OneAndOneIs2

Tried my new razor today. It's a Merkur razor, so I figured I might as well start with Merkur blades.

Just as well I did! I dread to think what Feather blades might have done to me - those being the ones made in Japan by ninjas who also use them as throwing starts.

Okay, that's probably not true. But they're the most lethally sharp blades going. I use them when I want a very close shave and can face the idea of the inevitable nick or two.

I think, though, that I can safely assume the Merkur HD razor has a more aggressive setting than what I've been using so far, because it resulted in a Feather-close shave even using the Merkur. And several small nicks, which I've not had with anything but a Feather blade in a long time.

Shall have to modify my technique slightly, obviously. But I do like the new razor: It's completely eradicated stubble, even in the problem areas in my neck that my old razor could never quite get.

Applying the new (and rather nice) Trumper's Skin Food aftershave balm afterwards just highlighted the "BBS" results (that's "baby's-butt smooth" in shaving forum parlance, not the more usual "bulletin board system")

I'll probably try a Feather blade at the weekend, when I've had a few days' practice.

And if you assume from this exhaustive update on a razor that I'm extremely bored at work right now, you'd be right. A week before my imminent departure, they decided to completely change the seating arrangements, so everybody but me is busily swapping desks, and very little work is getting done.

Roll on next week.