Thread: How many different types of razors have you tried?

Shaved with:

Various DEs, fixed and adjustable

Various SEs including injectors, Rolls Razors and the like.

A couple of electrics, Braun and Phillishave

Various disposables

Straights

Bob

I guess a slew of electrics and then a slew or cartridge razors of various kinds and then numerous DEs and straights.

Some shave porn with pics is the answer:

Mach 3.
Electric Razor.
Disposable.
DE with various blades and combs.
Shavette.
Straight.
Properly old razor, circa the middle ages - once and just once was this used.
Flint - freshly sheered, I managed to get a barely passable shave from this and unsurprisingly it was nowhere near the shaves from a straight. There was something badass about shaving from nature but the romance wore off after two shaves and I just went shaveless for the remainder of the trip.

Shaving with some sort of huge and unwieldy knife is next on the cards to try I think!

Wow. What a stroll down Memory Lane this is.

Gillette Tech (thanks Dad)
Schick injector
Techmatic
Norelco Tripleheader
Bic disposibles
Trac Two
Gillette Sensor
Mach this and that
A couple of Braun electrics
Schick Hydro
Straights
Rolls Razor
Merkur 1904
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Gillette Flare

The old man was a pretty smart guy. I ended up about where he started me off.

Started with a Sunbeam electric in the late 60's.

Then it was the usual collection of injectors, cartridges, etc.

In the early 80's started with a Hoffritz straight (and I wish I knew what I did with it). Lost interest in it after a while, back to cartridges, disposables, and a Norelco electric.

Made the move to a Merkur Futur and subsequently a Muhle R41 (2011 version). Picked up a Gillette W3 Super Speed and Schick Krona (both far too mild). Tried a shavette (horrible experience) and a feather Artist; didn't like that either. Went back to straight razors after that. Now I only have the Muhle, a Merkur 33C (for travel) and a dozen straights.

1. Father's electric (I think it was an old Braun), back when once a month was more than enough...
2. My own electric, a Braun Syncho IIRC
3. Mach3 with canned goo
4. DE with proper soap & brush lather since summer 2012
5. I added Straight Razors a couple months later
6. I added a shavette two months ago

Cheers.

Originally Posted by BobH

Shaved with:

Various DEs, fixed and adjustable

Various SEs including injectors, Rolls Razors and the like.

A couple of electrics, Braun and Phillishave

Various disposables

Straights

Bob

Same for me.

Hated the once or twice a week shave with the cartridge and the daily scourge of the Braun electric to keep things clean...what a miserable way to start the day. If there's any image in my mind of shaving being a chore...this is it for me.