Looking for the best high quality DE safety razor? NEW
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The best high quality DE razor. It probably will not surprise you to find that the best high quality anything is usually pricey. To give you a definitive answer I'd have to purchase all the available razors in this category and evaluate them. That would be quite an investment.
Further complicating your choice would be the fact that my evaluation would be using my face/beard/technique and not yours. So I couldn't guarantee you'd get the same results.
But what the heck: get a Wolfman. Works for me.
ATT might be a good choice as Stan traditionally had a generous return/exchange policy.
Further complicating your choice would be the fact that my evaluation would be using my face/beard/technique and not yours. So I couldn't guarantee you'd get the same results.
But what the heck: get a Wolfman. Works for me.
ATT might be a good choice as Stan traditionally had a generous return/exchange policy.
To answer the O.P. question
...Also doesn’t everybody have atleast one razor that everybody owns and loves a must have/own?
Having owned hundreds of different DE and SE razors and using them all I've experienced every type of shave these designs are capable of and the short answer is no. There has never been a single razor that is so unique and different from a performance standpoint that is irreplacable by no other razor. I've also always kept my hobby money seperate from my household money and bought and sold strategically and purchased some as investments. Same goes with the build and that is even less important with 3D printed razors since unless the printed material is total garbage you can print enough for a lifetime including replacements for cheaper than any high priced razor.
My only advice is finding what works for you that is not some price dependent factor, you can either take a fool and his money are soon seperated, throw good money after bad, honey badger don't give a damn approach or take a more practical go from less to more invasive, low vs high risk reward decision making.
If you chase aestethics only then you'll wind up down the road of the former and if performance aka what works best for you than the later. If you want to go the later I can suggest a short like of representative razors that cover the whole spectrum and from their you can dial it in once you find what works.
...Also doesn’t everybody have atleast one razor that everybody owns and loves a must have/own?
Having owned hundreds of different DE and SE razors and using them all I've experienced every type of shave these designs are capable of and the short answer is no. There has never been a single razor that is so unique and different from a performance standpoint that is irreplacable by no other razor. I've also always kept my hobby money seperate from my household money and bought and sold strategically and purchased some as investments. Same goes with the build and that is even less important with 3D printed razors since unless the printed material is total garbage you can print enough for a lifetime including replacements for cheaper than any high priced razor.
My only advice is finding what works for you that is not some price dependent factor, you can either take a fool and his money are soon seperated, throw good money after bad, honey badger don't give a damn approach or take a more practical go from less to more invasive, low vs high risk reward decision making.
If you chase aestethics only then you'll wind up down the road of the former and if performance aka what works best for you than the later. If you want to go the later I can suggest a short like of representative razors that cover the whole spectrum and from their you can dial it in once you find what works.
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Name is DAPPERSTUDIOCC
I wish everyone would quit liking what I dislike or quit disliking what I like.
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Get a vintage Tech in good condition, and don’t buy 30 of them.
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That King Gillette is OK, if you are in the US you can get $10off coupon in Walgreens.
How long are you planning in growing a beard?
Check beardbrand in YT for tips on how to grow and what NOT to do....
Nobody here can tell you what's best for you. Man up and pick something that looks good and learn to shave with it.
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I don’t know yet my beard is around 3months old, i like Dan Bilzerian beard (don’t know how that style is called) or viking style beard so probably gonna try to go for that style
From my experience the soaps that tend to light up my face did so because of the fragrances used and not the pH of the soap being off. Some soaps that use fragrance oils containing citrus, almond, or cinnamon can be an irritant to some people's skin. Essential oils seem less likely to cause discomfort than some of the cheaper fragrance oils. To the point that one lime scent might feel completely fine while another I can't get off of my face fast enough. Cella is a mass produced in a factory soap, and it gives me a good deal of discomfort to use it. There are other as well that give me irritation, like the old Valobra made Art of Shaving Sandlewood as well as the newly made version.
With the hundreds of soaps I've experienced I can't say that I agree with the statement that traditional soaps are guaranteed not to burn your face. From my personal experience, I'd say the odds of getting a burning sensation from a traditional soap and an Artisan soap are about even, especially when you consider the number of almond and citrus scented traditional soaps.
We are all different and experience things differently. Something that burns the hell out of one person's face someone else can use with no ill effects. In addition, our bodies are always changing, so you never know. A soap we've comfortably used for years can give you a burning sensation out of no where.
Not trying to be confrontational, so I hope this doesn't come off that way. Just some free information from personal experience that's probably worth what you paid for it.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
As you know by now shaving is very opinionated I have found, it would be nice to own a razor that has no blade overhang (it's not big problem for most) but being a Newbie to Traditional wet shaving it is nice feature in any razor IMO. The sky is the limit what is out there now and quality is good mostly from what razors that have been mentioned above from the different posts. I have some Razorock razors like GC .84 and was thinking I would like the Lupo which is based off the W1 Wolfman razor concept.
Have some great shaves!
Have some great shaves!
Of course, I was joking. All roads lead eventually to Fatip.Nobody here can tell you what's best for you except @Chan Eil Whiskers. He can.
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Kinda looks like this one
Gold Ball End Tech age?
Looking for more knowledgeable people than myself: Today at an antique co-op, I purchased a gold Gillette Ball End Tech, apparently from the late 1940's. No S/N, no date code, no logo on cap. Exploring the B&B wiki and looking at Tech46-50a.jpg, mine appears to be the same except with no logo...
www.badgerandblade.com
Now I’m hungry!
