I have been wet shaving for 50 years and over the years I have used SE, DE, Shavettes and now straights. There has always been a favorite because it felt good in my hand and shaved better then the rest. I have been using straights for 11 months and found after watching untold amounts of videos on techniques, bevel, honing stropping and care as well as the different types of straights, straights have a distinct personality. The metal, grind, spine, weight, scale, blade width etc all factor into the way the straight performs and the feel it has in your hand. I have tried Boker's, Dovo' Ontario's, Genco's, Aust's and now a Mastro Livi and found the Aust to be a really great razor with a worked spine for me. The cost and quality are top's. Last week I won a Mastro Livi 6/8 on eBay. I had to hone it from a Shapton 4k, 16k and 30 k but it took an edge like no other razor. It has a Spanish Point which I had reservations about but it turned out to be the perfect point for me. When I shaved with it I found it wanted to shave. It laid on my face at the perfect angle whereas other razors I needed to find and keep the right angle. It shaved incredibly smooth with no irritation. It glided along conforming to my face with no effort of mine. Nothing short of a religious experience. I wanted to say to it: Was it as good for you as it was for me? The razor I won was half the cost of a new one and I said I would have to be crazy to spend the money for a new one. Well I am crazy and just ordered another. This razor just says I was made by a real artist and craftsman and will not let Mastro Livi down when shaving. I read you should rest a razor but I find I just want to use this 3 times a day. Attachment 211191Do you have a true love razor?
