hello all anyone tried this razor? what do you think of it?? i am interested in it but i hear so much both ways about it that im afraid to spend that much and then hate it... thanks in advance...
Same reply as your other post I love it. Shave with it daily. And, for me, provides the best combination of comfort and closeness of all that I have tried. However, if you are into wet shaving because you like mastering tools and technique, this will not be for you: it is too "easy" as it is much like a cartridge experience with the pivoting head. For me, it is the face feel when I walk out the door that is the goal and this delivers. I have since upgraded to the R50 and like it even better. When I have time and I feel the need, I do use open blade, SE, and traditional DE razors. I sometimes get better results with these than the R48/50 but rarely. I don't put enough time into them to have a consistent technique whereas I use the R50 pretty much daily.
I have 2 Focus R48 razors. Great for a quick awesome, comfortable shave, every time. It is the only razor I use to 'chase the baby' every time. Easy catch. Proper blade loading is critical. I load both halves of a blade in one of each of my razors at the same time. Shaving technique is its own. I like to use Feather blades since the razor is so mild. I go 4 uses per 1/2 blade. Much of the negatively comes from folks that never used one or loaded the blade carelessly.
I have never used one. I can not figure what would be the thought process with it though. It looks like a plastic cart garbage thingie. It appears that you have to learn another technique to use it and it's expensive. Why get away from a real razor?
What is the time difference for you using a real razor and the plastic looking dohicky? A shave with a real razor is easily under 10 minutes. Just courious here.
Well what do you mean a "real razor". Also the r48 is not plastic. If by real razor you mean things like straight razors, DE razors , Se razors , shavettes i have a lot of those and i use them a lot but i also like variety and different things. Thank you for your question...
Good man. Using something new for the experience is awesome. Good luck if you get one. I know not plastic. It just looks like a cheap plastic thingie!
Thanks.yeah new things. New experiences.. It looks interesting and i want to try it.. I have schicks and enders and various SE razors.. I enjoy different devices they are fun.
I am starting the hunt for an Enders. The TNNSER 3D is also a lot of fun. It holds true to the classic SE design. http://theoriginalsafety2.com/thread/3562/tnnser-3d
FWIW, the owner of one of the other shave forums that specializes in single edge razors once suggested to his followers a group buy of these 1/2 DE Single Edge pivoting plastic razors.
As soon as i get a 3d printer im gonna make a tnnser 3d unless i find someone with a 3d printer already.. Also good luck on the enders hunt. I got mine on ebay, I got lucky and found a black one in original box for less than 10 dollars. There are plenty of deals out there. Theres one right now on there that also comes with a schick injectof for less than 15 dollar including shipping for both..
I do a 2 pass shave -- XTG then ATG -- 5 minutes for the shaving part, another 5 for the lathering and cleanup. I do a fair amount of buffing on the ATG pass and the R48 makes that easy. Kamisori shavette yesterday. Diversity is also good.