Thread: Could use a bit of advice

Originally Posted by STF

Thanks for that, a lot of very useful information to think about.

I just got pretty fair with a straight over the past 2 years so you can imagine how happy I wasn't to discover that a DE or even Shavette is a whole other complicated world with different razors mixed in with different blades.

A person could spend years and a fortune trying to get the perfect combination of razor and blade I reckon, just as well those things don't need honing or I would probably blow a fuse if I had to consider that as well eh.

You are making things more complicated than they are as far as a DE and some blades goes. You will only be using for travel the odd time so you won't really have seriously good technique with a DE in the first place and also because of that even a really good blade may feel like crap to you. When I started using DE razors people just bought what was available locally, usually a Gillette of some description, and some blades. That was all they used till they possibly broke or lost the razor. It still is really that simple but not if you are a "hobby" shaver.

Bob