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I'm looking for an adjustable razor for fairly delicate daily shaving

I recommend the YAQI Ultima Hang Slope. I'm a daily shaver and my grain at the neck runs from south to north. I only do a one pass at my neck an my cheeks because of ingrown hairs or irritation. At my neck with the Ultima Hang on level 3 and Gillette slide and J-Hook I get nearly a BBS at least a DFS. Under my nose or around my mouth at level 2 there is also no problem. I tried a lot of DE razors like Rockwell 6C/6S and Progress. But the Ultima Hang is the best allrounder for me. I use BIC, Dorco or Permasharp blades. Lord, Derby, Shark, Personna German are fine too.
 
As written in the title, I am looking for a razor for daily shaving (or every 2 days) that is not too aggressive given my delicate skin. I was keeping some models under observation:
- rockwell 2c or 6c
- parker variant
- merkur progress
- pearl flexi
what do you recommend?
Hi Francospa, Welcome to B&B! I see you recently joined us back in May. Did you ever purchase the first razor you were asking about back then? If so how did it work for you.

Regarding you second and latest question above if you are looking for a bargain adjustable you should consider the Razorock Adjust TTO razor sold for under $15 by Italian Barber (It's a rebranded Baili). It works really well for me thanks to having the same type of adjustment mechanism that was used in the well regarded Gillette Super Adjustable "Black Beauty" razors. Stirling also sells this razor at a similar price. It goes from a mild to moderate level of aggressiveness that should give you what you are looking for.

Another razor to consider with this type of adjustment mechanism is the Rockwell T2 TTO razor that is well regarded here. Also on the mild side as noted above.

To my knowledge these are the only current production razors with the same type of adjustment mechanism used by Gillette in the 1960's to early 1980's in their TTO adjustables.
 
+1 for Rockwell 6s. IMHO far better than the 6c
+2 for the 6s. Far better than the 6c as you say. For those with a relatively light beard (like me) and/or who shave daily and want a smooth, mild razor in the tradition of Merkur, Edwin Jagger and the vintage Gillette Tech, I doubt you can do better than a 6s. If you have a heavy beard or only shave once or twice a week, it may not be for you.
 
You want an adjustable razor for delicate shaving.
If so, why don't you just buy a delicate razor? As I understand, you will never use medium and aggressive settings.
 
You want an adjustable razor for delicate shaving.
If so, why don't you just buy a delicate razor? As I understand, you will never use medium and aggressive settings.
IMHO most adjustable razors tend cover a mid or aggressive settings.
The Rockwell covers all settings in the mild to mid area.
 
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