- Joined
- Wednesday September 22, 2010
- Location
- West Lothian
Up until November of last year I was shaving exclusively with Gillette Yellows.
Then the really cold weather came and they did not seem to deliver as smooth a shave as they did before and so I decided to give Gillette Super Thins a go. They were great at first but after using about 4 or 5 blades that niggling lack of smoothness came back.
I then switched to some of the old Gillette Bleue Extra and the first shave with one was a delight, it gave me a really close shave and felt like there wasn't a blade in the razor. However, after 5 blades or so the lack of smoothness came back, so I switched to a Super Iridium and the lovely smooth shave came back.
All the while I have only been using two razors, a Slim and a Fatboy and I only use 3 soaps, so there isn't too much variation in the other factors.
From the above I am beginning to think that sticking with one type of razor blade is not good for my skin, as it soon gets used to it and then the quality of the shave deteriorates. The funny thing is though I did not experience this when the weather was warmer. I wonder what will happen when Spring arrives, will I be able to shave with just one kind of blade again?
Then the really cold weather came and they did not seem to deliver as smooth a shave as they did before and so I decided to give Gillette Super Thins a go. They were great at first but after using about 4 or 5 blades that niggling lack of smoothness came back.
I then switched to some of the old Gillette Bleue Extra and the first shave with one was a delight, it gave me a really close shave and felt like there wasn't a blade in the razor. However, after 5 blades or so the lack of smoothness came back, so I switched to a Super Iridium and the lovely smooth shave came back.
All the while I have only been using two razors, a Slim and a Fatboy and I only use 3 soaps, so there isn't too much variation in the other factors.
From the above I am beginning to think that sticking with one type of razor blade is not good for my skin, as it soon gets used to it and then the quality of the shave deteriorates. The funny thing is though I did not experience this when the weather was warmer. I wonder what will happen when Spring arrives, will I be able to shave with just one kind of blade again?