So my Merkur Vision 2000 broke, and I'm looking for a new DE razor. The Vision worked well enough for me for years, I had set it & forget it in the 1-2 range and reliably got super close shaves using a WTG followed by XTG pass and Feather blades. The only problem I had with it was that it was really big which made it difficult for me under the nose and even near my ears.
After it broke I bought a Manion M5 from Amazon. I've tried it 3 times with Feather blades and I can't get a close shave AT ALL. Today was the best so far, but it still took a WTG & 3 XTG passes to get reasonably close. I've been playing around with the angle a bit and the adjustable setting. The best shave seems to occur around 45* as the box recommends, but only at setting 6. At any setting under 6 and any angle it just wipes off the soap. At 6, I have to apply light/med pressure. Even with the pressure, at level 6, and 4 passes, it's still not as close as just 2 passes with the Vision. I'm pretty much ready to give up on this and am looking for a new razor.
Can anyone recommend a razor for me, who had good success with a Vision & Feather blades but near total failure with the Manion M5 (Futur clone)?
After it broke I bought a Manion M5 from Amazon. I've tried it 3 times with Feather blades and I can't get a close shave AT ALL. Today was the best so far, but it still took a WTG & 3 XTG passes to get reasonably close. I've been playing around with the angle a bit and the adjustable setting. The best shave seems to occur around 45* as the box recommends, but only at setting 6. At any setting under 6 and any angle it just wipes off the soap. At 6, I have to apply light/med pressure. Even with the pressure, at level 6, and 4 passes, it's still not as close as just 2 passes with the Vision. I'm pretty much ready to give up on this and am looking for a new razor.
Can anyone recommend a razor for me, who had good success with a Vision & Feather blades but near total failure with the Manion M5 (Futur clone)?