New to DE shaving, with a slight RAD, I acquired a Futur, a Vision 2000 and today had my first shave with the 39c sledgehammer that arrived this morning.
I've only used the Merkur Platinum blades that came with the razors, although I have Feathers waiting to be tested.
The Futur shaves are
- very, very nice. It feels nice. It looks nice. I love the sound. I love the close shaves. I have no under-the-nose problems whatsoever; in fact, it gives me the best shaves. I love this one. In fact, my RAD says: "Get a gold one!"
The Vision 2000 shaves are
- nice. It looks so nice. It has the heavy feel I like. It's so much fun to change the blade, I tend to open and close the thing just because I can. It works nicely under the nose. It does tend to scratch my face, compared to the Futur, but still OK. Greater blade gap means scratchier shave, but not closer. Technique, possibly. Could be a blade thing. My RAD says: "You are OK with this one."
The 39c shave was
- used lightly, with caution and attention (warned by others for the slant effect)
- lacking audio feedback (not as nice as the Futur and Vison in that respect)
- close in two passes (but I missed some spots, probably being overly cautious)
- easy (not nearly as frightening and no nicks or cuts)
My RAD says: "Good on you for getting this as comparison to the Futur!"
So, I am pleased with all of them and looking forward to the next shave.
I have ordered a test pack of blades to see if the Vision might pick up in usability.
)
Perkus
P.S. My wife has no idea I just ordered the Feather All Stainless Safety Razor TAS-DS with the test pack of blades, so don't tell her, OK? Shhh...
I've only used the Merkur Platinum blades that came with the razors, although I have Feathers waiting to be tested.
The Futur shaves are
- very, very nice. It feels nice. It looks nice. I love the sound. I love the close shaves. I have no under-the-nose problems whatsoever; in fact, it gives me the best shaves. I love this one. In fact, my RAD says: "Get a gold one!"
The Vision 2000 shaves are
- nice. It looks so nice. It has the heavy feel I like. It's so much fun to change the blade, I tend to open and close the thing just because I can. It works nicely under the nose. It does tend to scratch my face, compared to the Futur, but still OK. Greater blade gap means scratchier shave, but not closer. Technique, possibly. Could be a blade thing. My RAD says: "You are OK with this one."
The 39c shave was
- used lightly, with caution and attention (warned by others for the slant effect)
- lacking audio feedback (not as nice as the Futur and Vison in that respect)
- close in two passes (but I missed some spots, probably being overly cautious)
- easy (not nearly as frightening and no nicks or cuts)
My RAD says: "Good on you for getting this as comparison to the Futur!"
So, I am pleased with all of them and looking forward to the next shave.
I have ordered a test pack of blades to see if the Vision might pick up in usability.
)Perkus
P.S. My wife has no idea I just ordered the Feather All Stainless Safety Razor TAS-DS with the test pack of blades, so don't tell her, OK? Shhh...
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