Greetings Gents,
I'm in the market for some advice... Yesterday afternoon I did my biweekly shave with my Timeless .68 Ti SB/SC and a new Personna Platinum Chrome (blue) blade. My last shave with the Timeless was on Sunday, so 48 hours beard growth. All other variables remained constant with the exception of the lather was a little thicker and didn't disappear as quickly when on my face. It seemed like for the most part, I could barely feel the razor on my skin. I double-checked. Sure enough, the stubble was gone. On my upper and lower lip there was some blood. Nothing that the alum block couldn't staunch, but blood nonetheless. Those spots always seem to show at least a little blood. The thing is, there, my chin, my jaw and my neck I could barely feel the blade and I'm sure I was increasing the pressure/angle to generate some feedback. I have to shave without my glasses, so I pretty much am shaving by touch and rely on the feedback on the skin to know what I'm doing.
Admittedly yesterday was only Shave #5 down the double-edged road, so I don't have a clue yet. Yesterday did give me probably my closest BBS/DFS I've ever experienced. However... However my neck was and still is on fire. Could the 0.68 blade gap be the culprit here? Could it be making the shave so smooth that I'm causing myself grief by scraping harder? Would a larger blade gap help me or hinder me? I'm tempted to get the 0.95 regardless but what are your thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
-Scott
I'm in the market for some advice... Yesterday afternoon I did my biweekly shave with my Timeless .68 Ti SB/SC and a new Personna Platinum Chrome (blue) blade. My last shave with the Timeless was on Sunday, so 48 hours beard growth. All other variables remained constant with the exception of the lather was a little thicker and didn't disappear as quickly when on my face. It seemed like for the most part, I could barely feel the razor on my skin. I double-checked. Sure enough, the stubble was gone. On my upper and lower lip there was some blood. Nothing that the alum block couldn't staunch, but blood nonetheless. Those spots always seem to show at least a little blood. The thing is, there, my chin, my jaw and my neck I could barely feel the blade and I'm sure I was increasing the pressure/angle to generate some feedback. I have to shave without my glasses, so I pretty much am shaving by touch and rely on the feedback on the skin to know what I'm doing.
Admittedly yesterday was only Shave #5 down the double-edged road, so I don't have a clue yet. Yesterday did give me probably my closest BBS/DFS I've ever experienced. However... However my neck was and still is on fire. Could the 0.68 blade gap be the culprit here? Could it be making the shave so smooth that I'm causing myself grief by scraping harder? Would a larger blade gap help me or hinder me? I'm tempted to get the 0.95 regardless but what are your thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
-Scott