Thread: I kinda deserved my cuts...

So... Some months ago I started using a Safety Razor. I was tired of going to a barbershop and usually did it only twice a month or even less, letting me with a big foot appearance

So I got interested in straight razors and found a "shavette", they go for another name here in Brazil (it would be something like "razorette") but works the same, with half a safety razor blade inside. I used that one with great success for 2 months now.

So I did the stupidiest thing I ever did. I bought a Zeepk razor set on ebay.

(that is a pause for you to stop calling me an idiot).

Of course I didn't search here before doing that. I bought 2 razors, a strop, soap, brush and hone. They arrived last week and yesterday I tried to shave with it.

You can imagine the pain, of course. The razors are dull as... something very dull, and no matter how much I try to hone it, it doesn't get even close to sharp. The soap stinks and produces an horrible lather... It was ugly. I ended running back to my trustful "shavette" and old shaving cream. At least the brush is better than mine... But ****ed off and frustrated I ended nicking and cutting myself a lot and with irritated skin.

Now I am at a crossroads. I don't know if I keep using my old way, or if I try again to acquire quality products. Living in Brazil means I can't find good hones (Norton doesn't sell stones with 4000/8000 grit here, and finding something finer is very hard), and that I can end importing at great costs from US/Europe. Even the razors I find here are vintage, with real messed up appearances and that I can't check if they have a good edge, because if they don't, there will be nowhere to send it to sharpen unless I send it to US.

Those are some examples:
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/im...6_3012.jpg&v=O
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/im...8_2263.jpg&v=O
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/img?s=MLB&f=86299021_5107.jpg&v=O
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/im...6_1542.jpg&v=O
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/im...9_1485.jpg&v=O
http://img.mercadolivre.com.br/jm/im...48_377.jpg&v=O

Any help for a poor, idiot, n00b?

EDIT: My wife got that one for me, hope its a good one: