Thread: From what site should I get my first razor set?

Originally Posted by Netherlord

Yeah, but you can't get razor and strop from a same guy, aye? By the way, do I really, really need brush and soap too?

You don't really, really need soap and brush, but you should...a proper shaving soap or cream gives much better lather with glide and protection you won't find in any can, and of course the scent and pleasurenof whipping upna good lather

You can of course get some brushless cream, then you don't need a brush

Wow, brushless cream? That would allow me to buy only razor & strop without other extraneous stuff; any brand recommended?

Well you only 'need' a razor. I don't know what other "extraneous stuff" you might be thinking of. You don't need a strop. You can just use a bit of folded up newspaper or your belt. You don't need a brush.
A brush does a better job of setting up your stubble for a clean shave. No you don't need it, but you will appreciate having one all the same. You said you're in the military (or planning to join)...All you need is a canteen cup and a disposable razor. That's all we ever used. No soap. Soap leaves a scent, and a scent is undesirable when you're in the field. That cut-throat might be the cause of the enemy receiving a morse code message saying "shoot me", as it reflects the sunlight and gives away your position. Are you wanting to try this style of shaving for it's benefits or is it just, as I hear many Americans saying, for the "bad-ass" manliness of it all?
I'm not trying to put you off, but I'm getting a bit cynical in my old age and might be just reading your questions of "need" the wrong way. If that's the case, my apologies. If it isn't the case, cups canteen and a bic disposable will do the job well enough for a young G.R.U.N.T.


Mick