This is an instant hit. One pass was quite acceptable, but went for the second pass which resulted in the smoothest shave I've had for a long time. This is certainly a straight users DE
@stillshunter is correct. I was wary of it's reputation, but the motor skills developed by using a straight stay with you! No trouble just gently as she goes, steady, no pressure.
Mate I am so glad to hear this. Was dicey - could have went only one of two ways, 1. best shave ever or 2. a message from your better half announcing your gruesome demise in the bathroom - and the bequeathing of all your shaving goods to some
@filobiblic and looking for clues as to the final gurgled vows of revenge - "stillshunter....stillsh...."
Very keen to hear more mate - as you get even more familiar with it.
Brush: Omega 31025 'Scarlatti'
Razor: PJ Plastic Fantastic
Blade: Schick Platinum Plus
Cream: Proraso Red
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso
In his self-proclaimed crusade against the "deluded metal razor sads",
@Pjotr was kind enough to send me through a bakelite (?) razor and some SPPs. Weirdest razor I ever did see - so don't ask me to ID it! - electric blue, two-piece (sounds so far like what I wore to my school formal), metal top-plate with plastic everything else, sort of an OC but with a safety bar, very thick baseplate, just plain odd. Loaded the SPP and went to work. Work? Pfftt. This aint work. I felt like I was three years old again mirroring my old man at the basin - wiping off some lather he applied for me with a wooden razor he fashioned in the shed. So was there any cutting or just wiping? Well there was stubble garnish atop the floating lather in the sink. You can go ATG with the little PJ Plastic Fantastic and not bat an eyelid - add more pressure and weight and pressure and then some more and you can just keep whizzing this thing around your face. Nice feel to the handle too - not so much the grippiness but the design puts your fingers right.
Bottom Line: smoothest razor I have ever used.
Caveats: 1. not the most efficient or closest (on the wash-up there's still resistance ATG) 2. first time I've used a bakelite and SPP so more experience might refine the end-result.
Loves: I could use this any morning before I even milk the cows.
Fears: This thing could spell my demise - as using an R41 or anything metal with any bite after loosening your technique with this could cut deeper than stitches can bind.
Pointless Analogy: Like riding a zippy 250cc road bike when you're used to skirting the bitumen on a four figure cubit rocket...yes I've come off a 250 so know that it still hurts!
