Yikes

[Biffo]

I've been shaving "properly" for a couple of month's now and finally decided to get over my being a wuss regarding my Red Tip (told its an aggressive razor) and Feather blades (told they are sharp) combination.

I bit the bullet and ...

no cuts, nicks or weepers, WTD, XTG and ATG and a tiny bit of a touch up along my jawline and a BBS

my best shave ever

Thanks B&B

 

[SRA7594]

Biffo - I've been practicing with my red tip for two weeks, with almost no luck with Dorco 301s, Sharks, and Gillette 7 o'clock green perma-sharps. I was ready to give up last Thursday.

Than thanks to some input from the boys here I worked on the angle. Yesterday, I threw in a Gillette 7 o'clock black. And its been unbelievable shaves for the last two days.

This morning did two passes (wtg and xtg) and even got the right side of my neck smooth. No cuts no bruises no pain. Just a DFS.

 

[theinternot]

I have shelved my Red Tip for the time being. I will definitely give it another go at some point in the future. As an aside, I tried my Merkur 38c again last night just to make sure I really didn't like it... nope, still don't like it.

 

[mdunn]

congrats, mate!

 

[luvmysuper]

Red Tip and a Feather is a darn near perfect combo as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Sodapopjones]

Red Tip and a Feather is a darn near perfect combo as far as I'm concerned.

Red Tip + a skilled hand is damn fine combo if you ask me!

 

[luvmysuper]

Red Tip + a skilled hand is damn fine combo if you ask me!

That certainly helps!

 

[michiganlover]

The aggressiveness of the Red Tip is a bit over-stated.

My Red Tip gives me consistently close, comfortable, and wonderful shaves. Like the above poster, I have found it performs really well with a Feather, but all of my razors I have tried so far perform really well with a Feather.

 

[dpmtherrien]

Good going, congrats.

 

[marvin100]

Red Tip and a Feather is a darn near perfect combo as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed. My daily shave. I change soaps, balms, AS, etc., but I'm loyal to my razor and blades.

 

[sj184]

Would a red-tip be similar to a merkur HD? or are they about the same?

 

[SRA7594]

different heads make the angles different.

it took me two weeks to get the right angle.

 

[SpartanFan]

I was a little slow to try out that combination as well. Once I did I loved it. So far it has been my favorite. There are still many yet to try but this combo has set the benchmark for me.