
I just finished with a 1934 Gillette New Deluxe: four shaves with a Bleue Extra and two with a Feather. I experienced no cuts, weepers, or ingrown, but the shaves were neither as close nor as smooth as with a long comb New.
I had exactly the same kinds of shaves with the short comb New as with the Deluxe (and I really love the look of the SC). I tried both the SC and the Deluxe with different handles BRW, UFO, AKASL, and Griest, as well as their original handles but to no avail.
The LC New just works better on my face with any handle (and with almost any blade!). I was recently in Sally Beauty Supply and saw loose Personna Blue Labs for $.029 each sitting next to a display of Personna (arrows-only) barber blades in a plastic dispenser the barber blades were twice as much as the Labs! So I bought the barbers (go figure), and even they gave a close, smooth shave in the LC New!
Other razors I have tried to love include a 1938/39 Senator and a Goodwill Frankenrazor (long comb guard with the art-deco 162 cap). I even shimmed both of those razors, but they just didnt do the same job as a LC New, and I LOVE to look at both of those razors!
Back to the Deluxe, I moved the two-shave Feather to a LC New with a BRW Improved handle and it was great 18 hours later is still feels better than many shaves I used to go to work with.
So is this what happens when you find the right shave? Im not checking the B/S/T every four hours anymore. I havent looked at eBay in a couple of days now. Does RAD die like a brilliant Roman Candle? After a short, exhilarating rush only ashes remain on the damp lawn after? (Im pretty sure thats what my bathroom sink looks like to my wife.)
Is there such a thing as a RAD-killer? Who has found it?
I just finished with a 1934 Gillette New Deluxe: four shaves with a Bleue Extra and two with a Feather. I experienced no cuts, weepers, or ingrown, but the shaves were neither as close nor as smooth as with a long comb New.
I had exactly the same kinds of shaves with the short comb New as with the Deluxe (and I really love the look of the SC). I tried both the SC and the Deluxe with different handles BRW, UFO, AKASL, and Griest, as well as their original handles but to no avail.
The LC New just works better on my face with any handle (and with almost any blade!). I was recently in Sally Beauty Supply and saw loose Personna Blue Labs for $.029 each sitting next to a display of Personna (arrows-only) barber blades in a plastic dispenser the barber blades were twice as much as the Labs! So I bought the barbers (go figure), and even they gave a close, smooth shave in the LC New!
Other razors I have tried to love include a 1938/39 Senator and a Goodwill Frankenrazor (long comb guard with the art-deco 162 cap). I even shimmed both of those razors, but they just didnt do the same job as a LC New, and I LOVE to look at both of those razors!
Back to the Deluxe, I moved the two-shave Feather to a LC New with a BRW Improved handle and it was great 18 hours later is still feels better than many shaves I used to go to work with.
So is this what happens when you find the right shave? Im not checking the B/S/T every four hours anymore. I havent looked at eBay in a couple of days now. Does RAD die like a brilliant Roman Candle? After a short, exhilarating rush only ashes remain on the damp lawn after? (Im pretty sure thats what my bathroom sink looks like to my wife.)
Is there such a thing as a RAD-killer? Who has found it?
