I had an interesting shaving experience today.
Soap - Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Omega Boar
Gillette NEW LC - Fresh Polsilver
48 hours since last shave.
I hadnt used this razor for a while, my Gillette Rocket has been doing double duty lately, but I thought I'd take it for a whirl. Dropped a new Polsilver in it and started my usual 3 pass shave. One WTG, one XTG and one ATG.
I finish the ATG pass, have a light rinse and feel my face and neck. BBS everywhere except the trouble spots on my neck either side of my adams apple feeling ATG. Paint on a bit more soap, buff, check, hmmm stubble. I checked the blade, made sure the handle was nice and tight. Paint more lather on, buff, buff, rinse, what the hell lol, stubble! By this point I'm a bit grumbly and pick up my Gillette Rocket with a Derby in it that has FOUR shaves on it. Paint lather again, buff buff, hmmm, stubbles gone...
My usual shave with the Rocket, lately, has been one pass WTG, one pass ATG, and 1-2 buffing passes over the same trouble spots and a BBS every time.
I could feel and hear the blade in the LC hitting, and from the sound, cutting the stubble. I picked up my Rocket because I felt the only way I would get BBS on those two spots would be to apply pressure. Been there done that, not a good idea.
I think this was the difference in the rigidity of the blades in both razors showing up.
Thoughts?
Soap - Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Omega Boar
Gillette NEW LC - Fresh Polsilver
48 hours since last shave.
I hadnt used this razor for a while, my Gillette Rocket has been doing double duty lately, but I thought I'd take it for a whirl. Dropped a new Polsilver in it and started my usual 3 pass shave. One WTG, one XTG and one ATG.
I finish the ATG pass, have a light rinse and feel my face and neck. BBS everywhere except the trouble spots on my neck either side of my adams apple feeling ATG. Paint on a bit more soap, buff, check, hmmm stubble. I checked the blade, made sure the handle was nice and tight. Paint more lather on, buff, buff, rinse, what the hell lol, stubble! By this point I'm a bit grumbly and pick up my Gillette Rocket with a Derby in it that has FOUR shaves on it. Paint lather again, buff buff, hmmm, stubbles gone...
My usual shave with the Rocket, lately, has been one pass WTG, one pass ATG, and 1-2 buffing passes over the same trouble spots and a BBS every time.
I could feel and hear the blade in the LC hitting, and from the sound, cutting the stubble. I picked up my Rocket because I felt the only way I would get BBS on those two spots would be to apply pressure. Been there done that, not a good idea.
I think this was the difference in the rigidity of the blades in both razors showing up.
Thoughts?