Thread: Razor for person with little facial hair

Hello,

I've been looking through this site for about a week. I never knew there was such a following for straight edge razors. Similar to some of the people on here, I'am tired of constantly buying replacment cartridges for my gillete. - I thought back to last year, when I traveled overseas and went to a barber that used a straight edge razor - cleanest shave I ever had. Granted it was pretty scary having a stranger hold such a sharp blade to my face.

I've been reading and notice that the harder places to shave is the upper-lip and under the chin at the jaw bone.

I don't have a lot of facial hair, just growth on the upper lip /under and around the chin. Would I be better off with 4/8 razor, would a 5/8 be too much?

I found a store in my area (San Jose, CA) - The Art of Shaving - However, it seems like they sell their own brand - so I'm not so sure how great they really are.

So far I have narrowed it down to these two from classicshaving.com...tell me what you guys think? If you guy's have any other suggestions, feel free to add input. (Or should I just stick with a safety razor)

1. DOVO - Classic "Special" 4/8 White $65
2. DOVO - Timor "Blue Steel" 5/8 $69