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I like Feathers because they're sharp. If your beard is coarse it makes sense, as endless going over with a duller blade will cause more irritation than a few passes with a sharp one (though you can never tell whether your face will just have some unexplainable objection to certain brands irrespective of sharpness).
There's no harm in trying, if you let the blade do the work. You've got to exert ZERO pressure against your skin, and get the angle right(ish). Let the weight of the razor head do the pushing, and no more. Don't expect to get things done in a single pass. I do 3 passes, and it took about 6 months of getting to know my face/beard to work out what worked best, regarding direction of strokes, etc.
You can also get cheap sample packs of mixed blades from Connaught Shaving (I think that's what they're called).