A little balm.A thin layer keeps the skin from tightening.
Stand the razor up.Rinse it and let it dry head-up.
Change the blade when it starts to tug, usually every four to six shaves.
VII
The first week.
Mornings 1–3
Setting 1. With the grain.
One pass. It will feel slow. That's the point.
Mornings 4–7
Setting 2 or 3. Add a pass across.
A nick or two is normal. A styptic stick closes it in seconds.
Week two
Your number.
Most men settle between 3 and 5.
The hydra and the knight.
Why it works: a slice of skin, every stroke a hair, shaved by a five-blade cartridge and by a single blade at once. Scroll, or drag across it.
The cartridgeFive blades. The first pulls each hair up, the next cuts it, and the stub sinks back under the skin.The VIGIL razorA single sharp blade at thirty degrees. It cuts each hair once, level with the skin, and moves on.
VIGILVSthe field
Our safety razor against the two ways most men shave: a cartridge razor and an electric shaver. Eight rounds, scored honestly, including the two we lose.
Cartridge razor€10–15, then refills for as long as you shave
VIGIL safety razor€89, once. Blades cost €0.14
Electric shaver€80–300, then new heads and batteries
Change the blade when it starts to tug, usually every four to six shaves.
