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pjgh said:I think I'd say that modern cartridges probably shave too close. They are not sub-par.
That too close a shave was too much for me and after a couple of decades of getting closer and closer, I'd had enough. I have a couple of patches on my face where I have to be careful with a DE. Too close and it goes a little mushy and I risk ingrowers. I get the same with Schicks.
Single edge and straight edge suits me just perfectly. It's not that I don't get a close shave, I just don't get a sub-skin shave.
Tools are tools ... it's how we wield them.
For me, I love the older razors and if I'd not discovered single edge I would have happily remained a DE shaver and still not gone (back) to cartridges.
joe mcclaine said:seeelayarkay said:Have fun overpaying for a sub par shave.
Simply, no.
Vetinari said:joe mcclaine said:Professor Blighty said:I can understand the OP's frustration I think. I felt a bit like that when I first switched from DE's to straights and couldn't get the hang of it for a long time. All I would say is that with effort and perseverance comes attainment. Throwing superior tools away because you're not able to use them yet isn't the way to improve.
I would strongly argue against the 'superior tools' and 'not able to use them' part of your post.
When cartridges were introduced men ditched their old DE razors in their millions. These men knew nothing other than DE shaving. If cartridges were 'inferior' they would never have sold, and sold to men with many, many years 'practice' with DE razors.
It's hardly rocket surgery.
This.
Particularly the bit I bolded.
I can get a perfect shave (and do, once a week) with a DE, but it's much slower and more expensive than using a cartridge.
So now I use a cartridge 6 days a week and get a perfect shave to BBS standard in around three minutes (inc face lathering). On Sunday I use my beautiful Futur
with a fresh blade and spend the extra couple of minutes required to get the same standard as with the cartridge. If I get a nick it isn't a problem because the cartridge doesn't keep starting it off again during the week.
The best think I've got from DE shaving is an appreciation of using decent soap and a brush which means that shaving is a pleasure rather than just a necessary chore. I've also had a lot of fun making my own soaps with all sorts of interesting scent combinations.
Vetinari said:The best thing I've got from DE shaving is an appreciation of using decent soap and a brush [and a nice vintage razor] which means that shaving is a pleasure rather than just a necessary chore.
Eeyore68 said:joe mcclaine said:seeelayarkay said:Have fun overpaying for a sub par shave.
Simply, no.
Today I shaved with a Schick Krona DE and a Personna blade
Yesterday I used a Wilkinson Sword Profile cartridge (NOS, Gillette Contour compatible)
The day before I used a Feather Popular with a Feather blade
Last week, I used a Gillette GII with a Personna cartridge for a few days
Bottom line, I get a good shave with all of them.
Eeyore68 said:Bollocks. I paid £0, 20 per cart last time. Each cart lasts 7 shaves for me.
Canuck said:I've always wanted to try those Indian single blade carts by Gillette, they look kinda interesting too, in a minimalist way.