Thread: Too much information = overwhelming!

Originally Posted by kurolap

I hate shaving, it causes irritation, gotta spend money to always get new blades and it's annoying.

I didn't like shaving either. Then I bought a straight razor. Now shaving is one of my favorite parts of the day.

As far as what to buy, it depends on your starting budget. A shavette is the cheapest and you don't need anything else other than a can of shaving cream. Or you can spend a $1000 on a fully restored antique and premium supplies. I would imagine that your needs lie somewhere in between.

My wife bought me a Double Edge Parker safety razor and it's like silk compared to disposable cartridges. Not that expensive and replacement blades are relatively inexpensive. They are easy to learn and good to have around even with a straight razor being your main razor.

So ask yourself, do you want to learn a new set of skills ?

I appreciate all the responses with actual answers in them, still a bit confused but I think I'll try the "shavettes" because you don't have to "hone" or "sharpen" or do anything crazy with them?

Now with those I'm assuming the most important thing is the interchangeable blades, not the actual handles and I'm guessing I can start off with something cheap and basic like this?

Steel Barber Shaving Razor Shavette Disposable Blades | eBay

Also when searching for "blades" what do I type to specifically search for the blades for the Shavettes' ?

Thanks again!

Originally Posted by Mechromancer

I didn't like shaving either. Then I bought a straight razor. Now shaving is one of my favorite parts of the day.

As far as what to buy, it depends on your starting budget. A shavette is the cheapest and you don't need anything else other than a can of shaving cream. Or you can spend a $1000 on a fully restored antique and premium supplies. I would imagine that your needs lie somewhere in between.

My wife bought me a Double Edge Parker safety razor and it's like silk compared to disposable cartridges. Not that expensive and replacement blades are relatively inexpensive. They are easy to learn and good to have around even with a straight razor being your main razor.

So ask yourself, do you want to learn a new set of skills ?

Are the double Edge ones the same as the Shavettes but single edge? is it a similar shave?

kurolap,

I would stay away from an ebay buy and instead look to some of the SRP vendors so you know what you're getting and they will also have the replaceable blades as well.

Also, search for videos on youtube for shavettes and see what they are all about.

Shaving with Shavette razors

Vendors Corner


https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=ay48qI6zynY

Ok where can I get a decent priced one shipped to Israel? Cuz I'm looking at a few and they are $10-$20 from the UK

If you're intent on just running out and buying something, you could check here:

Dovo, Shavette, Parker, Stainless, Black, White, Silver, Blue, Straight, Razor, Shave, Shaving, Folding, Cut, Throat, Cutthroat, Blade, Wet, Classic, Traditional, Single, Double, Edge, DE, Blade

Disposable blade SRs come in two basic varieties, those that use standard double edged safety razor blades 1st broken in half by the user and those that take a specific blade for that razor marketed by the razor's vendor.

The 1/2 DE blade shavette razors are reputed to flex and to be unforgiving. Some dull the sharp corner points before loading the blade. It is cheap to try out. Remember that factory DE blades come sharper than just about any newly honed SR. Reading the disposable blade SR sticky is advised before acquiring and shaving with a shavette.

The Feather AC takes special blades and is reputed to come closest to a true SR shave, but is expensive.

I have no shaving experience with shavette type razors, but my barber uses the 1/2 DE blade type to trim my hair on the back of my neck during a haircut.

HTH

That shavette will work fine. You can buy any de blade for it then snap them half. I think only Darby and shark are the only companies that I have seen that sell blades already set up for these razors. Some people like them and some don't. A de sample pack might serve you best in the long run and find a blade that suits your face best.

Thanks! Please help me pick one of these 4 choices to start with.

1. Steel Barber Shaving Razor Shavette Disposable Blades | eBay

2. Marble Salon Straight Cut Throat Shaving Razor Shavette | eBay

3. Brand New Shaving Razor Cut Throat Razors Shavette Blades Pouch | eBay

4. Shaving Razor Straight Cut Throat Shaving Razors Traditional Shavette Blade | eBay


The 3rd one is my favourite based on looks. All of them come with blades, are they crap?

Well, I'm going to buck the trend here and ask "What is your current shaving process, right now? What do you use for shaving? What do you do to prepare your face for shaving?"

And just to catch the bus here, why not just get a DE and a sample pack of razors to try? This will save a little of the muck around with snapping blades in half to suit the Shavette and gives you a bit of ease of use in swapping out blades to find which ones work for you. Not putting down the shavette's at all, just trying to give you options that might be better suited to what appears to be an impatient nature.

Using a brush and a decent shave soap or cream might be all it takes with your current shaving method, to improve the way you feel about shaving. Get a good name brush and a tub of Cella, Proraso, Mama Bears, Taylor of Bond St, Col. Conks or something of that nature in soaps/creams before anything else.


Mick