Well [email protected] Blackbird has ruined all other razors for me!...

[gdawg55]

I was one of the early adopters of the stainless Blackbird several years back and have yet to find a razor that offers a more complete shaving experience…..until today.

I just received a satin Ti blackbird from one of our fine members and had my first shave with it this morning. I really wasn’t expecting to find it much different than my stainless version, but wowzers what a great shave. There is a difference with the Ti that’s hard to explain, but it was smoother feeling and felt a little different on my skin during the shave. The lighter weight also gave it a different feel as well.

I was skeptical about the Ti but I am sold. Fantastic razor!!

 

[tiberius]

I have the same affliction. I can get a BBS feeling shave from many razors but the Blackbird makes the shadow of whiskers (within the hair follicles) disappear without the need to over shave. The BB also seems to provide a unique post shave feel. It leaves my skin super soft somehow.

My first post here, really want to chime in.

Asian with coarse, sparse beard, received my BB Ti when I have a week worth of stubble. Was nervous since I read many posts about difficult to grasp the correct angle on first few shaves, and the scary(ish) blade feel ...

I put the RK blade I used on previous 5 shaves into it, and the first flight of BB Ti is rather ... uneventful? No nicks, certainly DFS after just one pass, the blade feel is very pronounced but not really scary, and the way of my skin feeling smooth after shave is really unfamiliar to me.

Now I'm eagerly looking forward to my next shave with it.

 

[thombrogan]

Welcome @tiberius ! Glad to read your first shave with a Blackbird went well and you chose here to share your experience.

 

[DEnoob1963]

My first post here, really want to chime in.

Asian with coarse, sparse beard, received my BB Ti when I have a week worth of stubble. Was nervous since I read many posts about difficult to grasp the correct angle on first few shaves, and the scary(ish) blade feel ...

I put the RK blade I used on previous 5 shaves into it, and the first flight of BB Ti is rather ... uneventful? No nicks, certainly DFS after just one pass, the blade feel is very pronounced but not really scary, and the way of my skin feeling smooth after shave is really unfamiliar to me.

Now I'm eagerly looking forward to my next shave with it.

My first shave with my birthday present Blackbird was the same: I got an effortless BBS with zero drama or blood. My guess is that I have muscle memory in holding a razor at the angle that the BB likes.

I took to it like a fish to water.

My incipient RAD died an early death.

(That’s not to say I don’t window shop here in the Razor Aquisition thread )