Hiya,
Over the years I've sampled many DE razors, but I always resisted giving this little plastic handle thing a try........until recently. What finally pushed me off the fence was a thread going on in another forum. Yeah, it was the usual complimentary remarks about how well it shaved. I'd seen these sorta posts from time to time, but finally caved in. Sheesh! I don't know if any of you are aware of the horrible enablers who frequent some of those joints.
For reference, my go to combo is a fatboy set on #4 and loaded with an Iridium. I'll also use a Feather in that razor fairly often. So I like using a mild razor with a sharp blade. I don't care use a razor that feels like six or higher on the Gillette adjustable scale because the comfort level suffers.
As many of you can do by now, it's pretty easy to tell in a hurry if a new to you razor is gonna be a good fit. Yep, it only takes a few strokes in most cases, although sometimes a change of blades can help improve things a bit.
Loaded up the Krona with a twice used Iridium and did my first WTG stroke down my neck. Man, it felt pretty darn good. After 2-3 more strokes I was hooked. That's something that rarely happens....liking a razor so much I mean.
This is definitely a mild razor when compared to most other Gillette non open comb fixed head types. Razors like super speeds and the various Aristocrat types have a little more bite to em, and that would even include the Tech.
It took me a few shaves to tweak the technique for the Krona head. I'm used to the fatboy profile, but I'm always adjusting things anyway with the 6-7 change of pace razors in my rotation. It just took me a few times to figure everything out. Heh, plus I also found out how far to push the envelope with a Krona/Feather combo.
Used the Iridium for three shaves and then the Feather for three more. The sharper blade was more effective, and very easy to use. The Krona makes it more forgiving, which is always nice.
Because there's not much weight to the thing, some pressure was needed in certain spots on my face. That's actually fairly common anyway, but I did notice having to go over a few areas more often than usual. Not a big thing, but it's there.
All in all I was impressed with the Krona. Yes it's on the milder side, so people looking for something aggressive won't find that here. It's one of the most comfortable razors I've used, and the performance (with a Feather blade) is quite nice. I'm glad to finally see what's up with that model. I'd imagine this would also be good for someone just starting out DE shaving. Might even be a decent choice for the ladies legs.
Martin
Oh, I should also mention these razors are very inexpensive.
Over the years I've sampled many DE razors, but I always resisted giving this little plastic handle thing a try........until recently. What finally pushed me off the fence was a thread going on in another forum. Yeah, it was the usual complimentary remarks about how well it shaved. I'd seen these sorta posts from time to time, but finally caved in. Sheesh! I don't know if any of you are aware of the horrible enablers who frequent some of those joints.
For reference, my go to combo is a fatboy set on #4 and loaded with an Iridium. I'll also use a Feather in that razor fairly often. So I like using a mild razor with a sharp blade. I don't care use a razor that feels like six or higher on the Gillette adjustable scale because the comfort level suffers.
As many of you can do by now, it's pretty easy to tell in a hurry if a new to you razor is gonna be a good fit. Yep, it only takes a few strokes in most cases, although sometimes a change of blades can help improve things a bit.
Loaded up the Krona with a twice used Iridium and did my first WTG stroke down my neck. Man, it felt pretty darn good. After 2-3 more strokes I was hooked. That's something that rarely happens....liking a razor so much I mean.
This is definitely a mild razor when compared to most other Gillette non open comb fixed head types. Razors like super speeds and the various Aristocrat types have a little more bite to em, and that would even include the Tech.
It took me a few shaves to tweak the technique for the Krona head. I'm used to the fatboy profile, but I'm always adjusting things anyway with the 6-7 change of pace razors in my rotation. It just took me a few times to figure everything out. Heh, plus I also found out how far to push the envelope with a Krona/Feather combo.
Used the Iridium for three shaves and then the Feather for three more. The sharper blade was more effective, and very easy to use. The Krona makes it more forgiving, which is always nice.
Because there's not much weight to the thing, some pressure was needed in certain spots on my face. That's actually fairly common anyway, but I did notice having to go over a few areas more often than usual. Not a big thing, but it's there.
All in all I was impressed with the Krona. Yes it's on the milder side, so people looking for something aggressive won't find that here. It's one of the most comfortable razors I've used, and the performance (with a Feather blade) is quite nice. I'm glad to finally see what's up with that model. I'd imagine this would also be good for someone just starting out DE shaving. Might even be a decent choice for the ladies legs.
Martin
Oh, I should also mention these razors are very inexpensive.
