As I looked upon my recent arrival of soap from Mama Sue, I realized that it would take me almost a month to work my way through my creams and soaps by shaving 4-5 days per week. Normally, I skip Mondays and Fridays because of the great shaves I have achieved on the previous days.
Not wanting to waste time, I decided to add both days to my shave routine-plus, I get to spend more time with my supplies(man, I am really losing it).
On my main shave days, I use either the Merkur VISION or the Gillette slim handle adjustable as I like to adjust them downward after each pass. However, on Monday, I did not have more than 30 minutes for my routine, so time was of the essence. As a result, I decided to use the Merkur HD with a Feather blade, figuring that no fiddling with adjustments would save me time and the Feather's legendary sharpness would do an admirable job of stubble reduction.
With that setup in hand, I opened up a new container of Mama Sue's Extreme soap and built a lather with my Savile Row 208. Now, normally, if I was going to use a Feather blade, I would have reached for the Proraso cream knowing I would need more lubricity and cushion- But the Mama Sue soap did not disappoint. Lots of lather ( more than enough for 2 passes) and the Feather just glided along.
No adjustments were made or needed- just man, blade, and lather building to a crescendo of baby butt smoothness. I literally became one with the blade and the razor. The feeling is hard to explain, but many of you know exactly what I am referring to.
This shave was completed @ 8p on Monday night- by 8am the next day, there was minimal stubble growth ( faceturbating was still possible). I am amazed by the results for 2 reasons: 1) The combination allowed me to focus on shaving-not adjusting and 2) the Feather performed excellently.
By my next shave on Tuesday night, there was no evidence of any ingrowns, road rash, or irritation. In my time with the Letterk( tyx John) blade sampler, I had realized that the Feather blade and my favorite razor (VISION) just would not work for my face. Now, I have to order myself a pack of 100's( or two).
This realization brings me to my next dilemma (or is it??)- I do not use the HD to often because its size or lack thereof causes my hand to cramp when used regularly ( more than twice in a week). Now I know I must order an Edwin Jagger model because the long handle classic appears to be too skinny for my hands. Just when I thought I could give the ***AD's a rest, they pull me back in (resistance is futile!)
So if any of you reading this have a Merkur HD on hand and Feather blades, what are you waiting for?
Marty
Not wanting to waste time, I decided to add both days to my shave routine-plus, I get to spend more time with my supplies(man, I am really losing it).
On my main shave days, I use either the Merkur VISION or the Gillette slim handle adjustable as I like to adjust them downward after each pass. However, on Monday, I did not have more than 30 minutes for my routine, so time was of the essence. As a result, I decided to use the Merkur HD with a Feather blade, figuring that no fiddling with adjustments would save me time and the Feather's legendary sharpness would do an admirable job of stubble reduction.
With that setup in hand, I opened up a new container of Mama Sue's Extreme soap and built a lather with my Savile Row 208. Now, normally, if I was going to use a Feather blade, I would have reached for the Proraso cream knowing I would need more lubricity and cushion- But the Mama Sue soap did not disappoint. Lots of lather ( more than enough for 2 passes) and the Feather just glided along.
No adjustments were made or needed- just man, blade, and lather building to a crescendo of baby butt smoothness. I literally became one with the blade and the razor. The feeling is hard to explain, but many of you know exactly what I am referring to.
This shave was completed @ 8p on Monday night- by 8am the next day, there was minimal stubble growth ( faceturbating was still possible). I am amazed by the results for 2 reasons: 1) The combination allowed me to focus on shaving-not adjusting and 2) the Feather performed excellently.
By my next shave on Tuesday night, there was no evidence of any ingrowns, road rash, or irritation. In my time with the Letterk( tyx John) blade sampler, I had realized that the Feather blade and my favorite razor (VISION) just would not work for my face. Now, I have to order myself a pack of 100's( or two).
This realization brings me to my next dilemma (or is it??)- I do not use the HD to often because its size or lack thereof causes my hand to cramp when used regularly ( more than twice in a week). Now I know I must order an Edwin Jagger model because the long handle classic appears to be too skinny for my hands. Just when I thought I could give the ***AD's a rest, they pull me back in (resistance is futile!)
So if any of you reading this have a Merkur HD on hand and Feather blades, what are you waiting for?
Marty