"Merkur Guys" and "Gillette Guys"

[notthesharpest]

The Collected Works of Joe Lerch

Miss his angle of view.

"Tell all the truth, but tell it slant"
-- Emily Dickinson

[drumana]

I'm a Muhle man. The R89 is a fantastic razor and since getting it many months ago I haven't used anything else. I also like my Edwin Jagger Chatsworth razor, which has a Muhle head, but I prefer the R89 for it's textured handle. The balance of the two are pretty much the same.

Before that, I used a Merkur HD and an HD Slant. I never got along with Gillette razors...

[gagarin]

When I began using DE's several years ago, 40's-type Gillette Superspeeds were all the rage, fostered in large part by Gordon's recommendation and broadcast across the web by Corey Greenburg. I continue to be an admirer of the Gillette TTO's. They are wonderful gadgets, with watch-like mechanisms of superb precision and quality. To this day, I continue to enjoy them.

My gold Merkur Progress is a favorite as well.

My ultimate shaver, though, is the iKon OC Deluxe, a stainless steel tribute to the Gillette NEW Deluxe. Guess I'm an iKon guy.

Regards,

[John N.]

In my small collection I have Gillettes, Merkurs, Gems...even a Cobra Classic and a Schick Injector. I very much enjoy using them all, and do not catagorize myself as being a Merkur, Schick, Gillette or Gem guy. I have found that I can get an enjoyable BBS/DFS shave with most any of them as long as I use the techniques required for the different types. Keeps me on my toes .

[Shave4Fun]

Does this answer your question:

[Crazy_Nate]

After recently discovering the 12C + feather combination...I might be stuck with Merkur for a while. Maybe some day I'll see how a Gillette shaves, but until then...I'll be quite content.

The current combination is very gentle if you're careful not to over-shave. I've finally gotten rid of most of the razor bump problems on my neck.

[bernards66]

Nate, Yep, proper use of a DE will tend to take care of that problem.
Regards,
Gordon