I'm sure you have already mentioned why you don't use the same type of blade for DX and SS but I can't remember.Day 99 - Feather Artist Club DX with Kai PINK mild blade (5)
This time I went super-slick almost runny on the lather and tried to get a touch that was so light I could hardly feel it touching my face. Certainly a comfortable shave, and acceptable but definitely some small areas that could have been closer. No nicks or weepers at all. Later today I will have my 100th shave, and probably going to keep on with this approach.
Actually, that's not quite right. Days 95/96/97 were SS with this blade, and then 98/99/100 were DX with this blade. I guess I'm just always looking for a magic combination.I'm sure you have already mentioned why you don't use the same type of blade for DX and SS but I can't remember.
So you are saying there's not a preference for a particular blade for the SS and there's not a preference of a different blade for the DX.Actually, that's not quite right. Days 95/96/97 were SS with this blade, and then 98/99/100 were DX with this blade. I guess I'm just always looking for a magic combination.
Yes no preference like that. Top blade in both razors for me is Kai guarded, followed by Feather Super. Everything else seems to not click as well with me.So you are saying there's not a preference for a particular blade for the SS and there's not a preference of a different blade for the DX.
It occurred to me that some people feel there's a difference between the DX and the SS in terms of angle,
Never tried an SS but I imagine the DX shaving angle must be different.
Sorry Nishy I missed this!@wintoid how is the the Feather DX treating you these days?
Simon, I hadn‘t come across the Paradigm before but noted your comments. Can I ask which model you have and whether you have any other SE razor to compare against. I have the Mongoose, Razorock and Colonel so if you can provide comparisons against these it would be ideal.Sorry Nishy I missed this!
I feel like I gave it a good shot. In the end, this project was a nice distraction during lockdown, but didn't result in me progressing to straight razors, or really wanting to use the AC razors with any regularity.
Weirdly, I used the AC over the bank holiday weekend for 4 days (2xSS and 2xDX), for the first time in ages, so you must be telepathic.
I know AC blades are capable of better than the results I get with AC razors. I probably use my Paradigm SE more than any other razor and it's just a delight. If I could get close to that result with the SS or DX, I'd switch in a heartbeat, but I can't.
I feel a bit silly to be sitting on 2x DX razors and 2x SS (one SS is a Chinese clone), but the materialistic aspect of shaving is also what keeps me interested. It was a treat.