Im kicking off my bare-faced summer with the new Harrys Plus razor

It’s officially July and it.is.

hot.My body has never dealt well with heat, but it becomes particularly unbearable when I have facial hair.

For the past decade or so, I’ve tried to adhere to a set schedule for my scruff: I keep a beard going for fall and winter and I usually shave it down to a mustache in the spring and summer.This year, however, I’m breaking that streak and going naked.

It’s too damn hot, and I get too damn sweaty to have any extra hair on my face.That’s why I’m relying on Harry’s keep things looking smooth.Throughout the last decade of experimentation with my facial hair, I have been a Harry’s loyalist.

I have been using their original model and a special edition pride-themed razor whenever I needed a close shave or to shape my mustache.That’s why I was stoked to test out their upgraded next-gen razor, Harry’s Plus.It’s the brand’s first significant razor upgrade in over a decade and boy was it worth the wait.

Even as a longtime fan, I felt a difference the moment the blade hit my skin.“Plus” feels like an understatement considering all of the changes.

It’s like Harry has grown up and wants to go by Harrison now.There’s an advanced pivoting head built with 5-blade technology for closer contact and a smoother glide.

It’s also outfitted with a weighted metal handle and rubber grip to offer better control.They even added a push-button blade ejector to make it easier to swap out heads.After just one shave, it’s crystal clear that this wasn’t just some vanity play.

There’s purpose and intent behind every change and my face felt it.I didn’t have to repeat strokes.

It was a much smoother experience — literally.Harry’s Plus also gets the job done quicker.

A full face used to take me around 10 minutes and this test shave took roughly half that time.As I pondered my personal history of shaving to write this story, I remembered making the jump from a simple Bic to Gillette’s Mach 3 as a teen and how m...