Anybody still using the same razor you started DE shaving with?

[Codfish]

It's not every day, mind you, but I still use the Gillette Slim my dad gave me when I started shaving in 1963. It was new then, but has a few miles on it now.

It's the best argument I know against using Zamak (pot metal) for razors. These Gillettes were made to last!

 

[froogle_jimmy]

Yep. I still use my EJ DE89L. It was my first about 3.5 months ago. Still an awesome razor and I think I will always keep it in my rotation.

 

[aperna]

my first was a Muhle 106. Now it's a ATT R1 and soon I'll be trying a M2

 

[davidsilva]

I started with a Merkur Progress, and still enjoy shaving with it, even though there are others on the active list...

 

[aihpcfl]

I wish. It was one that belonged to my father that I found in a drawer. But that was 40+ years ago.

 

[DrAwkward]

No. It was a Lord 1822. I bought another one so that I could do side-by-side blade tests. Now they are both gone. I gave them away with a few blades to potential recruits.

 

[the_edski]

Yep, I still use my first, Merkur 34c. At least once a week. I also still occasionally use my first brush, a Tweezerman Badger.

 

[Heron]

My first DE (RazoRock Black Tie) has become my travel razor. I use a Merkur Progress at home.

 

[abragus]

Granted, I just started a few months ago.. I have acquired a couple more razors, some are great, but I most always go back to my Muhle R89.

 

[STIG302]

I'm still using a Weber and added a Merkur 1904 Classic. I almost got rid of the Weber, but glad I kept it!

 

[TADIII]

Yes. The Gillette Slim I bought in the campus bookstore in January of 1966 was my daily driver for more than four decades, and is still in the rotation. I am hopeful it will be with me for another two or three decades.

 

[BobbyB]

I started DE shaving two months ago with an inherited Gillette Tech ball end (1940s). I recently added an Edwin Jagger DE8911 which has become my primary razor--I use the Gillette Tech for touch up and tight areas. The RAD and SSAD bugs are biting, so I will expore antique stores and flea markets when opportunity permits to see what other 'necessities' I can come upon.

 

[buffalo]

I have only been using a DE for 5-6 months. Still using the cadet OC. Its been a great razor. Thinking of going against the grain and finding a 2011 muhle r41.

 

[Dools]

Yes.

I actually tried DE with a borrowed Tech, from an aunt...thought I would give it back, (she wanted me to keep it).

Bought an EJ 89 my second week, thinking I needed to give the Tech back.........I still use my EJ, And, I appreciate it more, now that I have tried 15-20 other varieties of vintage and new razors.

 

[NCJack]

Yep, been wet shaving off and on since 1969, all types of blades and cartridges except DE, until just over two years ago. So my first DE, a Merkur Progress is not only here, but still new-ish.

 

[nemo]

Still using (in a huge rotation) the same Schick Krona I bought at the local Rexall drugstore when in high school back in '69.

Blades seem to be much nicer these days.

 

[Ender78]

I still use my flare-tip on occasion

 

[Spang]

Oh, yes. When I decided to take up the experiment, I went "new", and got a Merkur 33C. That turned out to be a good choice. Many, mostly vintage, razors later, the 33C still sees action, and still delivers a very good shave. The build quality isn't the best, but the shaving performance is right up there with the best of my other tools.

 

[alfredus]

Started with a Progress and still use it as a benchmark

 

[StewRobin]

I started with a Maggard MR1, with a starter kit, from Maggard Razors. I am traveling this summer with family, and it will probably be my travel razor. I may not come home with it though. I suspect my brother may be interested in trying DE, so if that is the case I'll give it to him.
I have a FaTip and a Merkur 1904 OC in rotation, the Maggard never sees action anymore.