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  • djundjilaMA
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    3 days ago

    The correct angle wasn’t too difficult to find, but the range of comfortable shaving angles seems much narrower to me.

    When you’ll have used it a few times, I think you’ll find that this isn’t true when compared to most DE razors. The Micromatic has quite the exposure, and that comes with a good range of angles, but the range skews towards the flatter angles compared to DE

    • snooting
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      3 days ago

      Yeah, it might be more that I’m not used to riding the cap quite so much.

      I’m definitely looking forward to using it more – it gives a great shave!

      • djundjilaMA
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        2 days ago

        I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it in no time. Don’t forget that it also took you a moment to get good shave with DEs. Remember the basics (well hydrated lather, no pressure) and the rest will follow automatically

      • waldenMA
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        2 days ago

        For what it’s worth, I’ve tried riding the cap with all sorts of GEM razors and it’s not my cup of tea. Eventually you’ll discover what feels good.

        I used to blame rough first shaves on the PTFE blades needing some coating to wear off, but now I know better - I was using too much pressure, being used to milder DEs.

        Anyway, enjoy! They’re great razors.