Thread: Shavette?

I started out using a shavellet that cost me about £7.

I used it because it was cheap. That way I could continue to have a SR like shave while I started to bye the required equipment. I could not afford to get everything for real SR at once. Therefore I bought a cheap ebay razor first, then a strop and then a hone. All the time I was using my shavellet.

I must admit though that my shaving experience is a LOT better with SR and I nick myself a lot less aswell.

Steven

No comparison between a shavette and a well-sharpened straight.

I find the straight much more forgiving and easier to use.

People try the shavettes to see if they might like straight shaving and I suspect this turns many people off the idea. The funny thing is that, IMHO, other than the fact that you shave with both, they are not at all similar experiences.

I agree with what others have said. I've advised repeatedly (Is everybody sick of me being a broken record yet? ) that people not start with a shavette or feather. Especially a feather, where the need for imperceptably light, or even negative, pressure might lead a newbie to cuts and other ouches.

If you want to try straight shaving, just get a shave-ready straight razor. You won't want to go back to a shavette afterwards.