Thread: Need help choosing a DE for my wife

Heljestrand made some beautiful ones, not sure whether they did double edged as well.

Just an example here: http://cgi.ebay.ca/C-V-Heljestrand-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Looks pretty heavy to me. If you look well at the contents of the box it seems that the handle constists of 2 parts that have to be screwed one onto the other. That'll create a nice long handle and a heavy razor! And: it'll give you sth. to hone!

I thought the other handle was a short handle. And the middle piece is the holder for the blades so you can hone and strop them. I don't own one of these, but have been looking for a nice 7-day one.

Originally Posted by Kees

Get her one of your 8/8 wedges! She might become as enthusiastic as you are and become more forgiving towards your straight razor addiction!

The only time when my wife will ever be touching one of my 8/8 wedges is if she is trying to kill me with it.... I do NOT share my razors with her...she doesnt appreciate them enough to touch them let alone shave with one.

She can have her DE which is very pretty and be proud of her silky smooth legs while I enjoy shaving with MY razors which are off limits to her...she may get mad about them...but she knows she would see a very angry husband if she ever touched, damaged, or breathed on one of my razors.

I gave my girlfriend a Nationwide Campus Injector razor (see: http://www.shaveblog.com/?p=227) which I bought, tried and discarded since my Merkur DE was much more fun to use. The razor worked pretty well though and I didn't see any of the problems Corey mentions.

After she tried it she was amazed at how much smoother her shave (legs) was. She adopted it and seems to be happy with it. She did cut herself pretty bad with it the other day, but I think she'll continue using it.

The Injector-style razors appear to be a very good option since it's a lot easier to use than the DEs.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

I do NOT share my razors with her....

Give her one as a present

Don't know if anyone is still looking or not but over on B&B I saw
this in the "Shaving Mall - Buy/Sell/Trade " section...


http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5603


A "Blue" Gillette long handle Ladies razor
$11 shipped to the US. Razor has been sterilized with alcohol.

PayPal add $1, Insurance add $1.40, Tracking add $0.65, International add $5,
can add 5-pack(s) of Derby blades for $1 each.