Gentlest blade/razor combo?

[Aberneth]

Recently, I've been shaving twice a day, just for the fun of it, and for the feeling of rubbing a BBS face on my pillow at night . It is bringing about a little bit of irritation, though. I'm using an open comb New with a 7 o'clock green box in the morning and a flaretip SS with an astra in the evenings. What I really need to do is use a very, very gentle razor/blade combo in the evenings so that I don't risk rubbing the top layer of my skin off So here's the question: What razor/blade combo have you guys found to be extremely gentle but effective? YMMV (or more correctly, MMMV) is implied

 

[kingfisher]

either a Gillette Tech or a Krona with a Red IP would be my suggestion.

 

[Monkeydad]

My experience: Gillette Tech + Walmart Personna, or Red Pack IP

 

[Aberneth]

Hmm, techs have never agreed with my skin. Maybe that has to do with me trying to blade buff ATG the last time I used one Damn smooth shave. But the razor burn didn't go away for 3 days

 

[poppi]

Gillette Tech with a Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow blade. Wonderul combo

 

[Greybeard]

Krona with a 7 O'Clock green.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

Another vote for the Tech (I like to use a British one from the 60's) even a tad milder than the 50's style tech which I also like. When I need to shave twice in one day I reach for this one with a Crystal blade.

 

[SmoovD]

Neillite is the mildest razor I have ever tried. It is constructed of bakelite so it it very light. The light weight coupled with the geometry of the head make a Tech feel vicious.

 

[BEAR DEN]

Neillite is the mildest razor I have ever tried. It is constructed of bakelite so it it very light. The light weight coupled with the geometry of the head make a Tech feel vicious.

+1 on the Neillite

The Merkur Vision can be dialed down to the most incredibly mild shave also.

 

[VampyreWolf]

fat handled Tech with a feather, or 50's rocket with a red IP

 

[kg0mz]

A Feather Stainless Steel Razor with a Shark Stainless Steel Blade. Once you get a feel for the razor it is next to impossible to get razor burn with a Shark.

 

[wimbouman]

I would say Gillette Tech with a sharp blade like a Feather.
Very comfortable.

 

[Big.Dave]

Another vote for a red pack personna and the flare tip SS it's a super smooth combo.

 

[The Last Chimney]

I'm surprised that there's only one mention of an adjustable here.

Wouldn't any adjustable set on 1 be at least on par with a Tech or Krona?

 

[SUNA]

Feather AS with a Gillette Bleue Extra.

 

[Speedwell68]

I find my Muhle R89 to be mild and a Supermax SS to be a great blade combo.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I'd go with a Goodfella and a Red IP. Very gentle, very smooth.

 

[Den]

I'm surprised that there's only one mention of an adjustable here.

Wouldn't any adjustable set on 1 be at least on par with a Tech or Krona?

Yup, if I set my fatboy to 1 it's milder than my tech and krona. By a fair amount actually.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

I'm surprised that there's only one mention of an adjustable here.

Wouldn't any adjustable set on 1 be at least on par with a Tech or Krona?

I guess this is one those YMMV thing but I find that my Slim and Fatboy on 1 are a tad more aggressive than the Tech combo I use.