I'm imaging the Shavette, with all its sharpness, squared cornersness and all round it's not the sameness. How could a blade have a war ready reputation full of bloody face massacres, the forums made shaving with a shavette sound like taking a nap on elm street. I personally found it should be described as the gentle mistress, she treats me right, but she ain't the wife.

The Parker SR1 was the name of my mistress, I found her on amazon for 20 bucks. In my opinion you should put some thought into it. I'm not trying to make you fall in love, just a little fling. Shavette for beginners means no messing around by not stropping right; using a not shave ready razor; or down time after you tap that against the sink (see what I did there?).

The only other razor I own is a Gold Dollar starter. That is the key point to this. My razor is kind to me, but the shavette is the bad girl always ready and waiting to go at it.I am not in any way comparing this 20 dollar shavette to the three hundred dollar mammoth tusk and elvish steel razors on the market.

In conclusion, the shavette is a very affordable back up, travel ready, easy maintenance REPLACEMENT for lower level razors. Even if you own a better razor, shavette should NOT be feared and should be used when traveling, or when very busy. Hoping this helps people thinking about getting a shavette. I use Shark blades, can buy a pack of 20 for a couple bucks or of over 100 for twenty bucks.