Hello everyone, I'm a new DE shaver, got sick of paying for the cartridge scam and dreading shaving to the point of going a week without shaving. I've been shaving with an Edwin Jagger DE89KN knurled, a SOC 2-Band and a Captains Choice bowl with Haslinger sheep's milk soap for about two weeks now. I'm loving it and have yet to cut myself (knock on wood). Right now I'm using Feathers but plan to try out 7oclock blacks and a few other blades once those run out. I get a far better shave than with my Schick quatro and with less irritation.
I have a couple questions maybe someone can give input on:
A lot of people on here seem to recommend three passes, but I've found that WTG and XTG is good for a very close shave for me. Am I missing something?
Second, I also shave my head and have seen a lot of people saying I should continue using my cartridge for this. I had about 2 weeks of head growth and went for it with my DE and it was a much easier shave than with my cartridge and less irritation. Is this just a personal thing?
Looking forward to contributing to the forums!
Happy shaving!
JZ
I have a couple questions maybe someone can give input on:
A lot of people on here seem to recommend three passes, but I've found that WTG and XTG is good for a very close shave for me. Am I missing something?
Second, I also shave my head and have seen a lot of people saying I should continue using my cartridge for this. I had about 2 weeks of head growth and went for it with my DE and it was a much easier shave than with my cartridge and less irritation. Is this just a personal thing?
Looking forward to contributing to the forums!
Happy shaving!
JZ