Thread: Gonna try de shaving

Well I decided to give myself a break from cutting up my face with the straights. I've about decided I have way to many different sizes shapes and grinds of straights to get good at them all as a fairly new Sr user. Since I don't want to go back to a cart I decided to buy a de. Idk if it will stop the nicks but I'm hopeful! I love my rotation of straights but sometimes my face needs a little time to heal up.
so I ended up ordering an EDWARD JAGGER de bl and 16 feather derby 7 o'clock Astra nacet Bic bluebird sampler pack tonight.
question ???? Is this a good first purchase for a de ?

I have a DE that I use occasionally, but I'll be honest with you. I get more cuts and nicks from my DE than I do my straights. Each time I use it, I tend to stay away again for about a month or so before trying it again... which always seems to end with more cuts!

The Edwin Jagger is a good choice. Used mine today with a Feather blade. I also use Personna Med Preps with good result.

You'll do well with that choice if you go slow and just use the weight of the razor while you guide the angle.

When I don't use a straight I also use an Edwin Jagger or a vintage Gillette. It should be a great setup. The 7 o'clocks are nice blades, watch the Feathers as they are SUPER sharp, I wouldn't start out with those.

Thanks guys for the insights. It's a new to me venture. I remember my dad using a de and Idk why but thought I would give this a try. I still plan on using my straight mainly but I'm going to throw this into the mix Ãnd see how it goes. I'm pretty sure my face would be alright if I just stayed with one straight but I have 12 in my rotation so I really don't give myself the opportunity to learn any one really well. I plan on only using one de. (So I say lol)

I think you've already figured out that having too many choices at an early stage of a new hobby is not necessarily a good thing.

Stick with the one DE razor for a while. Watch some of Mantic's videos and try to pick up the art. You'll be fine.

All the best.

Sensitive move.

While I do enjoy straight shaving, the DE razor is significantly easier to master, one can complete the same number of passes in less than half the time and get excellent results with proper technique and a good DE razor and blade combination.

There had to be a reason that the DE razor replaced the straight razor as preferred shaving instrument after WWI.


If it was just for ease of use, convenience, results and economy, a DE is hard to beat.

If it was just for the knowledge that one has mastered the skill, that nothing surpasses the satisfaction of a close, smooth shave with a straight in the morning, then a straight razor is hard to beat.


Horses for courses, really...



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Originally Posted by yohannrjm

I think you've already figured out that having too many choices at an early stage of a new hobby is not necessarily a good thing.

Stick with the one DE razor for a while. Watch some of Mantic's videos and try to pick up the art. You'll be fine.

All the best.

I think you are absolutely right ! And I will take your advise and also watch the videos.

I think DEs are great. I started with them before moving to a straight. I had to convince myself to stop using a DE for one full year, in an effort to "force myself" to master using a straight lol. It was seemingly impossible for me to master my straight when relying on my DE.

So note - if you are anything like me, and you learn to love your DE, you might forget to master your straight - or it might just take longer lol?.

Either way, both are great wet-shaving tools and its fun to experiment.

I know you'll like your DE - use the reduction method - two or three light passes - stress the light, and you'll be golden.