In the past few weeks, I've started gaining interest in trying a more efficient razor than my Henson mild to see if I could find something that I wouldn't have to buffer my face to smithereens in order to reduce irritation and get a more consistent shave.
Before I got the Henson, I was considering the GC .68 or .84, and that's still on my radar, but I've also read a lot of interesting feedback about the Blackbird (I'm thinking about a polished Ti variant) ranging from "Omg, it butchered my face!" to "Wow, this was one of the most enjoyable and unique shaves I've ever experienced and now it will be my #1" and it's got me wondering if I should take the leap and at least give it a shot. Of course, in looking at Blackland's offerings I also discovered the newer Osprey and have read some equally wowed reviews, but there seems to be a lot less info about it still and not many head to head comparisons with the Blackbird to put it into context. I understand that on the low settings it should be much gentler than the Blackbird, but it appears to adjust to have an even larger gap and possibly be more aggressive, though the experience itself could be totally different which is kinda in-line with what Shane had told me after reaching out to them.
Am I totally overthinking here and need to go with the GC first? Are the Blackland options going to be a totally different animal, and if so, would I benefit from gravitating toward one vs the other? I'd love to hear from some of you and try to augment my thinking beyond some of the threads and info I've found myself!
Before I got the Henson, I was considering the GC .68 or .84, and that's still on my radar, but I've also read a lot of interesting feedback about the Blackbird (I'm thinking about a polished Ti variant) ranging from "Omg, it butchered my face!" to "Wow, this was one of the most enjoyable and unique shaves I've ever experienced and now it will be my #1" and it's got me wondering if I should take the leap and at least give it a shot. Of course, in looking at Blackland's offerings I also discovered the newer Osprey and have read some equally wowed reviews, but there seems to be a lot less info about it still and not many head to head comparisons with the Blackbird to put it into context. I understand that on the low settings it should be much gentler than the Blackbird, but it appears to adjust to have an even larger gap and possibly be more aggressive, though the experience itself could be totally different which is kinda in-line with what Shane had told me after reaching out to them.
Am I totally overthinking here and need to go with the GC first? Are the Blackland options going to be a totally different animal, and if so, would I benefit from gravitating toward one vs the other? I'd love to hear from some of you and try to augment my thinking beyond some of the threads and info I've found myself!