First shave Yesterday. I use a lot of cream or soap very dense. For me this always give me a one pass with buffing where I just we what's left. I am a faithful and exclusive user of the 2.0. I found with that Razor after using it for years with all plates, I think that every plat is aggressive. I would never try to shave a week of beard growth with a very aggressive razor (I would use clippers first, just me). I think with the 2.0 that seea slight bakdems to be the idea with the 3 Dot plate. I was using the 1 dot plate, Suited me fine. The SE is a real Game changer for the industry. The semi open comb design allows for a decent blade gap with almost no exposure, The comb teeth design relative to blade edge make it almost impossible to cut yourself. If anyone likes the challenge of using a razor that is difficult to handle or learn to use, this will disappoint. This is designed for newbies and seasoned wet shavers to enjoy using immediately to get BBS shaves without irritation or nicks. Mild, safe, incredibly close single edge razor. I don't know what more you could ask for in a razor. Forget about weepers or anything. Enjoy shaving. This blew my mind and I see why Patrick came up with this and is ditching the still excellent 2.0. Happy Shaving Gents