Feather SS with AC Pro blade
What Shavette/Barber-Razor and Blade did you use today? We like PICS
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Parker/Derby
I have a bunch of traditional straight razors and I like them very much but if I were allowed only one razor for the rest of my life, I would choose a shavette because of no maintenance and always perfect shave. Either the Parker or Focus Al.
I have a bunch of traditional straight razors and I like them very much but if I were allowed only one razor for the rest of my life, I would choose a shavette because of no maintenance and always perfect shave. Either the Parker or Focus Al.
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Cold water rinse.
Greeniv natural shaving soap.
Pearl boar brush.
Taiwan shavette (Parker clone).
Gillette permasharp blade.
Nature's Tattva witch hazel.
Suthol neem aftershave.
9/10
Soap produces average lather, but very good slickness.
Two pass, WTG and XTG. Plus third XTG pass only on the chin.
Slight burning around chin.
Greeniv natural shaving soap.
Pearl boar brush.
Taiwan shavette (Parker clone).
Gillette permasharp blade.
Nature's Tattva witch hazel.
Suthol neem aftershave.
9/10
Soap produces average lather, but very good slickness.
Two pass, WTG and XTG. Plus third XTG pass only on the chin.
Slight burning around chin.
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
Vintage Shulton Old Spice cream - takes a lot of work to lather as it has separated over time.
Simpson Chubby 1 Manchurian brush.
Feather Artist Club DX razor.
Feather Professional blade.
Vintage 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Shulton Old Spice after shave.
Yes, indeed!
Feather SS folding with a Schick proline blade.
Feather AC SS Kamisori with Feather ProGuard, Crown Shaving preshave, MWF, and finished with Thayer's witchhazel and Nivea sensitive skin balm.
2 days growth.
I still consider myself a rookie with this razor. But last night was the first time I managed the first pass (WTG) without nicks, weepers, or irritation. I normally stop at one pass but I gained confidence with the success of this attempt and went for a second pass XTG. A few weepers, a bit of blood, and a nick on my nostril that took a while to stop bleeding. But, wow, what a close shave. I think that this was the closest I have ever managed with any type of razor. Skin felt good with some iteration; apart from some localized spots where I had the weepers. A pass with the alum was surprisingly calm.
A good confidence building shave; still feeling smooth and healthy the next morning.
2 days growth.
I still consider myself a rookie with this razor. But last night was the first time I managed the first pass (WTG) without nicks, weepers, or irritation. I normally stop at one pass but I gained confidence with the success of this attempt and went for a second pass XTG. A few weepers, a bit of blood, and a nick on my nostril that took a while to stop bleeding. But, wow, what a close shave. I think that this was the closest I have ever managed with any type of razor. Skin felt good with some iteration; apart from some localized spots where I had the weepers. A pass with the alum was surprisingly calm.
A good confidence building shave; still feeling smooth and healthy the next morning.
Remember to keep a feather-light touch on this razor. I don't get nicks at all with this thing. Are you skin stretching a bit, like you would with a straight razor? If not, you should. You don't HAVE TO, as the bump will provide a bit of stretching, and you don't want to pull the skin EXTREMELY tight, but I find that a bit of moderate skin stretching goes a long way toward making the shave close and smooth.
Had my first shave with a Shavette the other day. A kamasori feather SS loaded with a new feather pro. Used Stirling soap to attempt to shave off about a 5 day growth. After watching others on YouTube I figured I’d have no problems, but boy was I wrong. Lots of tugging from the begging. Not sure if I didn’t have my lather slick enough or if I need super pros for my thick wirey beard with that many days. However, I kept at it and managed a halfway decent smooth shave. Only one bad nick in my chin area. 15 hours later and I still have a DFS. Will give it another go tomorrow and see if I get better. Pics to come.
I see what you did there ;-)
A shavette is incredibly sharp. Keep a much lighter touch than you would expect. A five day old whisker is the same diameter as a one day old whisker and cut the same. Just a bigger mess I expect.
Been reading about them incrediblysharp, but this feather pro blade just seems to do nothing. Had a go at it again today and it just feels off. Maybe my technique or angle sucks, it man it’s not going well. Gonna keep giving it a try, but I might have to try a different blade as these just seem rough. That or go to an actual straight.
Keep the angle close and the pressure light and the blade should work fine. Most likely, you haven’t learned to use it yet so keep at it. I use a Parker half blade. I don’t believe the little extra blade length outweighs the cost of the blades. I also have a much more expensive Focus Al bit prefer the $20 Parker. If you aren’t getting a good shave from a shavette, it is unlikely you will from a traditional straight. Just keep at it and you will figure it out. It is a self learning thing. Don’t get discouraged. Have patience and all will be revealed.
Dovo SS shavette / Feather (1)
Recently received a blue handled version from a different AliExpress store named "Malord Store". I have not used it yet but from an initial look it appears to be the same design. However I would not recommend buying from the Malord store even though it was a few dollars cheaper because it was not packaged very well. The orange razor in the quoted post was bought from the "HRICO Razors Manufacture Factory Showing Store" which I recommend instead.
The blue razor was wrapped in a thin layer of bubble wrap, placed in a ziplock bag, and then shipped in a thin, non-padded, plastic envelope. By the time it arrived it had shed the bubble wrap and the monkey tail was sticking through the outer packaging. The black reside is some oil that was put on the pivot pin, I don't remember seeing excess oil on the orange one.
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uspiff
Cold water rinse.
Godrej shaving soap.
Pearl boar brush.
Taiwan shavette (Parker clone).
Gillette permasharp blade.
Nature's Tattva witch hazel.
Suthol neem aftershave.
Three pass + touch ups around chin = DFS+
Slight burning around chin.
9/10
Godrej shaving soap.
Pearl boar brush.
Taiwan shavette (Parker clone).
Gillette permasharp blade.
Nature's Tattva witch hazel.
Suthol neem aftershave.
Three pass + touch ups around chin = DFS+
Slight burning around chin.
9/10
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