Really interesting. My clone is almost like your Kai visually.
Today I had the third shave with it a Kai Protouch (3) blade. This combo is working perfectly for me for several reasons :
- Kai Protouch blade is sharp enough and protects you from any error
- you get shaved with fewer passes which helps the post shave skin feeling.
- using the Shavette is the best gym exercise for your head in the morning
The only cons that hinders me to use as primarily system as probably all know themselves is the price of the blades compared to De razors. It is a bit scary to think to buy 200 or 300 Ac blades.
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That's a good combo (assuming your clone is close to the genuine razor) which works very well for me.
I agree with you regarding blades.
I can get at least eight shaves from an AC blade - primarily ProGuard and ProTouch - and six with a DE blade.
I don't buy my AC blades in large quantities, and I am generally a poor shopper, so my cost per blade approaches $1 for guarded blades, which is ten times the cost of my DE blades.
So, for me, using my barber razors is never about economy, and more about mixing things up...and because it requires more focus, it is also more satisfying than mindlessly dragging a DE razor around my face.