But now all of my remaining DEs have been banished to a box up in a bedroom closet. All of them except one, of course.
This is because my latest razor acquisition, the new, jet black Weishi adjustable is the one-size-fits-all-blades razor that is the best of the bunch for my face. It adjusts mild enough to give me a comfortable shave with the sharpest of blades. It adjusts aggressive enough to provide a close shave with a nearly-worn-out blade. It shaves smoothly enough that I don't complain about the uncomfortable shaves of virtually all the other one-piece (butterfly-opening) DEs that I've used over the years -- including the very mild non-adjustable Weishi 9306 model.
I appreciate simplicity. Why have ten DEs or even two, when one is the best of the bunch and meets all my face shaving needs?
Even my smooth-shaving Parker Variant is packed up in that bedroom closet. That's because it just doesn't dial down mild enough for me when I'm using virtually any sharp, new blade. Even shimming the Variant -- previously my best DE option -- has been something of a compromise because it still leaves a relatively long top-cap-to-safety-bar span, which makes it easy to nick skin on the sharp contours of my chin or at the jaw line. For me, unmodified, the Variant was a risky razor -- likely to draw a little blood -- with virtually any new blade even at its mildest setting. It was only after my blade had mellowed after several shaves that the Variant, without modification, would be a welcome DE choice for my daily shave.
Simplicity is the watch word -- simplicity driven by function. As someone said long ago on a different subject: "why choose hamburger when you can have steak?" And for my face the new Weishi adjustable is steak at a hamburger price. No shimming necessary. Sufficiently adjustable for any blade to give a good shave.
Simplicity is a good thing to enjoy.
Simplicity is a good thing to enjoy.
Happy shaving! (I am.)
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