Hi all, this is my first post.
I'm 24 years old, and up to now I've always hated everything about shaving, and have usually just gone with a scraggly beard. I've always hated disposable razors, and although I've never used a safety razor, I don't think I'd be any happier with them either--my biggest turn off is the idea that there will be little bits of hair accumulating in small crevices in the cartridge (which absolutely drives me crazy). Ever since I shaved for the first time, I've always wished I could just use a raw blade, in the hope that I'd never need to worry about that again.
So recently I decided to finally invest in a straight razor. I started doing heavy research, found this website, and really feel that I've made the right choice to dive into straight razors. I'm currently awaiting an amazon order which should be arriving to my house shortly:
- Badger Brush/Stand ( Van Der Hagen Men's Luxury, Shave Set )
- Shaving Soap ( Omega 46001 Shaving Soap in Bowl )
- Carbon Steel Dovo Straight Razor ( Dovo Best Quality, Full Hollow Carbon Steel, 5/8", Black Handle )
- Razor Strop ( Fromm Razor Strop 2 1/2" X 23" )
- Proraso Aftershave Lotion ( Proraso Dioibarba Aftershave Lotion Hair Removal Products )
I absolutely cannot wait for this to arrive in the mail so I can do my first "sideburn pass" trial.
Anyway, I'm aware that for a beginner it shouldn't matter too much, but I'm curious if the razor I chose here is a good one. I've seen on this forum's "Bad Razors" list that both "Best Quality" and "Solingen" should be regarded as suspicious...and this razor says "Solingen: Best Quality" :o. I assumed that it must be legitimate since it's from Dovo.
Thanks,
Jay