P.S. I noticed Muhle got an awful lot of mentions in this thread.
What are the worst DE razor(s) you've ever tried and why?
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I have one of those at home, but reading through all the comments on those "Assured for Men" razors, I would be even scared to try it. I am literally considering throwing it away without unwrapping it and that says a lot for me.
A month is a bit long of having bad or challenging shaves, but every time that you get a new/different razor they do shave differently. Especially if you are jumping up in aggressiveness scale. You were mentioning your Rex Envoy and that it does not jive with you YET. This is what I am talking about. If you continued to use it for a while you would learn it. Now I would not recommend that for you since you just started out. Do what work, get some experience then play. Personally I got a Fatip Grande OC a while back and I had a couple of bad shaves. Lots of irritation. I put the razor away for a couple of weeks then picked it up in the beginning of October again and I had a couple of rougher shaves, but each shave was better than the previous. Now it is a sweet razor that I have no problem with. the moral of the story is that all razors have an adjustment period and some of those can take a number of rougher shaves to get used to. Just the nature of the beast.
Maybe consider trying it with your normal blade. I'm thinking of giving that a try but really ask myself what's the point !?!?!?!
Oily skin is a sign of the body that it is in repair mode indeed. I read up a bit about that because my dermatologist appointment for another issue is unfortunately not before December (I still think I can cure myself before that...) and yeah, oily skin means a lot, but if you don't have it otherwise it is a reaction to something.
Usually to sunlight, here probably to injury due to overshaving as you suspected.
The other explanation is that you are actually a tree and producing resin to deal with scrapes on your bark.
That is the exact question I am asking myself. Is it worth the risk? After all it was $1.25
The Meiji looks great, but it's blade alignment issues have caused me to box it back up, and replace it with an X4 Gillette Super Adjustable - which actually looks more stylish than the Meiji in my collection.
I really didn’t enjoy the King C Gillette razor.
It was extremely inefficient and I would end up using too much pressure after feeling like it wasn’t doing anything.
It was extremely inefficient and I would end up using too much pressure after feeling like it wasn’t doing anything.
The Assured from Dollar Tree is just a little blade forward. Use with caution.
~doug~
Yep I think that settles it for me! In the bin it goes, not on my face! Makes an R41 look like an KCG. Don't even want to PIF it to expose some other soul to it either.
I have two of them, one still in the wrapper. One of these days I will give it a go.
~doug~
You are a brave man!I have two of them, one still in the wrapper. One of these days I will give it a go.
~doug~
My bottom three thus far:
1. Parker Variant -- WAY too aggressive for daily shaving, even on setting "1". I suspect Parker out-thought themselves in market position by slotting the Variant's aggression between the Futur and Progress.
2. Feather Popular -- oddly aggressive and way too much odd blade feel and feedback, presumably because of the amount of plastic and resonance thereof. Very disconcerting trying to shave with it. Dunno why it's considered mild, no way
3. Razorock Hawk V2 -- I heard the aggression level varied on these and I must have gotten one at the Muhle R41 end of the spectrum. Holy heck for daily shaving, even with shielded AC blades. Oddly, I really like the Hawk V3, though, in spite of it theoretically being much more aggressive (it isn't with right blade selection)
1. Parker Variant -- WAY too aggressive for daily shaving, even on setting "1". I suspect Parker out-thought themselves in market position by slotting the Variant's aggression between the Futur and Progress.
2. Feather Popular -- oddly aggressive and way too much odd blade feel and feedback, presumably because of the amount of plastic and resonance thereof. Very disconcerting trying to shave with it. Dunno why it's considered mild, no way
3. Razorock Hawk V2 -- I heard the aggression level varied on these and I must have gotten one at the Muhle R41 end of the spectrum. Holy heck for daily shaving, even with shielded AC blades. Oddly, I really like the Hawk V3, though, in spite of it theoretically being much more aggressive (it isn't with right blade selection)
The older version of the "assured razor" that was a twist to open was actually half way decent, and well worth the $1.00 price tag. I tried it out with a feather and got a decent shave. The newer version that is a gillette tech with a plastic handle is absolute garbage, and I couldn't even complete a single pass with that razor. Let's not even mention that thing that dollar tree calls a shave brush..
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It’s really interesting to read these threads. I wonder if the negative experiences people have with some of these razors are due to sample variations/ QC issues.
Parker Variant is my most favorite razor and the one I always get a great shave with. I am well past my “hey I'm a man so I use R41 with Feathers” phase and prefer milder shavers with sharp blades, and Variant at 3-3.5, loaded with Astra SP, is perfect for me, at 2 it’s rather mild.
Someone else mentioned Maggard V3M in this thread… I have the “aggressive” V3A and while it feels and sounds very aggressive (strong blade presence, very audible feedback), I actually find it very forgiving and providing a smooth, irritation free shave as long as I do my part.
OTOH a much milder (supposedly) Razorock G37 slant requires a whole lot more work from me to get a clean shave without getting nicked.
I also got the Yintal Bronze copy of V3A and it shaves the same. Can hear and feel the blade, yet it’s more forgiving than some milder razors. I think it and Baili 171 (very similar performance) are very underrated.
Early 40s English Bakelite Tech. Utterly terrible razor.
The set came with a nearly new blade from the 40s, one from the 60s and one from the 80s. I added one from the 2010s.
No doubt someone will try again in 20-30 years and keep the theme going
The set came with a nearly new blade from the 40s, one from the 60s and one from the 80s. I added one from the 2010s.
No doubt someone will try again in 20-30 years and keep the theme going
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