Hi all,
I'm wondering if those with experience can tell me if the aforementioned Razors shave alike ? These Razors (appear) to LOOK (more or less) the same design so, do they all shave the same ? Now, I shaved for the first time using my Aristocrat Junior with a Gillette NACET Blade the other day. The shave was super smooth and I THOUGHT I was getting a CLOSE shave however, once I finished my shave and put on my Eye glasses, yikes, a lot of Whiskers remained around my Mouth & Chin area. I removed the NACET blade from the AJ and placed it in my ABC handle Pocket Edition Gillette Old Type. The Old Type REALLY took care of business!
Now, I often use my 1941 Ranger Tech (with Red Personna blade) and I always receive a fantastic/close/clean shave!
To my Eyes, I don't see too much differences in the design of the Ranger Tech and the AJ yet, the Ranger Tech always shaves beautifully (truly one of my favorite razors) whereas the AJ (while silky smooth) had difficulty removing three day worth of beard growth. Granted, I was using a different (new to me first use) Gillette NACET blade which I found to be SUPER sharp and smooth/outstanding cutter. I REALLY loved the NACET blade. That being said, I don't THINK the blade is at fault in this situation since once I re-shaved the problem areas using the ABC Old Type (with the NACET blade) I ended up with a DFS! Close shave would be an understatement. So therefore, I concluded that the Aristocrat Junior is just NOT aggressive enough for heavier beards. The AJ however IS beautifully silky smooth and I suspect would make an excellent daily driver. So, am I wrong in my thinking/conclusions ? Am I not understanding that (despite looking similar) the 40's Super Speed, Aristocrat Junior and the 1941 Ranger Tech are indeed very different type shavers ? I look forward to hearing from the experts! Thank you.
SixCats!
I'm wondering if those with experience can tell me if the aforementioned Razors shave alike ? These Razors (appear) to LOOK (more or less) the same design so, do they all shave the same ? Now, I shaved for the first time using my Aristocrat Junior with a Gillette NACET Blade the other day. The shave was super smooth and I THOUGHT I was getting a CLOSE shave however, once I finished my shave and put on my Eye glasses, yikes, a lot of Whiskers remained around my Mouth & Chin area. I removed the NACET blade from the AJ and placed it in my ABC handle Pocket Edition Gillette Old Type. The Old Type REALLY took care of business!
Now, I often use my 1941 Ranger Tech (with Red Personna blade) and I always receive a fantastic/close/clean shave!
To my Eyes, I don't see too much differences in the design of the Ranger Tech and the AJ yet, the Ranger Tech always shaves beautifully (truly one of my favorite razors) whereas the AJ (while silky smooth) had difficulty removing three day worth of beard growth. Granted, I was using a different (new to me first use) Gillette NACET blade which I found to be SUPER sharp and smooth/outstanding cutter. I REALLY loved the NACET blade. That being said, I don't THINK the blade is at fault in this situation since once I re-shaved the problem areas using the ABC Old Type (with the NACET blade) I ended up with a DFS! Close shave would be an understatement. So therefore, I concluded that the Aristocrat Junior is just NOT aggressive enough for heavier beards. The AJ however IS beautifully silky smooth and I suspect would make an excellent daily driver. So, am I wrong in my thinking/conclusions ? Am I not understanding that (despite looking similar) the 40's Super Speed, Aristocrat Junior and the 1941 Ranger Tech are indeed very different type shavers ? I look forward to hearing from the experts! Thank you.
SixCats!
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