Prosthetic Conscience

First shave from blade sampler

The blade sampler I got yesterday includes Merkur, Feather, Crystal, Derby, Euro-Gillette, Wilkinson Sword, and Dorco blades. Though I’ve heard Feather are the sharpest, and Crystal are the most generally popular, I chose to start with the Gillettes, since my razor is a classic Gillette.

I got a good shave, but not a great one. It felt really smooth, but left a fair bit of tiny stubble behind. I was able to clean most of that up, but got a couple of little nicks doing so. I’m going to use this blade for three more shaves, and then try a either a Dorco (cheapest) or Merkur. West Coast Shaving recommends Dorco -> Merkur -> Derby/Crystal -> Swedish Gillette/Wilkinson Sword (UK) -> Feather, but I’ve already violated that all to hell. Maybe I’ll go with Feather next just to be contrary.

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