I think I may have purchased my last double edged razor for a good while at least. Got into the hobby about a year and a half ago and I think I've finally settled into some consistency in terms of technique, hardware, "software" etc. Took time to re-learn shaving after switching from cartridges but in a way it was easy because the process is so much more enjoyable wheras cartridge shaving is like ugh, chore city. So, yay.
Totally with you, @rizzleperizzle. I've been using doubles for about ten years, and would never go back to cartridges. Mostly a Feather person, sometimes Merkur for best clean finish.
You?
@ayankdownunder I just recently worked up the courage to try feathers. I have coarse stubble so- gamechanger :). Wish I had tried them earlier. What's your preferred razor/s?
@rizzleperizzle
I have very coarse stubble and sensitive skin (crappy combo), so my method (if needing a very close shave) has evolved to:
Feather for bulk removal, especially if whiskers are longer. Then Merkur for final closer pass.
I've gotten much better at handling the Feathers, so I can usually do using them for both passes.
Razor I use is Jagger
because it's rather heavy for its size:
https://a.co/d/1NFZH9O
@ayankdownunder I have that same stubble skin combo- led me to a strange outcome too in that I don't use soaps or traditional creams. I use mild DE razors with sharp blades but just canned edge shave gel for protection. I use the Razorock gamechanger .68 blade gap. With traditional soaps and creams it's too mild but with edge shave gel it's perfect. The jagger was too mild for me with soaps and creams. I've been meaning to try it again with the shave gel. We'll see how it goes. Beautiful razor!
@ayankdownunder Will check it out some time thank you!
@rizzleperizzle my pleasure! Happy whisker scraping!
@rizzleperizzle ah, the gel/cream issue. Fun, huh?
I’d started out swearing by Clinique Shave Gel, but dumped it years ago for something cheaper and vastly superior. I highly recommend trying this