So after having two BBS shaves (one with irritation, one without) -- both with Derby blades, today I tried a feather blade.
Heart hammering, mouth dry, madness in my eyes, I built up the lather, and trembling, put the feather into a 60s SS. Getting the feather out of its paraffin wrap, I almost chickened out -- the feather stuck to its wrap and I was afraid I'd slice open my thumb, but I finally got it into the razor, hands shaking.
And then: the easiest, best shave ever! With two days of stubble, badly prepped, even!
I tried to have a very light touch, but towards the end got overly cocky, swiping the razor with abandon, not always relathering a patch. And still no damage. My problem areas (lower lip) were problem areas no more, though I was scared enough to alimentarily process bricks
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I think Shaveblog's portrayal of the Feather as a chest-thumper's blade is basically wrong [1]. I wonder if it'll be easier to build up better technique with a sharper blade. After all, a reductio of wetshaving is "find the sharpest blade and the irritation will go away" (other factors exist too, of course).
Although I used a very light touch, I hate to think of blood spilled if the blade skipped! I still count myself lucky to have survived.
Question: has anyone had a good experience with Feathers and the 1940s Gillette Superspeed?
And anyone want 95 Derby blades cheap?
[1] Though in all fairness, he deprecatingly admits to being a "shavegeek", a "pathetic injector fanboy" and even uses Feather blades himself, albeit the straight-razor ones (arguably more outre than Feather DE blades).
Heart hammering, mouth dry, madness in my eyes, I built up the lather, and trembling, put the feather into a 60s SS. Getting the feather out of its paraffin wrap, I almost chickened out -- the feather stuck to its wrap and I was afraid I'd slice open my thumb, but I finally got it into the razor, hands shaking.
And then: the easiest, best shave ever! With two days of stubble, badly prepped, even!
I tried to have a very light touch, but towards the end got overly cocky, swiping the razor with abandon, not always relathering a patch. And still no damage. My problem areas (lower lip) were problem areas no more, though I was scared enough to alimentarily process bricks
.I think Shaveblog's portrayal of the Feather as a chest-thumper's blade is basically wrong [1]. I wonder if it'll be easier to build up better technique with a sharper blade. After all, a reductio of wetshaving is "find the sharpest blade and the irritation will go away" (other factors exist too, of course).
Although I used a very light touch, I hate to think of blood spilled if the blade skipped! I still count myself lucky to have survived.
Question: has anyone had a good experience with Feathers and the 1940s Gillette Superspeed?
And anyone want 95 Derby blades cheap?
[1] Though in all fairness, he deprecatingly admits to being a "shavegeek", a "pathetic injector fanboy" and even uses Feather blades himself, albeit the straight-razor ones (arguably more outre than Feather DE blades).
