Quickie shaveblogging update
Back at this post I mentioned getting a Schick Quattro Titanium in the mail. Verdict thus far: Not great. Very uncomfortable the first day using my usual Noxzema-in-a-can. Next two days a gel worked better, but still hurt the further down my neck it went. Maybe my face has gotten all wussy from using a single blade, but I don’t think so. I use my old Sensor Excel twin blade every now and then and that feels fine. Nice and close though, on the cheeks anyway; either it sucks on the neck or it hurts too much down there to do a proper job.
Tomorrow I’m using cheap-ass Barbasol and then I’ll have a go with the Alba junk.
I’ve got one of those, the Quattro Titanium, I mean. I got the one that vibrates because it was on sale for like six bux and I couldn’t pass up the nerd factor.
Anyway, I love it. Never have any tugging or cutting problems – in fact, I don’t think thta in the past two months I’ve cut myself -once- in the process of shaving with it.
Now, this is not to say that it does not require caution and correct preparation. If I shave every day with it, it’s fine, and it feels like I’m rubbing my face with a silk-wrapped vibrator. If I take a few days off, though, I use the trimmer attachment on my Braun electric to knock the growth down a little bit before I use it.
I use it mostly with plain old Gillette shaving cream. Sometimes I’ll use something froo-froo from Trader Joes, but usually just the cheap stuff works fine for me.
Comment by Jesse — May 29, 2007 @ 10:53 pm
I tried it with the Barbasol this morning and it did, in fact, feel not so nasty. Probably just requires a lot of protective goop.
Comment by Anthony — May 30, 2007 @ 10:05 am