Hey everyone,

I've been intending to get into the straight razor scene for a while and now that my birthday is coming up I figured that this would give me the excuse I have been looking for to get started.

I do have a quick question however. I have been reading through the beginner FAQs and shopping lists and I was wondering if there are any packages or combination of products that the people on this forum would recommend for beginners. I was hoping to be able to just ask for [insert package here] instead of having to piecemeal together a shopping list from scratch.

I have only ever shaved with cartridge razors and I find that the only way to get a close shave with them is to go against the grain which causes my skin to revolt against me. I would probably place myself on the more sensitive skin side of the equation. Also, I am basically starting from scratch with getting these products together so I will probably need to pick up everything at some point.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.