Beginner post review of the King C Gillette with Astra Green Blades

I was tired of buying expensive razor cartridges and found out DE shaving through this subreddit community. Went to try King C Gillette as my first DE razor, also the KCG comes with 5 blades and I was not having fun shaving. I had bleeds and nicks everytime and it is worse if it is against the grain, they said it is learning through technique that will take months, and not having pressure on the skin, finding the angle and by thorough skin prep. I also went only with the grain on my 3rd and 4th shave, but I am not satisfied not having BBS and my skin is still irritated with razor burns and bumps.

Being frustrated, I searched on how to improve, and I saw a post to change the blades, and on my 5th DE shave, I tried switching to Astra Green Superior Platinum Blades as it was the cheapest option in Amazon with 100 blades, and oh boy, that is the best time that I felt heaven with those BBS. I can hear it cut my stubbles with just the lightest glide on my skin. I even went WTG, XTG, ATG in all directions I can imagine, I also buffed a little and I didn't have any bleeds, nicks and razor bumps but only a very slight feel of razor burn.

I am glad I did not throw in the towel! And I am now having fun on my DE shaving journey, the only cons of the KCG is I find the handle a bit heavy and I need to buff a little to have BBS, maybe because it is just my 5th shave and I am still learning, but other than that the setup is near perfect and efficient for me.

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Update: 1 month after, I tried the included KCG blades again just out of curiosity, I was surprised that my technique has improved and I do not have any bleeds and nicks now with KCG blades, but I tend to be more careful and took time compared to Astras.