joris or muhle sophist
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why these two, any reason?
Why not?
I like open combs, so I'd go for the Joris. But it is supposed to be a Very agressive razor. So keep that in mind when you make your decision.
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I have been shaving with nothing but the Joris for the past 6 months and am extremely happy with it. So much so, I sold off all my other razors.
After a month of so of use, you become used to the aggressiveness and it shaves like any other razor. I get such a close shave with mine that I can often skip a day shaving, something I have never been able to do with another razor.
The Razor Maher has FS would be a good deal. The Merkur is not even in the same ballpark, is less aggressive, and lacks in the fit and finish department. I returned two of them to a vendor because of head alignment issues.
After a month of so of use, you become used to the aggressiveness and it shaves like any other razor. I get such a close shave with mine that I can often skip a day shaving, something I have never been able to do with another razor.
The Razor Maher has FS would be a good deal. The Merkur is not even in the same ballpark, is less aggressive, and lacks in the fit and finish department. I returned two of them to a vendor because of head alignment issues.
if you wanted to try an open comb aggressive but didn't want to pay the big money of the Joris . I have a Muhle R89c c for classic which has a very similiar or the same head as the Joris for $30 shipped http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=181529.. for that price you can try it and if you like it can always resell it and buy the better Joris..
I believe that the Joris OC head is identical to the old R89c and both use the Italian made Fat-Tip head. The Joris has a much better finishing/plating compared to the R89c. Pull the trigger on the Joris.
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Joris is the perfect DE, closed shave in one pass, BBS in two.
Never tried the Joris, but it is one beautiful razor.
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Follow up on the joris. Put a sharps blade and proceeded to get awful razor burn my first two shaves. Boy was that painful! Gave my face a break then placed a derby blade in there and modified my technique (less pressure and change of angle) and viola------ a beautiful razor burn free shave and one of the closest shaves i have had so far. This is my favorite razor ( own a feather, futr, and on of the smaller ej's). It just needs a slight change in technique
BTW i have sensitive skin so if anybody is on the fence about this because of "aggressiveness " I would not shy away from it.
BTW i have sensitive skin so if anybody is on the fence about this because of "aggressiveness " I would not shy away from it.
Little, if any pressure at all was the key for me .
If the head is identical to the Muhle, and Joris is a Euro brand then who makes these is the question I ask. I never chased these down too much so I am uninformed as I post here. I have seen these for sale mostly in Europe and not the states. Does anyone have any background info on the brand such as a home page or master company for them. Any history on how the brand started. In the end you may already own one of these if you get my point.
It has been posted that the razor head of the Joris is identical to the one made by Fatip, who was the maker of the old style Muhle R89 razor.
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