Just had my first shave with a razette. It isn't a straight razor, but I will definitely be purchasing a cut throat. The shave was great. I suffer from very very bad razor burn, a thick beard and sensitive skin. Shaving today, taking my time, the last time my face was this smooth I was 15. Practically no irritation. It was a bit scary at first! Almost nicked my neck, and when the blade caught on my upper lip I thought I was gonna give my nose a good cuttin haha. Ultimately finished with little more than a red dot of blood on the chin area, which was alot more difficult than I expected. Kinda cheated around the neck and used a mach 3.
The old barber I talked to set me up with anthony's pre-shave, and ice lime aftershave. Blades are Lord Platinums. Altogether I'm pretty stoked. The superior control of the razette allowed me to avoid some bumps that were healing up from the mach 3. That multi-bladed razor really butchered my face by cutting through previous irritation, and cause of work I really had no other choice but to shave.
Feels like a Godsend guys.. I'm really happy about this.
Edit: I would have grabbed some German steel, but I'm a student and pretty low on expendable income. So the old barber did the best he could I think. Gave me a styptic pen thing for free.
The old barber I talked to set me up with anthony's pre-shave, and ice lime aftershave. Blades are Lord Platinums. Altogether I'm pretty stoked. The superior control of the razette allowed me to avoid some bumps that were healing up from the mach 3. That multi-bladed razor really butchered my face by cutting through previous irritation, and cause of work I really had no other choice but to shave.
Feels like a Godsend guys.. I'm really happy about this.
Edit: I would have grabbed some German steel, but I'm a student and pretty low on expendable income. So the old barber did the best he could I think. Gave me a styptic pen thing for free.
