Initial thoughts:
The 6S gave what is easily one of the best shaves I've ever had in over 30 years. A beautiful razor that is perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
This morning was a head and face shave day and it was my first shave with the 6S. The minute I held it up to my head I knew I was in for a treat. The weight of the 6S made shaving effortless and dare I even say that it seemed to go faster? When I was done I had zero irritation, zero nicks, and zero weepers and I'm usually good for at least a nick or two. This was the first time that I can recall shaving my head and using absolutely zero pressure, 100% gravity assisted. All of the cartridge razors that I had used in the past and even the DE Vikings Blade razor I was previously using required at least some pressure, even if minimal.
For its maiden voyage this morning, I paired the 6S with an Astra SS. This was my first time using an Astra blade of any type and it seemed to perform very well. I have coarse, curly hair and this sliced through about 2 days worth of growth. @saj1985 suggested that I use the R6 plate but I went conservative and used the R4 plate. There was just a couple of spots I had to go over a 2nd time so I think I should have just listened to him. I may try the R5 plate before jumping to the R6 plate. I do have a tuck of Feather blades that I'm looking forward to trying for the first time. I'll give the included Rockwell blades a chance, although there isn't much love for them on here.
@Lee93 mentioned that there were quality control issues with his so I'm hoping that I'll be able to avoid those. Later tonight I'll try each plate with a blade and make sure that they all align properly.
So far I feel I made a great purchase, no buyers remorse at all. Rockwell has another satisfied customer.
The 6S gave what is easily one of the best shaves I've ever had in over 30 years. A beautiful razor that is perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
This morning was a head and face shave day and it was my first shave with the 6S. The minute I held it up to my head I knew I was in for a treat. The weight of the 6S made shaving effortless and dare I even say that it seemed to go faster? When I was done I had zero irritation, zero nicks, and zero weepers and I'm usually good for at least a nick or two. This was the first time that I can recall shaving my head and using absolutely zero pressure, 100% gravity assisted. All of the cartridge razors that I had used in the past and even the DE Vikings Blade razor I was previously using required at least some pressure, even if minimal.
For its maiden voyage this morning, I paired the 6S with an Astra SS. This was my first time using an Astra blade of any type and it seemed to perform very well. I have coarse, curly hair and this sliced through about 2 days worth of growth. @saj1985 suggested that I use the R6 plate but I went conservative and used the R4 plate. There was just a couple of spots I had to go over a 2nd time so I think I should have just listened to him. I may try the R5 plate before jumping to the R6 plate. I do have a tuck of Feather blades that I'm looking forward to trying for the first time. I'll give the included Rockwell blades a chance, although there isn't much love for them on here.
@Lee93 mentioned that there were quality control issues with his so I'm hoping that I'll be able to avoid those. Later tonight I'll try each plate with a blade and make sure that they all align properly.
So far I feel I made a great purchase, no buyers remorse at all. Rockwell has another satisfied customer.