noob to slant de razors few questions

[saj]

Okay so been thinking about the head shave I had with my fatip open comb slant and I feel like the standard fatip open comb razor just shaves the hair off easier, it's like I understand the purpose of slant razors but it just felt to me like as if I had to keep swaying more towards the side of the slanted razor where it had more blade exposure to really get the hair off, is that normal with slant razors?

 

[saj]

guys just a quick one, just loaded a gillette green 7 o clock de blade on my lo storto slant oc fatip razor, for today's head shave, i just want to double check does it look like I've loaded it correctly?

 

[saj]

okay so had a really nice head shave, did notice a difference from the first time i used it,
as daft as it sounds i think the first time i used the fatip oc slant i mustve not loaded the blade properly,
really enjoyed it, i'm loving the slant now and ive just got a merkur 39c slant on its way too

i used the green 7 o clock de blades for the first time,
i must say its more of an all round blade, sharp enough and smooth, i think its good and i like it,
wouldnt say its my fave but could easily live with it tbh

 

[saj]

okay so had a really nice head shave, did notice a difference from the first time i used it,
as daft as it sounds i think the first time i used the fatip oc slant i mustve not loaded the blade properly,
really enjoyed it, i'm loving the slant now and ive just got a merkur 39c slant on its way too

i used the green 7 o clock de blades for the first time,
i must say its more of an all round blade, sharp enough and smooth, i think its good and i like it,
wouldnt say its my fave but could easily live with it tbh

Just realized it's my first ever merkur de razor I'll own lol

 

[Neilzebub]

Sorry I missed these posts my friend. I mean, it looks okay, I think but I'd need a better look to say for sure. Here's a tip I found on this very forum: Have the top cap upside down, load the blade on the 3 pins, put the base plate on and tighten the handle, again upside down. Pretty much gives you the right alignment every time. Hope that helps.

 

[saj]

The iKon x3 slant is very mild bit disappointed tbh, btw I've got a couple of slants and so far the fatip oc slant is the best by a mile tbh

 

[Whisky]

I started off with a Merkur 37c. It was a good “mild” slant, but I was looking for more aggressiveness. I read a ton of rewiews and ended up getting a Wunderbar. I pretty much stopped looking after that. I don’t think there is another razor that can match it’s efficiency. It shaves great with any blade but paired with a Nacet it glides through 5 days of stubble. It’s only down side is that if you don’t take take your time and get a little careless it will make you bleed. It was my daily shaver for about 2yrs but I eventually switched it out for a Gamechanger after I had kids and could no longer have leisurely shaves in the morning. I still pull it out after a long weekend of not shaving for the 1st pass. As always YMMV, but if your looking for an aggressive/efficient slant I’d check out the Wunderbar.

 

[Old Hippie]

The slant that gives me the best shaves is one that's so bloody hard to find: Merkur "Super Slant." I say that even in the face of having some really excellent new and vintage slants -- ATT S2, FOCS, Fasan, PAA "ElF," ATT X1, RR Wunderbar. The Super Slant takes the mildness and smoothness of the 37 to another whole level.

I wouldn't have it, though, if a very good friend hadn't stepped in and taken extreme measures when I was pretty well along in talking myself out of it.

All told I have more than a two-week rotation of top-shelf slants now, or if I go like I usually do (two weeks on a blade in one razor) that's two months of lovely slant shaves before I start to repeat myself.

O.H.

 

[saj]

hey so im thinking about getting the parker semi slant but already got the fatip oc slant, merkur 39c and ikon x3 (which i never use), you reckon its a good upgrade on these or is it about in the same sort of ball park?

asking as i dont want something that performs near enough the same, you know?

 

[Big_T]

hey so im thinking about getting the parker semi slant but already got the fatip oc slant, merkur 39c and ikon x3 (which i never use), you reckon its a good upgrade on these or is it about in the same sort of ball park?

asking as i dont want something that performs near enough the same, you know?

I have a Merkur 37C, an ikon B1 slant, and a Parker semi slant. IMHO they are all similar; I would say the Parker is the mildest of them, the ikon B1 the most efficient, and the 37C the best daily driver of the group. I also have a Fatip FOCS on order, it's coming next week. Decided I'd give an open comb slant a try.

I mainly got the Parker because of the longer handle since my 37C has the short handle. I decided on the Parker instead of getting a 39C.

 

[saj]

I have a Merkur 37C, an ikon B1 slant, and a Parker semi slant. IMHO they are all similar; I would say the Parker is the mildest of them, the ikon B1 the most efficient, and the 37C the best daily driver of the group. I also have a Fatip FOCS on order, it's coming next week. Decided I'd give an open comb slant a try.

I mainly got the Parker because of the longer handle since my 37C has the short handle. I decided on the Parker instead of getting a 39C.

thanks for replying, appreciate you sharing your experience

i think going off what you and another member on another forum mentioned ill probably give it a miss, i asked though as i wasnt too sure because i seen some vids say ones bit milder and vice versa, obviously is a case of YMMV