Thread: Ladies' Favorite DE?

Sorry for crashing the party ladies (and gents),
I recently got my wife two Lady Gillette razors; (1) blue, and (2) champagne. She is loving the blue. The champagne is stored for backup. Her first try with the blue and a Lord blade was very successful. She is loving this a lot more than the "Sensor" multi-blade (or whatever they are called) she was using. I taught her how to use the blade and how to make lather and viola!!! She's on a roll and better than I am at making lather. I feel stupid though...it took me a month or so to get the basics down.

Problem is that she already took ownership of one of my brushes and is now eying my cremes/soaps...especially CarrieM's stuff. I need to drawer with a combination lock.

Glad she's doing well with it Robert, At least now you know what to get her for Christmas. Her own brush and creams

Hey guys, you all seem to have a good idea of what DEs are good for ladies, so if anyone has one they might like to sell, PM me. I've never owned a razor other than my cartridge razor before, so I'm not too terribly picky; just need something to start out with. Good condition though, of course. I put up a WTB ad in the classifieds as well, so hopefully before too long i'll have my first DE!

Originally Posted by Melissa

Hey guys, you all seem to have a good idea of what DEs are good for ladies, so if anyone has one they might like to sell, PM me. I've never owned a razor other than my cartridge razor before, so I'm not too terribly picky; just need something to start out with. Good condition though, of course. I put up a WTB ad in the classifieds as well, so hopefully before too long i'll have my first DE!

Melissa,
I got mine (well...the wife's) from eBay, in excellent condition for $28 and $35 shipped. I found these 3 to get you started:

1. GILLETTE 1966 STAR BURST LADIES SAFETY RAZOR - eBay (item 200543376069 end time Nov-15-10 05:51:15 PST)

2. Vintage Lady Gillette Starburst Safety Razor I-1 1963 - eBay (item 390260889590 end time Nov-16-10 14:03:28 PST)

3. GILLETTE LADY GOLD WITH GOLD STARS SAFETY RAZOR - eBay (item 120646415624 end time Nov-18-10 19:24:20 PST)

Happy shopping

Originally Posted by Melissa

Hey guys, you all seem to have a good idea of what DEs are good for ladies, so if anyone has one they might like to sell, PM me. I've never owned a razor other than my cartridge razor before, so I'm not too terribly picky; just need something to start out with. Good condition though, of course. I put up a WTB ad in the classifieds as well, so hopefully before too long i'll have my first DE!

Melissa, Forum rules state you can't solicite for items in the open forum. I'll let this one slide, but please be aware that you shouldn't be doing this

Oh man, sorry! I was entirely unaware of that!

Originally Posted by Melissa

Oh man, sorry! I was entirely unaware of that!

Everyone is entitled to one warning no worries.

I've been using safety razors pretty much since I started shaving, got my first safety from my gpa on my 16th b day, it's a 59 Fatboy E1 adjustable by Gillette, he bought it pretty much when they came out with it and he's passed some years ago and I am still using it and it's perfect.

My others are a Merkur HD and a Parker 99R.

I love my Murker HD, excellent for those weeks where your so busy you go nearly all week w/o shaving lol, it's my bush hog for my legs, the Parker is very smooth and easy on the legs, wouldn't say that it is too mild a razor, but a nice break from my Merkur HD loaded with a Feather blade and am in a good routine.

Welcome to the forum.. I have several vintage DE's but my fave is a adjustable slim. Feel free to PM me if you have questions on straights or wet shaving in general. I saw your post in the introduction area. Sounds like you have a great base of knowledge already.

With DE razors I am fairly good at it all, I rarely ever get nicks and burn these day's and I get to relax and take my time prepping and shaving with all the wonderful creams and scents while getting a great baby smooth shave that lasts a couple day's. I sent you my questions btw Carrie, tried to make them to the point and short as I tend to ramble if left alone rofl.