Thread: Best Razor Point Style For A Beginner

Another vote for round point for beginners, I have 3 or4 in my 10 day rotation.

A found a Square point (not a spike) a better option when I started & still prefer them over a round,
as you know exactly where the point is when using it, without the added length of the rounded point when trying to get into corners like the top lip to nostrils area etc
JMHO

I definitely like a square or spike for getting around my mustache and such. Im glad starting out though I had a round point. As long as one is careful I spose it really doesn't matter much.

I'm not much for the vintage razors where pricing isn't as much of a consideration. All 14 of my razors are new production or NOS. So my first advice would be buy what you like and learn to use it. Don't be pressured by "best for beginners" advice. Having been at this now for nearly two years, with razors in different sizes and point styles, yes, a round point is probably easier to learn with for a beginner. Let me hasten to add, my worst cut was on my first SR shave with a... wait for it... round point.

The round point, why, keeps you from possibly cutting your ear on that first downstroke. Yes?
What did I win?

just about all of mine are evil spike or French point, or even worse a Max Sprecher point!( those of you who have one know) but every one of them has been rubbed on the bottom of my bathroom window sill to take off the dreaded point I don't know which would be best for a beginner cause I started with a spike,, but the ears would be a little safer Tc

My first razor was a barbers notch, and the second was a square end. I see the appeal of a round tip for a rookie. It looks much less intimidating.

Any mistake I've ever made with a razor, was my own fault, not that of the razor design.

To me , anything but a spike and some Frnech points that are not muted will work. All other points should be more user friendly.

Round Point... It gives the "Illusion" of being safer so it makes the newb more at ease..

They will cut ya just as fast, but Shhhhhh don't tell the new guys that

I think with a round point it helps avoid a certain type of cut that you are more likely to get with other points such as a spike point. A round point will most certainly still cut you all the same. OTH I do not see much use in muting a spike point as that negates it's much touted benefit of being better to trim with. Six of one half dozen of the other sort of thing.

Bob