thisISjoel
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TL;DR Great looking razor, fit and finish very, very good, no blade alignment issues, light, but balanced. Mild, really comfortable shave, not super efficient.
Hey dudes, my MJ-90 arrived today, so of course I shaved with it as soon as I got home
These are my initial impressions based on one shave.
The fit and finish on the razor are lovely. The handle is gorgeous, if a little on the light side being titanium, and grippy. The head looks cool in matte black, although I did drop the top cap cleaning it taking a tiny chip out of the finish. I dig the two-tone look. The razor is pretty light, but well balanced and feels fine in the hand.
I went with P&B Sanskrit for the soap because it's one of, if not the, slickest soaps I own. No shower, but a good scrub with the bloom waters off the soap (I don't usually bloom soaps, but I just put some hot water in the tub for a minute or two more for the pre shave aspect of the bloom water) and got to it.
The blade was a Polsilver SI, my current favourite. I was a little apprehensive as reviews of the razor have been mixed with critics saying it is too mild and inefficient. Nonetheless, I tried to have an open mind and no expectations and just see how it shaved.
The blade lined up without issue and we were off to the races. The razor is smooth and mild. Really smooth and really mild. There is some audio feedback to let you know that hairs are getting cut, but it's not as loud and has a different timbre than my other safety razors.
The angle was easy to find and the first pass was very, very comfortable. Certainly not the most efficient razor, I've never tried any of the 89 razors, so I can't compare it to them, but I'd compare the efficiency to a Gillette tech or a slim on 2. Not as close as what I'm used to, but ok.
Second pass across the grain was equally comfortable. Recently, I've been doing two pass shaves (one with and one across the grain), but with this razor I wouldn't have been happy stopping there. It wasn't as close a shave as I'm used to getting with the two passes.
I decided to do an against the grain pass and it too was really comfortable, I really can't fault the face feel of this razor at all. I even went against the grain on my neck, which I pretty much never do because it's too sensitive, comfortably.
The end result was a close, comfortable shave. BBS in most areas, DFS in some trouble spots. A had a little redness on my neck "swirl", but that's pretty unavoidable for me, so I'm not taking points off for that. No nicks, cuts or weepers. The razor is definitely not super efficient, but it is mild enough that you can make multiple passes without irritation.
Next shave I'm going to try two passes, one across and one against the grain and see how that goes.
Again, these are only my initial impressions after one shave, I'll update the thread with the next few shaves.
Hey dudes, my MJ-90 arrived today, so of course I shaved with it as soon as I got home
These are my initial impressions based on one shave.The fit and finish on the razor are lovely. The handle is gorgeous, if a little on the light side being titanium, and grippy. The head looks cool in matte black, although I did drop the top cap cleaning it taking a tiny chip out of the finish. I dig the two-tone look. The razor is pretty light, but well balanced and feels fine in the hand.
I went with P&B Sanskrit for the soap because it's one of, if not the, slickest soaps I own. No shower, but a good scrub with the bloom waters off the soap (I don't usually bloom soaps, but I just put some hot water in the tub for a minute or two more for the pre shave aspect of the bloom water) and got to it.
The blade was a Polsilver SI, my current favourite. I was a little apprehensive as reviews of the razor have been mixed with critics saying it is too mild and inefficient. Nonetheless, I tried to have an open mind and no expectations and just see how it shaved.
The blade lined up without issue and we were off to the races. The razor is smooth and mild. Really smooth and really mild. There is some audio feedback to let you know that hairs are getting cut, but it's not as loud and has a different timbre than my other safety razors.
The angle was easy to find and the first pass was very, very comfortable. Certainly not the most efficient razor, I've never tried any of the 89 razors, so I can't compare it to them, but I'd compare the efficiency to a Gillette tech or a slim on 2. Not as close as what I'm used to, but ok.
Second pass across the grain was equally comfortable. Recently, I've been doing two pass shaves (one with and one across the grain), but with this razor I wouldn't have been happy stopping there. It wasn't as close a shave as I'm used to getting with the two passes.
I decided to do an against the grain pass and it too was really comfortable, I really can't fault the face feel of this razor at all. I even went against the grain on my neck, which I pretty much never do because it's too sensitive, comfortably.
The end result was a close, comfortable shave. BBS in most areas, DFS in some trouble spots. A had a little redness on my neck "swirl", but that's pretty unavoidable for me, so I'm not taking points off for that. No nicks, cuts or weepers. The razor is definitely not super efficient, but it is mild enough that you can make multiple passes without irritation.
Next shave I'm going to try two passes, one across and one against the grain and see how that goes.
Again, these are only my initial impressions after one shave, I'll update the thread with the next few shaves.
