Could I do without some of them? I can always live with fewer razors. they are going to stick around permanently. I have the same problem has: the last group of razors I've purchased have all been so good. ![]() I know it's just the first shave but it went well. I'm sure I could use their 0.95 OC in either titanium or stainless steel, but based on today's shave, I don't need the extra efficiency. I now have the Bronze 0.38 and just shaved for the first time with the Ti 0.68OC. On the Timeless razor front: I've owned the Ti Crown handles for quite a while but I only recently purchased an actual razor from them. Of course, some of my shiny razor heads get a polished Ti Crown attached to them. I've been able to match several of my stainless steel razor heads in brushed or matte finishes pretty closely. If you want to lighten them up a bit, Simichrome works very well. if price is an issue, they almost always have Matte Finish Ti Crowns in their scratch and dent section. This has got to stop.Click to expand.Add to that. So that's thirteen razors in less than 90 days. But I've bought three more since Tuesday. So I should have said I bought ten razors since June. Looking back through my choked email inbox, I realize I got that sale promotion for the Mergress in June, not April. I recommend giving it a go if you get a chance at one. It's too nice a tool to not make it work. I've already had a few good shaves with it, and after I use it enough to figure it out, I expect it'll become one of my regulars. I don't think the Timeless Aluminum will be the R41 killer, but it's a worthy addition to my stable. In the last four months, I've bought ten razors, 650 blades, four brushes, three soaps, and two aftershaves! But to quote Elwood Blues, "I'm on a mission from God!" I'm determined to find a razor/blade/soap combination that gives me an R41 shave without the R41 hazard to my chin. I fell back into the abyss of shaving equipment and supplies accumulation hell. Naturally, I had to get back on the shave forums to read up on the new razor and how people were using it. I've been curious about the Progress/Mergress for years, and I thought I might as well use that sale price as an excuse to give it try. Then this past April I got an email promotion for Mergress razors on sale. Just been trying to use up the stuff I had with my trusty favorite razors and brushes. Hanging out on these forums causes me to accumulate stuff I don't need! I hadn't bought any new shave stuff in four years. I've stayed away from these shave forums since late 2014 or early '15 because I had enough razors and blades and brushes and soaps and creams and aftershaves to last three sane people twenty years. I'd shave with one of those a time or two before putting it back in the drawer and going back to old reliable R41. I'd occasionally pull out the NEW SC or LC, or the Fatip or Plisson, or the '34 Aristocrat, or the Red Tip, or whatever caught my eye in the drawer. It's my reference for efficiency, and I suppose for aggressiveness too. I shaved with an R41 almost exclusively for the past four years. The Timeless Aluminum is a different experience for me. ![]() An R41 feels aggressive, and is efficient. I don't have another razor with this combination. That's what I mean about the lack of efficiency. After one pass, there's a lot more stubble left than I would have guessed based on how prominent the blade feels against my face and how much noise the razor makes. But I have to work harder to get the same smoothness of shave with it than I do with several other razors. ![]() That's what I mean about its aggressiveness. It feels and sounds like it's doing some serious whisker removal, and it'll nick my chin or neck if I get too careless or apply too much pressure. By odd I mean it has an unusual combination of aggressiveness and lack of efficiency. The Timeless razor is an odd one to me so far. The difference is that the Lupo doesn't look heavy! I really like the looks of the Timeless. I'm still getting used to the lightness of it, along with a Lupo I recently got. The razor's light weight is a surprise to the hand every time I pick it up, because its size makes it look like it should be heavier. (Thanks Oleg!) I've had about a half dozen shaves with it so far. I got one from a member here a couple of weeks ago.
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