Like many or most on B&B I shave as a necessity (no long beard or mustache) and since dumping the expensive 18 pack triple blade Gillette’s 5 years ago I am in constant search of the perfect soap, brush, blade, and razor and even though some products fail I still enjoy the hunt and look forward to trying new products. Maybe I have already found the perfect soap, brush, blade, and razor but cannot admit it at least to my wife or I would need to stop reading B&B and stop searching. I think that it is half the fun.
When I started 5 years ago my first tool was a Merkur 34C. It worked well as I experimented with creams vs. soaps and various blades as touted from your B&B posts. Finally, after a couple of years, I wanted a new razor. ATT and Stan got great press on B&B, so I jumped in with the Windsor R1 and M1. Wow what a great build, this was a beauty. However, I have never been thrilled that the expense of my ATT vs. my old 34c was worth the investment. Maybe the shave was a little better with my ATT or I loved the look and feel so much that I gave it more credit for a better shave than actual. My next brilliant idea was to try SE. I liked the idea of a narrow head to increase maneuverability and never understood why 2 edges vs one were needed.
Today I had my first shave with the Supply V2 with the Shick blade and MWF soap. This was a huge disappointment vs my ATT or 34C. I used both the 2 dot and the 3 dot each on a different side of my face. If I keep the razor the 3 dot would be the only useful head as the 2 dot for me just did not get close with or against the grain regardless of the number of passes.
Some reviews indicate that you cannot feel the blade, but you can defiantly hear it (I can also feel it regardless of angle).
This is a great looking well-built razor, kind of classy and sleek. Very easy to maneuver, very easy to grip and change shave angles. It is a heavy razor but so is ATT.
Finally, since I had already made several passes with Supply, I loaded up my ATT with my trusty nic free cut free Gillette Silver Blue and finished the job (now that is a nice shave).
A couple of weeks ago I had an email discussion with Stan, and he suggested I try the H1 head. I am going to take Stans advice. I still like the idea of an SE with a narrow head, but it must compete with my ATT.
If you are an off the rack Mach3 user, then Supply is an upgrade and cheaper in the long run. But if you love your DE and the ability to have dozens of blade choices and maybe you have DE with different head choices then you will not switch.
When I started 5 years ago my first tool was a Merkur 34C. It worked well as I experimented with creams vs. soaps and various blades as touted from your B&B posts. Finally, after a couple of years, I wanted a new razor. ATT and Stan got great press on B&B, so I jumped in with the Windsor R1 and M1. Wow what a great build, this was a beauty. However, I have never been thrilled that the expense of my ATT vs. my old 34c was worth the investment. Maybe the shave was a little better with my ATT or I loved the look and feel so much that I gave it more credit for a better shave than actual. My next brilliant idea was to try SE. I liked the idea of a narrow head to increase maneuverability and never understood why 2 edges vs one were needed.
Today I had my first shave with the Supply V2 with the Shick blade and MWF soap. This was a huge disappointment vs my ATT or 34C. I used both the 2 dot and the 3 dot each on a different side of my face. If I keep the razor the 3 dot would be the only useful head as the 2 dot for me just did not get close with or against the grain regardless of the number of passes.
Some reviews indicate that you cannot feel the blade, but you can defiantly hear it (I can also feel it regardless of angle).
This is a great looking well-built razor, kind of classy and sleek. Very easy to maneuver, very easy to grip and change shave angles. It is a heavy razor but so is ATT.
Finally, since I had already made several passes with Supply, I loaded up my ATT with my trusty nic free cut free Gillette Silver Blue and finished the job (now that is a nice shave).
A couple of weeks ago I had an email discussion with Stan, and he suggested I try the H1 head. I am going to take Stans advice. I still like the idea of an SE with a narrow head, but it must compete with my ATT.
If you are an off the rack Mach3 user, then Supply is an upgrade and cheaper in the long run. But if you love your DE and the ability to have dozens of blade choices and maybe you have DE with different head choices then you will not switch.
