Your worst DE shave.

[matteob]

Hello gents I don't want this to be a forum for dissent:YMMV as the murkans say. However what has been your worst DE razor/blade combo? For me it was Gilette Tech 4 with a Feather. I cut myself to bits and got really evil razor burn.

 

[MarkB]

R41 and a Gillette 7 O'clock green. It was like a Little Big Horn re-enactment

 

[Drew71]

Cheap 3 piece razor I bought as my first de and a merkur blade. 3 passes and could have easily managed to give a pint of blood by the end. Needless to say the 3 piece got replaced quick smart with a 34c.

 

[Bezoar]

3.Gillette flare tip standard "medium"

1.Gillette New improved/new standard 2 piece

2.Gillette Old type Brownie thick cap

4.Gillette 1947-1949 NDC milord

6.Pal Adjustable injector

5.Gillette Slim

 

[Blademonkey]

Not a DE but not good, a dovo shavette and half a feather blade! I looked like I had been attacked by a crazed knife man, straight razors are easy to use by comparison!

 

[Jack Sales]

@Blademonkey. I have a deep scar from over ten years ago from a shavette.It went in heel end.I have sliced myself a few times with shavettes but only once with a straight.It was my first go with a Wedge razor.Only a little nip on the chin.

 

[Blademonkey]

@Blademonkey. I have a deep scar from over ten years ago from a shavette.It went in heel end.I have sliced myself a few times with shavettes but only once with a straight.It was my first go with a Wedge razor.Only a little nip on the chin.

You live and learn, sold the dovo never used it after that first try, nicked myself with once or twice with a straight but nothing to write home about!

 

[bagman]

I tried a very old Gillette open comb (think it's 1920's?) I picked up!!! My softie face reacted very badly

 

[SeanC]

A cheap open comb head, which from one shave gave me more nicks and weepers than I would normally pick up in a 3 month period. Later investigations proved it to be completely misaligned

 

[Jack Sales]

Lol

A cheap open comb head, which from one shave gave me more nicks and weepers than I would normally pick up in a 3 month period. Later investigations proved it to be completely misaligned

That scene in the film makes me lmfao Cucumber in tin foil lol

 

[Aaron1983]

Any razor with a feather or derby blade rakes my face to shredzz! Horrible....


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[Bogeyman]

...For me it was Gilette Tech 4 with a Feather. I cut myself to bits and got really evil razor burn.

Huh? What's a "4"? If you cut yourself with a Tech razor of any model then it's your technique and not the razor and/or blade as they are notoriously mild. However, with proper technique they can give stellar shaves.

 

[Bizzyberry]

I have twice managed to slice a chunk of skin off my face using an Edwin Jagger Kelvin, once on my chin and once on the side of my nose, don't ask. Both incidents were operator error I admit, but I have not used the razor since the last incident, I really liked using the razor up until then. I don't blame the razor as clearly so many other DE89 users manage to shave OK with them.

 

[matteob]

@Bogeyman it is the little 70s aluminium razor and it was a feather blade: gave a nightmare of ingrown hairs and burn. Mind you the Feathers were the same in my Edwin Jagger too. The razor is fine with a decent sharp Russian blade like an Astra. It is definitely the blade.

 

[Gareth1982]

My worst shave was the first go with my Merkur 45. It was my second razor and about half the weight of my first one - I decided to play it safe and try a Derby. I may as well have used a wooden spoon and kind of gave up on the third pass.

Incidentally, I tried a Gillette yellow the next day and had the best shave I'd had up to that point.

That was the one and only time I will use a Derby.

 

[captain_hx]

Gillette Slim with Israeli Personna blade on it's first use. Didn't cut myself but had very bad irritation. I blame the blade and haven't used them since.