Quote Originally Posted by mb2014 View Post
Hey everyone,

For the past few months I have been receiving a straight razor shave at a local barbershop when I go in for a haircut. The shave is incredible! I decided I wanted to enter the world of straight razor shaving myself instead of having my barber continue to do it.

I have read through the forums posts "A beginners guide to straight razor shaving" and "buying a beginner's set on a budget". And I have watched quite a few youtube videos posted to the forum regarding beginning straight razor shaving. These articles and videos gave me awesome information but still left one question unanswered!

I am new to straight razor shaving and I am well aware that the price you pay is the quality you get...however, I would like to purchase a proper "entry-level" blade to begin my experience.

The beginners sets I have found online across multiple web pages seem to be mostly crap..expect the more expensive ones of course.

So StraightRazorPlace! What was the blade you first started shaving with? Any suggestions for reasonably priced beginner's blades and/or sets(true shave ready blades)?

Thanks
I have a bluebeards revenge shavette, with a quality DE blade snapped in half and loaded into it, you will find that it will do it's intended job the same as any expensive straight razor. With an expensive straight razor you are paying for the quality of the scale material so one made of wood or real ivory is going to cost a lot more than a blade with a plastic handle.

The upside of a cheap shavette is you don't need to buy any strops, pastes or hones to keep your razor in tip-top condition.

I am still using the razor with no intension of changing to a proper straight razor.... your barber probably uses a shavette with a disposable blade to shave your face.