I've been noticing it for some time. No doubt this effect was there for me for quite some time, but I hadn't noticed it until recently. It still has me stumped as to why however.
I can use a pre-'12 gillette made aggressive by a shim or 2 and it'll tear my face up. OK, that's an exaggeration, but I always get at least a few weepers in rough sections of skin.
I can pick up a Muhle '11 R41 and no weepers. Or I can use ANY SE razor in the cabinet and no weepers. But pick up a milder razor with a shim or 2 and it never fails.
Maybe my technique? I know it's a non-aggressive razor, so I relax and do things I shouldn't? That's all I can think of. It's the only thing that makes sense to me but I can't catch myself doing it. I have been busier than a one armed paper hanger lately, so maybe it's that I'mm allowing my mind to wander since it's a less aggressive razor.
Other than that, there is the more flexible DE blade, but that doesn't explain why I can shave with no blood with the '11 R41. Heck, it's the very same blade taken out of the Gillette and put into the Muhle.
Can you suggest anything else that I may not be seeing?
I have one obvious suggestion for me, and it would be painless... remove the vintage Gillettes from the cabinet. I could do that very easily since I don't use them very often.
I can use a pre-'12 gillette made aggressive by a shim or 2 and it'll tear my face up. OK, that's an exaggeration, but I always get at least a few weepers in rough sections of skin.
I can pick up a Muhle '11 R41 and no weepers. Or I can use ANY SE razor in the cabinet and no weepers. But pick up a milder razor with a shim or 2 and it never fails.
Maybe my technique? I know it's a non-aggressive razor, so I relax and do things I shouldn't? That's all I can think of. It's the only thing that makes sense to me but I can't catch myself doing it. I have been busier than a one armed paper hanger lately, so maybe it's that I'mm allowing my mind to wander since it's a less aggressive razor.
Other than that, there is the more flexible DE blade, but that doesn't explain why I can shave with no blood with the '11 R41. Heck, it's the very same blade taken out of the Gillette and put into the Muhle.
Can you suggest anything else that I may not be seeing?
I have one obvious suggestion for me, and it would be painless... remove the vintage Gillettes from the cabinet. I could do that very easily since I don't use them very often.