Bought a Merkur 33C, a synthetic Parker brush, and a mühle soap bar thar I received today.

Not as close a shave as I'm used to, but my skin feels a lot less irritated than it used to after a shave. Cut myself twice, on my upper lip and on the underside of my chin.

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[–] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Welcome to the club. Was your razor tight when you cut yourself? From my experience I have only cut myself when the mechaism was not completely tight. I can't get quite as close a shave but its good enough for most days and when not I do a once over with a disposable against the grain after the safety to get the extra closeness. I change my safety blade and disposable after a year or so. It could likely go a lot longer especially since I let my beard grow in the winter most winters (have not for job seeking at times but im done with doing that I think)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    It was tight, I cut myself during my second pass when I went against the grain. The shave is definitely close enough, just not as close as I'm used to, but my beard growth is really slow so I only need to shave once or twice a week.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    yeah I regularly go against the grain. Always finish up that way. Im worried there is something wrong with your shaver. Ive cut myself several times early on but every time the shaver had slightly loosened.

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