Razorworld: First Shave

It was only a day after I received the Razorworld's package in the mail that I got to it and used their shaving kit. The five blade razor felt light in my hand, a direct contrast to the Dollar Shave Club razor but it felt more comfortable than the Aussie Shave handle. I must admit I was a bit unsure as I attached the cartridge to the handle as the "construction" process didn't seem as intuitive as the other company's blades. However, my men's intuition proved a winner (finally!!) and the cartridge clicked into place with a reassuringly "clack" noise. The addition of the cartridge changed the weight and feel of the razor, making it more comfortable in the hand.

I recently received my awesome bag of goodies from Bad Hair Boy and have been motivated to try the Italian Proraso Shaving Cream I'd purchased. However, to keep that self-illusion of trying to maintain a similar baseline between blades, I stayed with the Trishave 3 in 1 shaving product for the first RazorWorld shave.

I have to say, and I hope I am not harping on the topic, that the whole razor felt noticeably less substantial than my previous set-up. So, it was with trepidation that I pulled the blade across my face for the first time. The sensation was a surprise. There was a sense of "this isn't as good as Dollar Shave Club" but this was the first pass only. Then, something happened, and I am not sure what it was. The shave got better with each pass. It seemed to chuckle at my facial hair, like a Superhero laughing at a human that is threatening them.

The shave was fast and easy. I was surprised how efficiently the Razorworld product had handled the shave but, more importantly, how good the shave felt. My face felt clean and smooth. While I thought I felt some initial scraping when I started with the blade, this turned out to be user error- or more correctly a learning curve. Let's face it, how many times have I had to adjust my shaving technique over the past 4 months!!!. And this is no different. Every time you change brands, you need to adjust how you shave. And adjust I did, quite rapidly.

And then I went to trim my sideburns. Yep. That was when I gave into the realisation that there was no trimmer blade. Nowhere. Believe me, I tried. I flipped bits up, turned bits over, pushed bits here and there, all in an attempt to uncover the hidden trimmer blade. It wasn't hidden- it was non-existent. What a pest. Back to using my old Gillette Twin Blade to tidy up. Shame, after such a good shave to be let down by a lack of functionality.

So, after the first shave, my summary is that the shave was excellent and, in my initial flush of first-use I'll add that it was probably on a par with Dollar Shave Club, and well above Aussie Shave. However, for the money I paid, I would have thought a trimmer blade would be a fait de complete. Alas not. Let's see how the next shaves go.....