I use a DE87 and Feathers as my go to setup, but, like many of you, I keep a few cart. razors on hand, for when I am in a hurry. The Mach III used to fill this slot, and I have tried the Hydro 3 as well. Both of these give me good shaves, but I wanted to find a lower cost cartridge, and check out the Trac II because of the good reviews it gets, as well as it being the cart most like a DE, due to the fixed blade.
I have an original-style Trac II handle, and a Ming Shi Atra handle on the way from Idiotdoc. I picked up a Bump Fighter handle to use in the mean time, as well as the "Twin Pivot Plus" carts at CVS. I also got some Dorcos at Dollar General, and The Wilkenson Twin II plus that china mart sells.
I tried the Dorcos first, they were not bad, not great. Not really draggy, but not nearly sharp enough for me. Produced an irritation free SAS. Yesterday I tried the CVS blades, expecting an improvement. They were comparable in terms of sharpness, but seemed to have less blade exposure than the dorcs, requiring more pressure to get rid of the rough spots. Due to this, I experienced some irritation, and a poorer shave. Still SAS, but not as good as the dorcs.
Today, I will try the Wilkensons. The Dorcs and CVS blades are easily beaten by the MachIII, Hydro 3 and even the Personna Matrix3, which costs a lot less than the first two. The Matrix3 definitely feels like a "face-rasp" but does a decent job, what I would consider DFS.
I have some Personnas on order, the TwinII plus and Twin Pivot Plus.
I need one of these carts to be WAY batter than what I've tried so far, if the TracII is going to make it into my rotation!
I have an original-style Trac II handle, and a Ming Shi Atra handle on the way from Idiotdoc. I picked up a Bump Fighter handle to use in the mean time, as well as the "Twin Pivot Plus" carts at CVS. I also got some Dorcos at Dollar General, and The Wilkenson Twin II plus that china mart sells.
I tried the Dorcos first, they were not bad, not great. Not really draggy, but not nearly sharp enough for me. Produced an irritation free SAS. Yesterday I tried the CVS blades, expecting an improvement. They were comparable in terms of sharpness, but seemed to have less blade exposure than the dorcs, requiring more pressure to get rid of the rough spots. Due to this, I experienced some irritation, and a poorer shave. Still SAS, but not as good as the dorcs.
Today, I will try the Wilkensons. The Dorcs and CVS blades are easily beaten by the MachIII, Hydro 3 and even the Personna Matrix3, which costs a lot less than the first two. The Matrix3 definitely feels like a "face-rasp" but does a decent job, what I would consider DFS.
I have some Personnas on order, the TwinII plus and Twin Pivot Plus.
I need one of these carts to be WAY batter than what I've tried so far, if the TracII is going to make it into my rotation!