I had my first shave using my newly acquired Futur this morning. What a razor! I started at setting number 3.5, paired it with a Red Personna, and used an MB Awakenings/Proraso superlather. It resulted in a DFS, nearly BBS, with three passes and no touchups. I had no irritation, razor burn or anything. The weight of the thing was surprising at first, but I like it a lot because it makes it easier for me to use less pressure. I know some people say that it is hard to get under your nose with this thing, but I didn't find that I had any troubles with that, I just push my nose out of the way. I really like heftiness of the razor and the balance seemed really nice. All in all I am very pleased with this razor, have absolutely no complaints, and I can't wait for the next time to use it. I should add a big thank you to Moe for the hookup!
I'm really glad you liked it Tom. I was loaned a Futur and I thought the shaves were good but I just didn't think they were good enough to justify the expense for myself. I know there are lovers and haters out there but I'm as vanilla as can be with regard to the Futur.
The Futur is one of my favorites!!! I also like to Progress but I must say, I do get consistantly good shaves with almost any blade in the Futur.
I get some nice shaves from the Futur, but my initial infatuation has worn off. It is a solid performer, but I've been reaching for the Old Type more and more recently.
Over the years, my Futur has gone from a razor I really liked to the one I use each and every day. It's a great razor! 3.5 is a bit aggressive for me. I use 1.5 with a Feather....
:signs108 I wasn't even thinking of comparing to the Progress. IMO, the Progress is one of the best shaving most highly aggressive shaves out there-damn near a perfect razor; why they would stick that cheap plastic knob on it though is beyond me. Good thing there are Cooncats out there!
The Futur is the only DE I own, and have used. I love it, however I didn't use it much, I would say I probably have less than a dozen shaves with it. It's almost TOO easy to get an amazing shave with it, kinda takes the fun out of it for me! :happy102 (Never thought you'd hear that relating to shaving!) Plus I love straight razors too much! Good luck in the "Futur"! :laugh042
Hi Tom, My Futur shaves are very close to BBS on a setting of around 2 ... with a Feather or other very sharp blade. BUT .... I cheat a little in that a use a Schick Injector around my nose and mouth. I find there is a sound unique to using the Futur as is slices through my usual 2 - 3 day old beard. Matt
I keep my Futur at about 1.5 or 2. I get a good shave with everything from the American Personna to the Gillette Yellows (and a bunch in between). I have a total of 5 razors but the futur gets the most play right now.
I used it again today and noticed that I had it set at 3 and not 3.5 like I thought. I adjusted it down to 2.5 just to see if I could still get a nice close shave and once again, I ended up with a DFS with no irritation. I like this razor a lot and look forward to the next shave with it.
