Hi all,

I'm new to this straight razor thing. As I live in Brazil, where there isn't a straight razor culture, it's next to impossible to find traditional straight razors, the only choice being "no sharpen" straights.

I've decided to give straights a try, but as importing a dovo or thiers issard blade would cost me around 300 times (yes, that's right, I did the math) more than a national "no sharpen" model, I ask: do the traditional straights give a better shave than "no sharpen" ones? If so, why?

Thanks in advance for all the responses.