I received a Merkur 39C for my birthday on Monday, I'd dropped hints and was hoping to get it for Christmas rather than my birthday but my wife managed to get one quickly and so there it was!
I've read all about the 39C, about the reputation and the fact that many people describe it as a '10' for aggressiveness and I was feeling a little cautious when I went to shave this afternoon.
I used CF Lime cream, a great cream but with the amount I need to use due to our hard water, I'll probably get through the small 50g tub with less than ten shaves. But I digress.
My two current favourite blades are the ASCO red/blue and the Feather but I decided to try something different so I loaded an Astra SP. These are a blade I want to like but was never overly impressed by their performance in my EJ DE89L.
I did my usual three passes, felt for any areas which needed a touch up and there they were as normal on my neck. I completed the touch up, rinsed and aftershave balmed my boat.
Honest opinion?
It felt little different to the DE89L. I needed my usual WTG, XTG and ATG passes followed by the normal touch up. The Astra SP felt better than when used in the Edwin Jagger razor but I don't see what the fuss is about slant razors. No irritation, no redness, just a good shave.
And that's what we're here for. A good shave.
To round off, here's a couple of photographs of a great looking razor.
I've read all about the 39C, about the reputation and the fact that many people describe it as a '10' for aggressiveness and I was feeling a little cautious when I went to shave this afternoon.
I used CF Lime cream, a great cream but with the amount I need to use due to our hard water, I'll probably get through the small 50g tub with less than ten shaves. But I digress.
My two current favourite blades are the ASCO red/blue and the Feather but I decided to try something different so I loaded an Astra SP. These are a blade I want to like but was never overly impressed by their performance in my EJ DE89L.
I did my usual three passes, felt for any areas which needed a touch up and there they were as normal on my neck. I completed the touch up, rinsed and aftershave balmed my boat.
Honest opinion?
It felt little different to the DE89L. I needed my usual WTG, XTG and ATG passes followed by the normal touch up. The Astra SP felt better than when used in the Edwin Jagger razor but I don't see what the fuss is about slant razors. No irritation, no redness, just a good shave.
And that's what we're here for. A good shave.
To round off, here's a couple of photographs of a great looking razor.
