bumping an old thread, I know...
I finally picked up 1 of these off of the bst recently since my wife was wanting a razor that had a wider cutting platform than the DE blades offered. I personally have always liked the look of this razor but never got good shaves from the ac style blades so I just avoided this razor entirely...
this razor came with the 3 dot head..last night I loaded up a feather pro guard blade into the razor to give it a whirl...I figured I'd start there since its been a while since I used any ac style razor and I didn't want to start my wife off with something too aggressive for when she uses it....
firstly, loading the blade was an absolute PITA! I easily kept pushing the blade past the little nubs that are supposed to hold the blade in place and then out the front it would go! I actually had to find and watch a few youtube videos to see WTF I was doing wrong...once I finally got the blade into place, I was a little nervous about the blade moving or popping out of place during the shave..I also noticed that the blade had a smile/frown in it, likely because it wasn't being held into place in the middle to keep it even.
now onto the shave....I like the weight of the razor and the overall look, but holding it was a little weird for me. I assume this will probably get better over time since I'm used to holding a traditional handle. the shave itself was very mild to me, likely because of the blade. I also heard very little feedback. This could also be from the blade as well. I had about 3 weeks of growth and the razor was able to rinse clean very easily..
next time I try the razor, I'd probably step up the razor with a more aggressive blade..I guess we'll see how it goes!
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