Your best Easy AND Efficient razor?

[ERS4]

Love the look of the Olaf Rasmussen prep. Wish I would find one, someday..

Some WWII-era German razors have similar hexagonal handles with a functional style appearance, and they are also easier to find.
Maybe it can temporarily fill an emotional need.

 

[Calm_Shaver]

H&S p076 Ti
Paradigm Diamondback
Alpha Outlaw Ti

For adjustable : I’ll add the Muramasa set at 4-5 for my best easy and efficient razor.

 

[OrangeSport]

6S on the R5/R6 plate or the 3ONE6

 

[JKaboom]

I can get cuts, nicks, and irritation from any razor

^^^ I agree here and that is a fact of DE shaving.

For me the closest I have to this is my 1940's Gillette Tech razor.

 

[Marco]

Vintage Razor: Gillette Tech (post-war)

Modern Razor: Mühle R89 / Edwin Jagger DE89

 

[PurpuraPuer]

Dscosmetic T7: Mild, Easy, Super smooth, Ultra speed
DE89: Medium, Easy, Efficient
Razorock BBS: Aggressive, Easy, Close shave

 

[StewB]

Yates 921-H - For me this razor hits the "sweet spot" convergence of comfortable and very efficient, and works at an angle that I find to be extremely intuitive.

The Yates Merica is a slight step down in efficiency while still being very easy to use.

 

[sternej]

Muhle R89

 

[FreeFlyFreak]

Its not DE but I'll throw in the Gillette Sensor for sure.

 

[WThomas0814]

I'm curious about what razors the Forum will list,
as their best "Easy AND Efficient" razor.

What do I mean by that?
Its a razor that *never* bites, never causes irritation, you can use on "auto-pilot", and get a very close shave, nearly every time.

Two in my collection fit the bill:
Lambda Athena
Blutt BR-1 1.20

With the win going to the Blutt - only because I get *slightly* closer shaves with it.

What is your favorite?

(Note: this is not a "what's your smoothest razor" thread.
LOTS of very mild razors are "smooth", but are you getting a BBS shave in 2-3 passes, with no extra buffing, touch-ups, etc?)

My Razors that don't meet this criteria:
Yates Brass H OC
Wolf SS WR1 .74 OC
Wolf SS WR2 1.15 SB
Blackland SS Blackbird SB

All of the above are *excellent* razors, but none is an "auto-pilot" tool, and each will bite (or produce weepers) if you don't "respect the process" (to use a current Gillette commercial credo. LOL)

Easy to use, no nicks: EJ 3one6 or Muhle Rocca R94. A bit more care required: GameChanger 0.84SB.

 

[Pilgrim424]

Rex Ambasador

 

[Alex Jr]

Rockwell

 

[anoop]

Feather AS-D2.

 

[Timor1322]

Carbon 1.08 Plate
Rocnel Elite 2022
Charcoal Goods Level 2
Barbaros TR2
Lupo 95
GC 1.05

 

[anoop]

Carbon 1.08 Plate
Rocnel Elite 2022
Charcoal Goods Level 2
Barbaros TR2
Lupo 95
GC 1.05

Rocnel says that model is not suitable for beginners. I would assume that it is not a mild razor.

 

[Timor1322]

Rocnel says that model is not suitable for beginners. I would assume that it is not a mild razor.

Rocnel Elite 2022 has not significant blade feel but it is not neither mild razor(it is efficient) nor a beginner razor.

"Efficient Razor" and "Beginner Razor" are two different worlds

 

[sfaxien]

R41

 

[Island]

Timeless titanium .68 dual comb

 

[Jman1975]

Razorock Mamba .70 with Derby Premium blades gives me the best head and face shaves with no irritations or cuts, but YMMV.

 

[Sascoman]

Wolfman WR2 .95
Wolfman Guerrilla (2017)
Tatara Muramasa w Nadichi cap
Chiseled Face Legacy Ti