I have tried many razors over the years. Recently I settled on the Wolfman OC 1 as my standard ride. The only time I don't use the Wolfman is when I travel. I hope that nobody reading this note works for the airlines, but there is no way I am giving my precious Wolfman to the baggage people. Already too many misplaced/lost bags over the years.
I recently purchased a 1955 Gillette Red Tip for travel. Not expensive. Good Ebay purchase. I had tried it now and again but this last trip was the first time I had the opportunity to use it for 5 consecutive days. All I have to say is: What a Great Little Razor!
If I had to pick one adjective to describe the Red Tip, I would say SMOOTH. My beard is wiry and course, and my skin is dry and irritates easily. The Red Tip was very quiet on my face, so quiet that I thought nothing much was happening. In fact the Red Tip is quietly efficient. I didn't have a perfect shave after a first pass, but darn close. A second XTG pass cleaned things up perfectly. I had to alter my technique when compared to the Wolfman, taking shorter strokes and going over each area more than once, but since I never had any irritation from the Red Tip, the multiple strokes were not a problem. The head was a bit bulky making it difficult to get close around my nose, but that is about the only criticism I can come up with.
It is difficult to compare it to the Wolfman. Such different beasts. The Wolfman is more aggressive, and I can get far more done with a single Wolfman stroke than I can with the Red Tip. That said, the Red Tip is remarkably smooth and surprisingly efficient. Will the Red Tip send my Wolfman to the back of the medicine cabinet? NO, but I could easily live with the Red Tip as my primary razor. It is that good.
Cheers
Five Days with the Gillette Red Tip
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