Picked up a really cute little ~4/8" and nursed it back to health all weekend. Gave it a go today- nice and smooth, then BAM!, the worst slice I've given myself in a long time. How the hell did that happen?
Merkur HD
Lord blade
Muehle-Pinsel Super Badger
Cussons Imperial Leather shave-stick
WHOHO !!
Todays shave with a almost 60 year old shave-stick, found it in a Shave-Kit of e-bay, unused and totally Exellent - it lathered like mad and was soo slick the razor just sliiiiiiiiides - How cool is that
Nationwide Campus Fixed Head Injector Razor w/ new CVS blade
Caswell Massey Pure Badger Travel Brush
Proraso Pre/Post (as Pre)
Proraso Soap
Burts Bees Lavender Complexion Mist
Brave Soldier Code Blue
First shave with the new razor. Personally, I like the look of it. I didn't see any finish problems, tooling marks, burrs, misaligned parts, excessively loose parts, etc. All in all, it looks like a very well built razor. The added length is also very nice, as I have large hands. The grip was very comfortable - no problems with slipping. I loaded a new CVS blade in the razor this morning, and you could tell that the razor was brand new, because it didn't want to let go of the key after I injected the new blade.
As for the shave, it was very good. I believe that other people have commented that the blade exposure was not as aggressive as older Schick Injectors, and I would agree. I did a three pass shave this morning (with the grain, across the grain, and against the grain) with no irritation.
Personally, I have found that a less agressive razor will yield a better shave. If I take too much off in the initial pass, especially on the neck, I'm likely to get at least one ingrown. Gradual reduction of the beard appears to work the best for me.
It's tough to judge a razor (or any other shaving equipment) on one use, but so far, so good. This was money well spent!
Merkur slant with Derby blade
Simpsons Rover
Institute Karite shea butter soap
Body Shop tea tree toner
Proraso a/s splash
Neutrogena moisturizer with spf
Van Gils Basic Instinct edt
Cetaphil cleanser
King of Shaves gel applied by hand
Merkur Futur with Merkur blade
Generic moisturizer (store-brand)
Carolina Herrera 212 Men (new, and I really like it)