Big (but, luckily cheap) mistaken purchase occurred very early in my wet shaving hobby, but I consider the sunk cost as "tuition."Qshave adjustable (Futur clone), same problem , one side has more blade gap than the other.
Big (but, luckily cheap) mistaken purchase occurred very early in my wet shaving hobby, but I consider the sunk cost as "tuition."Qshave adjustable (Futur clone), same problem , one side has more blade gap than the other.
Eh, one can always make more money!What a cool razor, but $65 shipping to the USA?
That's nuts!
I guess if someone desperately wants a new vision it's ok. But it'd hurt to think that you've drained $65 in shipping charges.
I'm guessing you've never gone through my journal!Eh, one can always make more money!
I read a lot about bad blades but don't read much about bad razors!
So it can be more than one and the reason(s) can be anything: Bad design, shaves bad, too big, too heavy etc..
For me so far have been:
Merkur Futur:
I had a Flexi and Variant and wanted to try this futuristic looking adjustable from Merkur. What I discovered was that (although I like aggressive razors), this one was to the point of dangerous to use. I guess the head design is the culprit. I had an uneasy feeling every time I used it and never got any stellar shaves from this razor. It also felt like it would slip at any moment as well because of the slick handle. Another issue which I completely disliked was that the head was huge and cumbersome (biggest one I've ever shaved with). I do give credit to the snap on head that makes blade loading a snap. That's the only positive I saw in this razor. I couldn't sell it fast enough!
Feather Popular:
I wanted to try a plastic butterfly razor since I had never owned one. I figured the Feather would be the one. It's cheap, well built and the one I got is Made in Japan!
Loaded a blade and had my first (and last) shave with it. Zero and I mean zero efficiency! It felt and performed like I was running a butter knife across my face.
That was a bummer!
I didn't sell it since it was cheap and it seems like a cool piece to keep. After the one shave, I put it back in it's case and in storage it went.
Mandatory disclaimer for my two choices: YMMV!
Those are my only two!
Which one(s) have been the worst for you?
Oh snap, thanks for this, had never heard of the Yaqi Tile and I have an extra winning razor handle that is looking for a head. Perhaps this shall be it.My 2 worst:
1) Merkur's open comb. Somehow mild enough to not shave, and still give me razor burn. Maybe it was a technique issue, but I never went back.
2) Henson's aluminum standard razor. Between being inefficient and so light that I needed to consciously resist the usual "minimal pressure" habit, it just wasn't worth it for me. I do enjoy the Yaqi Tile (clone, in stainless so it's heavy and doesn't need pressure). Looked really cool, though.
Be aware that Yaqi doesn't always have a good finish on their stuff, leaving some burrs on the edges that need cleaning up.Oh snap, thanks for this, had never heard of the Yaqi Tile and I have an extra winning razor handle that is looking for a head. Perhaps this shall be it.
<theory alert>I realized that certain razors, R41, Rocca, Gem in particular while giving great shaves that didn't leave my face irritated in any way were probably not optimal. My skin hours after using those razors was much oilier than if I used the Henson or DE89. That leads me to believe the others were over shaving me and the skin was going into some sort of recovery mode where it made more oil than normal to fix whatever damage I had done </theory alert>
I'm brand new to wet shaving so not much in the way of experience. Also I have a light beard and sensitive skin.I read a lot about bad blades but don't read much about bad razors!
Those are my only two!
Which one(s) have been the worst for you?