Hello


Just joined these forums...

I have been looking for alternatives to Gillette's Mach3 stuff.

I consider Gillette Mach3 to be the "Standard" of disposable razor cartridges. Anything cheaper is much worse, anything more expensive really isn't all that better.

Also, those cartridges are expensive as hell (expect to pay the equivalent of 4 dollars per cartridge in Switzerland, if you buy them in 8 packs). And very unecological.

And the shave is awful and the razor's handling is cumbersome. I can shave about once a week without getting serious skin irritation. The more often I shave, the weirder my skin feels.

So, I decided I want to get me a straight razor. I have watched a couple of youtube videos, read some articles and I found a shop in a town near mine that sells straight razors, strops, wetstones, brushes etc. and all that and the guy will also give me some basic lessons.

I like the idea of buying a razor for 150 CHF (about the same as US dollar) that will last for the rest of my life if I treat it nicely. And it also makes me bad-ass, I guess (I don't know anyone who would ever have even contemplated using a straight razor)


Basically, I just wanted to stop by and say Hello ;-)

Cheers.