Rex Ambassador owner thread

I guess I need some tips from those who are getting great shaves with REX.

I am having difficulty getting an irritation free shave. Especially on my neck where beard grows sideways and lays flat on the skin.

The ATG pass feels fairly uncomfortable as if my hairs are being pulled instead of sliced through. I get significant alum burn after the shave. So far I have tried Bolzano and Wizamet Iridium Super blades (two of my favorites). I tried settings 2 to 5.

I can get comfortable near bbs shaves with many other DE razors : BlackBird, Charcoal, 34C, Fatboy, Red, 6S, Karve (to some extent), straights, SEs etc. What do you think I am doing wrong? I took a break from REX today, used one of the razors I am familiar with and got a great shave.

I think my lather is pretty good.

On my second shave I experimented with a shallow blade angle that caused a lot of irritation.  Once I changed back to a more normal range (25-30 degrees) the irritation went away completely.  

The last two shaves have been perfection. 2-pass BBS going WTG and ATG on setting 6.5

I haven't experienced any issues on the ATG pass with the exception as noted above.

Shallow as in blade almost parallel to face, right? ( where as steep would be blade being perpendicular to face)?

I will confuse shallow and steep when it comes to razors and blades.

Steep angle shaving (aka guard riding) is the handle being more parallel to the face and shallow angle shaving (aka top cap riding) being more perpendicular.

I guess I need some tips from those who are getting great shaves with REX.

I am having difficulty getting an irritation free shave. Especially on my neck where beard grows sideways and lays flat on the skin.

The ATG pass feels fairly uncomfortable as if my hairs are being pulled instead of sliced through. I get significant alum burn after the shave. So far I have tried Bolzano and Wizamet Iridium Super blades (two of my favorites). I tried settings 2 to 5.

I can get comfortable near bbs shaves with many other DE razors : BlackBird, Charcoal, 34C, Fatboy, Red, 6S, Karve (to some extent), straights, SEs etc. What do you think I am doing wrong? I took a break from REX today, used one of the razors I am familiar with and got a great shave.

I think my lather is pretty good.

Do you get along with Gillette Silver Blues? So far, GSBs and PolSilver SIs have worked very well for me. Personna Israeli Reds did not go as well. Still a decent shave but nowhere near as smooth as the other two.

I’m not on my second Rex. I got one of the very first ones off the line and it must have been flawed. Instead of sending it back to Matt to get fixed I lost my temper and sold it. I now own another Rex that is a newer run with a N2 serial and it’s a great razor. I love how we can do the infinity adjustability and I get great bbs shaves with it. One of my best razors not based on looks but purely based on end results

I had my first shave with the Rex today, with a brand new Wizamet Iridium Super Extra Stainless. I initially had planned on starting at 3, then 4 for second pass, then 5 for the third passs to get a feel for the different gaps. Well, my plan was foiled by a lousy tather that had gotten too thinned by the third pass, so rather than subject myself to a horrible shave, I backed down to 2 and 1 for the third pass. 1 was a little too mild, so went back to 2. That cut the potential for weepers or cuts big time. Since this was my first shave with this razor, and I used a questionable soap/lather, I don't think this is the best shave I will get that said it was a great shave even with the lousey lather. Things can only get better!!!
I will mess around with smaller gap for a while, or increasing gaps, and decreasing gaps, or however o feel like for that day =)

Do you get along with Gillette Silver Blues?  So far, GSBs and PolSilver SIs have worked very well for me.  Personna Israeli Reds did not go as well.  Still a decent shave but nowhere near as smooth as the other two.

I don't think I have GSBs anymore. But I heard Wizamets that I have are similar to PolSilver SIs.

Seven shaves with the Ambassador so far, four with Astra SP, and three with a GSB. The Astra felt smoother to me. I have used settings 1, 2, 3 and 6. The last couple of shaves I have left it on 3. Three pass with touch up, near BBS. I don't notice the drag that others have mentioned. I'm very happy with the Ambassador and I'm looking forward to getting to know it better.

Have a good night and a great Friday!

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Had my first bad shave with the Rex today. I could feel the blade going south so I upped the aggression setting and tried to squeeze one more shave out. Bad Idea. Normally I'd reach for a mild razor the day after a bad shave, but instead I'll try a new blade and dial the Rex down to wuss mode. This could prove to be a swiss army knife of shaving. The test drive continues.

I always recommend people starting from 1 and working up.


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Had my first bad shave with the Rex today. I could feel the blade going south so I upped the aggression setting and tried to squeeze one more shave out. Bad Idea. Normally I'd reach for a mild razor the day after a bad shave, but instead I'll try a new blade and dial the Rex down to wuss mode. This could prove to be a swiss army knife of shaving. The test drive continues.

I always recommend people starting

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Seven shaves with the Ambassador so far, four with Astra SP, and three with a GSB. The Astra felt smoother to me. I have used settings 1, 2, 3 and 6. The last couple of shaves I have left it on 3. Three pass with touch up, near BBS. I don't notice the drag that others have mentioned. I'm very happy with the Ambassador and I'm looking forward to getting to know it better.

Have a good night and a great Friday!

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Amazing photo!


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Seven shaves with the Ambassador so far, four with Astra SP, and three with a GSB. The Astra felt smoother to me. I have used settings 1, 2, 3 and 6. The last couple of shaves I have left it on 3. Three pass with touch up, near BBS. I don't notice the drag that others have mentioned. I'm very happy with the Ambassador and I'm looking forward to getting to know it better.

Have a good night and a great Friday!

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Amazing photo!


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Thanks Matt! It's a photogenic razor!

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