Okay...so as a newcomer to wet shaving I've got a question on how people find a setup that works for them. I'm a social scientist by training, so I sort of approach several things from that perspective and this has created a question.
How can you tell if a blade is best for you when other things are changing? / How many variables do you change at once?
The background to this is that I'm getting my blade sampler pack in the mail today, and I've already tried both Merkur and Van Der Hagen blades. I'll probably switch to a new blade tonight and see how that goes (current procedure is 3-4 shaves with a blade type). Here's the problem though... I also got a Edwin Jagger shave soap to try out. Plus I'm getting better with the lathering and overall technique. So from a social science perspective I've got too many variables changing at once. If I have a great shave tonight, is it beacuse the blade is better, because I held/handled the razor correctly, or because I developed a much better lather.
I'm curious how people have experimented in order to find their own optimal combination of soap/cream, blade, and other products. I plan to use my current soap until it's gone so that I don't waste anything and so that I can at least keep one variable constant.
Cheers,
Method
How can you tell if a blade is best for you when other things are changing? / How many variables do you change at once?
The background to this is that I'm getting my blade sampler pack in the mail today, and I've already tried both Merkur and Van Der Hagen blades. I'll probably switch to a new blade tonight and see how that goes (current procedure is 3-4 shaves with a blade type). Here's the problem though... I also got a Edwin Jagger shave soap to try out. Plus I'm getting better with the lathering and overall technique. So from a social science perspective I've got too many variables changing at once. If I have a great shave tonight, is it beacuse the blade is better, because I held/handled the razor correctly, or because I developed a much better lather.
I'm curious how people have experimented in order to find their own optimal combination of soap/cream, blade, and other products. I plan to use my current soap until it's gone so that I don't waste anything and so that I can at least keep one variable constant.
Cheers,
Method
Good Blades vs. Bad Science
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