Hello B&B!
I checked in here a week or two ago letting you guys know that I had tried my first wetshave with my now retired Mach 3. Here's my first thread.
Since then I purchased an unused 1961 Gillette Tech, this one specifically, on ebay. It came in the mail today along with a few sampler blades for me to try out. I decided for the first shave I would try the Red Persona.
Going into this I was extremely nervous and caught myself shaking a few times in the middle of the shave. Despite this, the first shave went perfect. I managed to make it through two passes (both WTG) without any nicks or cuts and very very minor skin irritation that ended up going away after two uses of my Nivea Post Shave Balm for sensitive skin. This is the closest shave I've ever had (ESPECIALLY on my neck!). It's not BBS but it's very very close! I think if I do a XTG pass I would get BBS on most of my face.
I still don't have a shave brush (brush and soaps are in the mail as I type this) but there was no way I wasn't going to shave when this razor arrived! I hand lathered my KissMyFace Moisture Shave and it worked out fine. I can't wait to shave with a proper lather.
Thank you guys so much for all of the info on these boards and for being such an awesome community. I'll keep everyone updated!
I checked in here a week or two ago letting you guys know that I had tried my first wetshave with my now retired Mach 3. Here's my first thread.
Since then I purchased an unused 1961 Gillette Tech, this one specifically, on ebay. It came in the mail today along with a few sampler blades for me to try out. I decided for the first shave I would try the Red Persona.
Going into this I was extremely nervous and caught myself shaking a few times in the middle of the shave. Despite this, the first shave went perfect. I managed to make it through two passes (both WTG) without any nicks or cuts and very very minor skin irritation that ended up going away after two uses of my Nivea Post Shave Balm for sensitive skin. This is the closest shave I've ever had (ESPECIALLY on my neck!). It's not BBS but it's very very close! I think if I do a XTG pass I would get BBS on most of my face.
I still don't have a shave brush (brush and soaps are in the mail as I type this) but there was no way I wasn't going to shave when this razor arrived! I hand lathered my KissMyFace Moisture Shave and it worked out fine. I can't wait to shave with a proper lather.
Thank you guys so much for all of the info on these boards and for being such an awesome community. I'll keep everyone updated!
