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- #17
I agree. Stick with what you know. I have a 2 safety razors and 3 straights and I always prefer a straight shave.
I would be remiss if I did not recommended trying a straight razor if you haven't already.
I am not brave enough for straight razors.
Ha Ha, I think you'll find that will last only so long.
Honestly, if you're confident with your technique, you'll have no problem with a more aggressive razor.
I don't know if i am confident about my technique. I know that i find the cutting angle by pure instinct on both Weishi and EJ DE89 and maintain it without thinking and as such, i didn't find i have to adjust my technique to any of them. I can just swap between them naturally. And i can work with them with extremely low chance of nicks, weepers or irritation.
I don't know if my technique is good enough for more aggressive razors and i don't even know whether i would have to readjust my technique or not. So reason tells me "since you are naturally getting good results with these 2, stick to these 2, don't change more variables". I don't know if they really are so similar razors or if i have a light touch or natural talent, but with these 2 razors, i have tried over 15 blades and i rotate 12 blades that i have bought by the hundreds with pretty much equally good results and the only blade that has seriously caused me problems is the BIC Chrome Platinum and in my early days, the Derby, but for the opposite reasons (Derby is very dull, so it requires more work and special treatment, with more pressure and more speed than any other blade, while BIC Chrome Platinum seems a butcher's best friend).
I can't swear i won't buy the Baili Tech clone though, just because it's also very mild. But i already have 3 EJ DE89, 4 Weishi (2 short, 2 long handled), so i don't want to get into RAD too, after SCAD and BLAD and lately some BRAD.