Hello Everyone.

Long time lurker first time poster. Of course you all know the question at hand "What razor is right for me?"

A quick little back introduction, the first straight edge I started with was the Dovo Shavette, it was cheap and I thought I would give it a shot. It didn't seem to like my thick Pennsylvania German beard (no I'm not Amish). It tugged a lot, hairs would get stuck between the blade and the blade holder. The blades seemed to warp in the holder sometimes and were kind of hard to change. It was way too light for my liking and after about a year of it I started to give up on it.

I thought I would give the Monsieur Charles a try. I picked one up and have used it for about the past year, and really love it. It has some good weight to it, the blades are a lot thicker and seem to hold up better. It doesn't give a super close shave but it's quick, I can use a blade a few times before changing and is a lot lot cheaper than buying razor heads with x amount of blades in them.

So now I want to upgrade with the big boys. Is there anything out there comparable to the weight and feel of the Monsieur Charles? I'm sure there are those of you out there that use a lot of razors including the Monsieur Charles and can point me in the right direction. Of course I want to go cheap, and would love a blade that can go a few shaves without stropping. It's just so hard to tell by looking at internet pictures.

Thanks in advance for any advice.