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re: Just ordered my first DE shaving kit. Advice and tips are appreciated.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:55 pm to Hopeful Doc
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:55 pm to Hopeful Doc
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It won't be as close as a Mach 3 or Fusion shave.
Respectfully, Doc, this is hogwash. I've had the closest shaves - by far - with a DE safety blade. I would wager that most beards have a combination of comb, blade and technique that will outperform one of the plastic and steel monstrosities you have to take out a loan to buy.
Almost all men perceive their beards as coarse, with sensitive skin. I probably have a slightly coarse beard and slightly sensitive skin. My beard does grow quickly - my children joke that I have 5 O'Clock shadow at noon (at least during my cartridge shaving days).
If I do a full bore, 3-pass shave on a Sunday evening, I look at least presentable through mid-day on Tuesday. I would start to look scruffy well before the end of Monday with a Fusion.
EVEN if you still like your Fusion, you should at least try the DE method with brush, bowl and a high quality shaving cream. I was a Fusion/Edge guy for about 20 years. I wouldn't go back to the overpriced cartridge and burning chemical "soap" method again if you paid me.
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Posted on 3/15/15 at 1:56 am to Ace Midnight
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Respectfully, Doc, this is hogwash.
In my defense, that line refers to a single, WTG pass. I said you can get much closer with a three-pass. I guess I should clarify the rest since it's a little ambiguous: I was very disheartened in the beginning about how Un-close the shave seemed. My technique was poor. At this point, I come out as smooth as I have with any cartridge. Better/closer would be pushing it- I always got darn close with those cartridges with minor irritation. I save a ton of time whipping through it with a DE blade. As to the comment about the overestimating the thickness, I'm actually in the reverse category- I never considered my beard was full/thick, given its rather patchy appearance, but given its ability to plug up a multi-blade razor in a hurry, require multiple passes from a multi blade for best results, pulling/tugging with duller (per online reviews/relative scales) blades, I've determined it's actually somewhat on the "thicker" side. Which is a damn shame, because it sure as hell grows in ugly after about Day 3.
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