Forward:
I received my feather AS-D1 that i bought off from a fellow B&B'er (thank you again sir) the mail on thursday I cleaned it up.
I have wanted to try out this enigma of a razor for a long time I saw a pic online and said "wow" It was love at first sight. Then came the research a review from shaving 101 I had a heart attack when I found out the price. Hopefully looked on ebay for a cheap one ( boy i was kidding myself) only to see a cheap one for 160. Knowing I would never really have the cash or the will to part with the money for a new one I dismissed the thought of owning a feather. Inter B&B's B/S/T
I hit the "what's new" button on the forum and what did I see a barely used feather I looked for fun people were talking up the razor and what a good deal it was.
I figure this may be my only chance to at least try a feather I could sell it off if I didn't like it and maybe make a few extra bucks on the side. While I was waiting for it to come I did some more research online saw the horror stories of how many people were disappointed in this razor my heart sank as I knew I would be another victim of its sirens song.
Ok tonight was the night for the as-d1 swimbo wanted to go out to eat. I worked overtime this week all I want is sleep. After a week aol from a razor I needed to look like a civilized person. Now after reading all the postings/reviews on the the Internet I got the feather down pat. for experiment's sake and to see just how well it does when one mishandles this razor. I needed a shave quickly as I could. Apologies to the experienced shavers before hand. And to newbies a warning this is not how to de shave. Keep in mind folks this razor angle is a bit narrower ( the handle needs to be held more of an angle outward than most razors)
First impressions:
I am partial to vintage gillette's but that's all I have used. I saw the feather as-d1 and thought wow that's cool and my fate was cast by this little beauty. It's weight not as bad as I expected and its size makes my red tip and other gillette's look like little toys.
Prep:
Wet face with hot water
Used dove bar soap as pre-shave
Then the barbasol.
The blade a new (astra why not, I am doing everything else wrong)
For a two pass shave I got a pretty good dfs w/ some
bbs in some places.
This razor is mild don't let this fool you. but it got my weeks worth of beard with absolutely not really trying I just scraped my face with it no rhyme or reason other than to get the whiskers off.
A quick rinse a dash of AS swimbo's choice ( Avon musk)
An after thought:
Guys if I can get a good dfs shave with a half-@ssed manner. For those who say this razor sucks give it some more time it just may be right for you. If I can use it this badly and it works, what can you do with it?
Now off to Olive Garden we go.
I received my feather AS-D1 that i bought off from a fellow B&B'er (thank you again sir) the mail on thursday I cleaned it up.
I have wanted to try out this enigma of a razor for a long time I saw a pic online and said "wow" It was love at first sight. Then came the research a review from shaving 101 I had a heart attack when I found out the price. Hopefully looked on ebay for a cheap one ( boy i was kidding myself) only to see a cheap one for 160. Knowing I would never really have the cash or the will to part with the money for a new one I dismissed the thought of owning a feather. Inter B&B's B/S/T
I hit the "what's new" button on the forum and what did I see a barely used feather I looked for fun people were talking up the razor and what a good deal it was.
I figure this may be my only chance to at least try a feather I could sell it off if I didn't like it and maybe make a few extra bucks on the side. While I was waiting for it to come I did some more research online saw the horror stories of how many people were disappointed in this razor my heart sank as I knew I would be another victim of its sirens song.
Ok tonight was the night for the as-d1 swimbo wanted to go out to eat. I worked overtime this week all I want is sleep. After a week aol from a razor I needed to look like a civilized person. Now after reading all the postings/reviews on the the Internet I got the feather down pat. for experiment's sake and to see just how well it does when one mishandles this razor. I needed a shave quickly as I could. Apologies to the experienced shavers before hand. And to newbies a warning this is not how to de shave. Keep in mind folks this razor angle is a bit narrower ( the handle needs to be held more of an angle outward than most razors)
First impressions:
I am partial to vintage gillette's but that's all I have used. I saw the feather as-d1 and thought wow that's cool and my fate was cast by this little beauty. It's weight not as bad as I expected and its size makes my red tip and other gillette's look like little toys.
Prep:
Wet face with hot water
Used dove bar soap as pre-shave
Then the barbasol.
The blade a new (astra why not, I am doing everything else wrong)
For a two pass shave I got a pretty good dfs w/ some
bbs in some places.
This razor is mild don't let this fool you. but it got my weeks worth of beard with absolutely not really trying I just scraped my face with it no rhyme or reason other than to get the whiskers off.
A quick rinse a dash of AS swimbo's choice ( Avon musk)
An after thought:
Guys if I can get a good dfs shave with a half-@ssed manner. For those who say this razor sucks give it some more time it just may be right for you. If I can use it this badly and it works, what can you do with it?
Now off to Olive Garden we go.
no worries, was just curious.
