Hello good chaps of OcUK!
After years of using various razors such as those by Wilkinson Sword (Diamond 3D, Protector, Quattro, Diamond FX etc) and less so Gillette (Mach 3 namely) and lots of different disposables, I got bored and fed up with them and paying out for the blades associated therewith.
My favourite of the above was the FX Diamond. The blades lasted far longer than anything else I've used, but they're now out of production which sucks.
Last year-ish, I decided that instead of going out and beating a grizzly bear to death with my bare hands, I should try cut-throat shaving to prove my manliness to myself. I bought a lovely little Dovo straight razor, which has a nicely embossed blade and is silly sharp. Sharp enough to cut right through the very fabric of time infact (possibly).
I convinced myself that something that is that sharp will shave me like a dream just by looking at it, let alone by using it. I was wrong - I had to use it. That's where the problems started. It took ages to shave just one cheek (FACE NOT ARSE) to a totally unsatisfactory standard. After several attempts over several weeks, I gave up with it and left it in the bathroom cabinet where it remains to this day. I can still hear the wife saying 'HAHA what a waste of money - I told you it'd be a waste of money'!
So anyway, I went on using my WS razors, and still was sick of them so yesterday I ordered a Merkur 33C, a trial pack of 35 blades (Merkur, Feather, Derby, Gillette et al), and some cream. I already have a brush and soap from my previous failed exploits with a straight razor, so I'm sorted there.
I've never used a safety razor properly (aside my Grandad's when I were a lad), so I'm not sure what to expect. I imagine it's going to take me a while to perfect my technique, but I'm hoping that with time I'll be achieving good results and saving money over these terrible mass-market offerings with wing mirrors, 47 blades and a giant ***** motor in the handle.
What do you lot think/use?
After years of using various razors such as those by Wilkinson Sword (Diamond 3D, Protector, Quattro, Diamond FX etc) and less so Gillette (Mach 3 namely) and lots of different disposables, I got bored and fed up with them and paying out for the blades associated therewith.
My favourite of the above was the FX Diamond. The blades lasted far longer than anything else I've used, but they're now out of production which sucks.
Last year-ish, I decided that instead of going out and beating a grizzly bear to death with my bare hands, I should try cut-throat shaving to prove my manliness to myself. I bought a lovely little Dovo straight razor, which has a nicely embossed blade and is silly sharp. Sharp enough to cut right through the very fabric of time infact (possibly).
I convinced myself that something that is that sharp will shave me like a dream just by looking at it, let alone by using it. I was wrong - I had to use it. That's where the problems started. It took ages to shave just one cheek (FACE NOT ARSE) to a totally unsatisfactory standard. After several attempts over several weeks, I gave up with it and left it in the bathroom cabinet where it remains to this day. I can still hear the wife saying 'HAHA what a waste of money - I told you it'd be a waste of money'!
So anyway, I went on using my WS razors, and still was sick of them so yesterday I ordered a Merkur 33C, a trial pack of 35 blades (Merkur, Feather, Derby, Gillette et al), and some cream. I already have a brush and soap from my previous failed exploits with a straight razor, so I'm sorted there.
I've never used a safety razor properly (aside my Grandad's when I were a lad), so I'm not sure what to expect. I imagine it's going to take me a while to perfect my technique, but I'm hoping that with time I'll be achieving good results and saving money over these terrible mass-market offerings with wing mirrors, 47 blades and a giant ***** motor in the handle.
What do you lot think/use?
