Hello all, this is my first post and I'm a total newbie to straight razor and DE shaving.
I'm currently looking to buy a decent straight razor but in the meantime I'm using a cheap SuperMax shavette with the SuperMax Blue Diamond blades and I also have this vintage Gillette safety razor I got from my granddad;
Old School Gillette Safety Razor | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
My question is how much do the various blades available actually differ and how so?
I have had a few nicks each time with the shavette and going against the grain on my second pass causes a bit of irritation on the neck and under the chin area but I don't know whether this is just down to general inexperience or poor quality/unsuitable blades?
I'm using Proraso and a decent shaving soap after coming out of the shower.
Any insights would be most welcome.