Item Description
Inexpensive TTO razor that shaves well. The brand is "Shaving Factory", but the maker is Derby (the people famous for blades). I paid $12.99 in a retail store for this with no great expectations on the hopes it would be a mild razor to use on my head (scalp, I shave my head too). I was surprised by its shave quality and it has become my primary face razor in a fleet that includes the EJ DE86 and Merkur 38C-HD. To understand my surprise, I have what I call a "porcupine" beard - very tough. I normally use Feather blades and wish they were sharper. My first time with the Derby I used a Derby Extra blade and it shaved better than any other razor I own with Feather blades. I have yet to try a feather blade in this razor, I don't need to. The quality is decent, not exceptional. The metal finish is clean and it appears to be all stainless steel. The blades align correctly every time and once closed there's no rattles or other signs of poor quality. The head does expose more blade edge than I'm used to with my other razors, so perhaps this is a bit more aggressive and might explain the close shaves. It's pretty forgiving about angle and has never cut me or caused skin irritation (a huge problem for me). In the USA these razors are sold by Sally Beauty & Barber Supply (retail store or web order). Perhaps other companies sell it too. All around great economy razor that shaves like an expensive razor.
