Experiment Day!!
Wolfman WR2 1.05 vs Karve D
First shave off with what I had assumed to be very comparable razors. On the left, the WR2 and on the right, Karve with the D plate.
The blade in both razors was a once used vintage spoiler.
Being a lefty, I always begin on the left side of my face. The Karve had this side, which was a WTG north to south pass until the bottom ‘2 fingers width’ of my neck, where I go south to north. I could feel the blade against my skin, but not in a harsh way. Just enough to keep reminding me to be mindful or I’ll draw blood.
Left side done, rinse the razor and grab the WR2 for the right hand side. I won’t say I had more blade feel here, but it did feel rougher than the D plate. However I never felt threatened that I’d cut myself.
A quick rinse off and both sides were equal to my feel.
Round 1 result: Karve D is ahead by a bees dick.
Moving to the second pass, the bottom of my neck goes north to south, then I do very small criss cross strokes upwards on the remainder of my neck, before a full south to north pass on the cheek areas.
I began with the WR2 this time. Wow! The smoothness on subsequent passes with this thing is incredible! Like there is no blade loaded, literally. After a very clean second pass, which included some ATG on the upper lip, I switched back to the Karve.
This to me felt just like the first pass did. Blade was evident throughout, and the bastard had a nibble at my Adam’s Apple but I caught it just in time to save any real damage. Further up my face, a small dot a blood showed up as I attempted ATG near my mouth. I could definitely feel the blade but the shave was relatively smooth throughout.
Round 2 result:
The WR2 is ahead by a good margin due to its absolute smoothness. Let’s say a full length (of a horse).
A good rinse to see if anywhere needed any touch up passes, and the typical trouble areas needed some help. Notably under the chin.
Lather up again with the sublime M&M and went with the Karve first here. It had no trouble clearing the stubble which is stubborn under the chin, and while at it, I did a very quick light pass over the remainder of my neck, WTG and the face, ATG.
Swap to the Wolfman for a replica on the right and again, buttery smooth but in droves. Doing a third pass WTG on my neck feels so good to do.
Round 3 result:
Dead heat.
overall result:
WR2 wins by 3/4 of a length. In car racing terms, imagine Lewis Hamilton beating Max Verstappen by a slim margin. Sure, Hamilton costs more to have drive for you, but the results win out. But never discount Max since he can absolutely win on his day!
What I am curious to see happen, is how my stubble grows back over the day. I think I’ll report back later on with my final final thoughts of the shave battle...
TBC.
