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That hypothetical sounds helpful for people with pretty unremarkable beard thickness or skin type. (I'm sort of the opposite - very thick growth and problematic eczematous skin.) But for something in the middle, Dave, maybe a Futur set to 2 and loaded with an Astra Green? What blade and razor...

I won't be the first person to ask this but I'm curious as to which produces the closer shave. Will for example a Feather in a 34C produce a better result than a Derby in an R41? Perhaps the premise is slightly faulty in that although most people seem to agree on the aggressiveness of razors...

I won't bother disassembling the Merkur 34C handle for cleaning and maintenance again! Not a fan of the internal tension ring design. Lovely trusty little razor but that ring expands too far apart upon release to be squeezed back in by hand. Fingers were jammed and every time the handle...

My initially tricky transition to DE razor shaving has produced an interesting quirk! Having found holding the razor so awkward on the very first go-around (particularly in the case of the 34C's short handle), not only do I have more confidence holding it now but I've actually found manoeuvring...

Yeah I was on another thread with someone who swore by their Mach3 for providing better shaves than any razor in any category including DEs. All the cartridge razors have been bad for my eczematous skin and progressively worse too, with each one clogging up faster than the last. More clogging -...

So second shave - second post - second go around with the Merkur 34C! I won't pretend I'm shaving well yet. Some patches just underneath the nose still look like I only did one feeble barely-shaved pass. (My whole face basically looks like one pass behind the three I did - hah!) BUT crucially I...

Nah, they're sound. I'm sure they just take them to a Turkish barber.

I dare say that's fascinating. Somewhere in the back of my brain I think I've heard of that psychosomatic subcategory of eczema before and it's cognitive therapy techniques that reduce the itching. I've got the opposite problem - my eczema is too aggressive and all encompassing (body, joints...

That's a shame, mate. My atopic dermatitus (eczema) needs Elocon and Protopic on the face, and my ichthyosis needs urea lotion. (We probably both have the ****ton of moisturiser problem - hah!) May I ask what's the distinction between your eczema and your dermatitus?

That's excellent. To refer back to the post my eczema kinda rules out shaving everyday but to be honest I think my hair's always been too thick for cartridge shaving anyway. I think they're designed to be the best "average shave" in terms of speed and safety but not for anyone who falls outside...

(Thanks.) Oh it's been so long since I've used a Mach3. Casting my mind back now I think my trajectory went Mach3, Quattro (which I hated - too rough) Fusion, Fusion Power, Fusion Proglide Power. But yeah in all cases past some stubble the blade head just gets too easily clogged so the...

Hi. Yeah they've never been particularly pleasant for shaving. Quick and easy but rough and expensive. (By the way - is that picture upside down to you?! On my PC it's fine and on my phone it's not.)

Here's a little list of inital thoughts on the shaving products I accumulated to finally liberate myself from the torture of Gillette cartridges. I figured simply writing would make a better introduction than just saying hi. Maybe you guys can weigh in on which choices were sound, which ones I...