Hi all:
I am pretty new to DE shaving (about 4 months). My current setup is a EJ89 with Gillette silver blue blades. I use DR Harris Arlington as my main soap but switch around to others as well. My technique is getting better and am at the point where i have minimal blood using this setup. I have a coarse beard and find that with the EJ89 (regardless of blade used to this date) I need to do three passes, one atg and a forth touch up to get a smooth shave that i feel is acceptable (slightly better than what i was getting with a cart razor). I can't stop at 2 passes since there is still a significant amount of stubble left. Most of my irritation comes from the third pass. I'm wondering if a more aggressive razor might help me get it done in 2 with a touchup? If so what razor would you recommend i try-something that is more aggressive that the DE89 but still forgiving for a newbie.
Thanks
I am pretty new to DE shaving (about 4 months). My current setup is a EJ89 with Gillette silver blue blades. I use DR Harris Arlington as my main soap but switch around to others as well. My technique is getting better and am at the point where i have minimal blood using this setup. I have a coarse beard and find that with the EJ89 (regardless of blade used to this date) I need to do three passes, one atg and a forth touch up to get a smooth shave that i feel is acceptable (slightly better than what i was getting with a cart razor). I can't stop at 2 passes since there is still a significant amount of stubble left. Most of my irritation comes from the third pass. I'm wondering if a more aggressive razor might help me get it done in 2 with a touchup? If so what razor would you recommend i try-something that is more aggressive that the DE89 but still forgiving for a newbie.
Thanks