Thread: Too much information = overwhelming!

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?

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