If I reuse blades more than once I get warts on my face. My DE Merkur does in fact cut me, and I have a thick beard and olive skin. I’m “swarthy” as they used to say in the old Hardy Boys books.

I admit I don’t use shaving cream or gel either. An earlier post mentioned that DE razors turn a 10 minute job into a 20 minute job. I have to admit I spend maybe 3 minutes shaving with a DE razor, and about 1 minute with a Gillette.