Blackie
The guy from over the ditch
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2017
- Location
- Richmond, New Zealand.
My first Pearl Flexi shave today.
Used my Arlington/Speick soap, and a Silver Star blade.
Hmmm...setting 1 just to test the waters...absolutely extremely mild. The razor just managed to remove the lather.
OK, go to 4...better. It's cutting whiskers now, but needs more.
Go to 5...better again. I can hear the razor working now, and it's mowing down the whiskers.
Finished first pass on setting 5.
Go to 6 for last pass? Nah...I had the ss Karve sitting ready with SB plate #F, and a new Silver Star in it.
So finished off with the Karve as is my usual practice.
Tomorrow though I'll set the Flexi on 6 and it will probably stay set there.
This is a nice solid razor (mines a v7) and I checked it on arrival for any misaligned bits (all clear...looks fine).
Very mild on lower settings.
For me it's better on 5 (and probably 6). Very smooth shave though.
The razor is heavy but certainly glides well over the skin.
Worth buying? Well yes, I think so.
Solid, well made, good value, smooth (gentle even).
Shaves at least as good as my 109 Black Beauty, and on 6 will outperform it.
Will I keep it? Yes, I think so. As I get older I may want to dial back the setting to protect my thinning skin.
Just the slightest wee bump and I bruise now. Another of the growing old 'advantages' that some of you will experience one day.
For a new comer to wet shaving then this would be good razor, or (like my mate down the road) someone coming in from cartridge shavers.
I think if Pearl removed the setting 1 and went up to setting 7 this would tick all the boxes.
It's a good razor. Worth buying, worth keeping.
Used my Arlington/Speick soap, and a Silver Star blade.
Hmmm...setting 1 just to test the waters...absolutely extremely mild. The razor just managed to remove the lather.
OK, go to 4...better. It's cutting whiskers now, but needs more.
Go to 5...better again. I can hear the razor working now, and it's mowing down the whiskers.
Finished first pass on setting 5.
Go to 6 for last pass? Nah...I had the ss Karve sitting ready with SB plate #F, and a new Silver Star in it.
So finished off with the Karve as is my usual practice.
Tomorrow though I'll set the Flexi on 6 and it will probably stay set there.
This is a nice solid razor (mines a v7) and I checked it on arrival for any misaligned bits (all clear...looks fine).
Very mild on lower settings.
For me it's better on 5 (and probably 6). Very smooth shave though.
The razor is heavy but certainly glides well over the skin.
Worth buying? Well yes, I think so.
Solid, well made, good value, smooth (gentle even).
Shaves at least as good as my 109 Black Beauty, and on 6 will outperform it.
Will I keep it? Yes, I think so. As I get older I may want to dial back the setting to protect my thinning skin.
Just the slightest wee bump and I bruise now. Another of the growing old 'advantages' that some of you will experience one day.
For a new comer to wet shaving then this would be good razor, or (like my mate down the road) someone coming in from cartridge shavers.
I think if Pearl removed the setting 1 and went up to setting 7 this would tick all the boxes.
It's a good razor. Worth buying, worth keeping.