Multi-blade razors

[TheAngryDog]

I use a multiblade asda razor but I still always seem to have stubble afterwards. Is there anything that will get really close and smooth without cutting my face to shreds?

[LordGrover]

Nothing in the 240+ pages above helps then?

[Chris Type R]

LordGrover said:

Nothing in the 240+ pages above helps then?

Ohhhh, that response is sharp & cutting

[Bonefish Blues]

Chris Type R said:

LordGrover said:

Nothing in the 240+ pages above helps then?

Ohhhh, that response is sharp & cutting

Poster doesn't want anything sharp and cutting...


He started it Sir, it was him, not me

[LordGrover]

Do not check the Amazon reviews for veet for men.

[TheAngryDog]

Lol, don't have time to sift through 245 pages

[Rick101]

Decided I quite like this proper shaving malarkey. Will start to but a few bits.

Going to take my 'trial' kit on holiday as the razor came in a handy travel box. Have also ordered some Taylors Sandalwood shaving cream. Seems to get good reviews and looks to in a container I can pack easily. Also ordered 'Guide to Gourmet shaving' book.

On return I'll look into a new brush, razor and stand.

Cheers

[zygalski]

An Edwin Jagger DE89 or Muhle R89 is the default beginner recommended razor. I still use my DE89 a lot - in fact I used it to test which blades suit me or not, because despite owning 10 razors, the Edwin Jagger really is a benchmark item. It's not too mild or aggressive & offers a trouble free route to a fast, smooth & comfortable shave.
As for blades, well you can get Polsilver Super Iridiums cheaply off a UK ebay seller. Personna Platinum Chromes are available cheaply from Connaught Shaving & the various Gillette blades are worth a try. Feathers are probably the sharpest, but also not forgiving & fairly expensive.
Proraso or Taylor of Old Bond St creams are probably the simplest way to a good usable everyday lather. Try Truefitt & Hill 1805 cream if you want a treat. Something to put on the Christmas list maybe?
Brushes are probably the hardest thing to give suggestions for. If you want to save money & don't have sensitive skin, then a boar, mixed or pure badger would probably be a good bet. For a softer, more luxurious shave (or if you face lather as opposed to using a bowl) then finest or silvertip badger is better. The synthetics are good - especially the new Muhle Silvertip Fibre ones, but they are about £30-£45 & require a very different technique than the badger & boar brushes. A brush knot size of 22mm is a decent middle-of-the-road option.

[NDA]

Rick101 said:

Decided I quite like this proper shaving malarkey. Will start to but a few bits.

Going to take my 'trial' kit on holiday as the razor came in a handy travel box. Have also ordered some Taylors Sandalwood shaving cream. Seems to get good reviews and looks to in a container I can pack easily. Also ordered 'Guide to Gourmet shaving' book.

On return I'll look into a new brush, razor and stand.

Cheers

Ensure your wash bag isn't in your hand luggage.... you can't take razor blades on board.

Good luck with your trial kit. I think that most who try traditional DE shaving wouldn't go back to plastic multi blades and foam in a can. It's just not as good.

[LordGrover]

^^ As my hand luggage containing a 'loaded' de razor and a spare blade was scanned, the operator clearly asked one of his colleagues if it was okay and he was told yes, but no more than one blade. Seemed odd to me as just one blade could cause some serious mischief but that was definitely the response at Bristol Airport in June.

[Bonefish Blues]

zygalski said:

The synthetics are good - especially the new Muhle Silvertip Fibre ones, but they are about £30-£45 & require a very different technique than the badger & boar brushes.

Please to expand on this

[zygalski]

Bonefish Blues said:

zygalski said:

The synthetics are good - especially the new Muhle Silvertip Fibre ones, but they are about £30-£45 & require a very different technique than the badger & boar brushes.

Please to expand on this

Well if you face lather with the Muhle synthetic then you only need the faintest bit of water on the fibres. I rinse the brush & shake off virtually all the water. Next I apply the usual amount of cream - either an almond sized squirt out of the tube or a similar amount swirled from a tub.
If you try to lather normally with a synthetic then you'll probably find that you get a watery mess right where the base of the knot meets the handle.
Apart from a virtually dry brush before you add the cream, the other 2 factors are to splay the fibres fully on your face & once you've got a base of dryish lather on your beard, then add drops of water to the fibres a little at a time. I sprinkle the water on with my fingertips into the centre of the knot from above.
You should then find you can build a fantastic rich lather with ease & it takes no longer than with a badger or boar. You do have to be pretty brutal in splaying the fibres though, as otherwise the knot tends to act more like a paint brush & the lather concentrates at the handle end. I splay them by initially pushing into my chin or jawline & then keeping the pressure on whilst building the lather. It sounds uncomfortable, but the new Muhle STF brushes are pretty soft & forgiving.
I have yet to have a single fibre break or fall out.

[Bonefish Blues]

Ineresting, thanks - I use a Muhle Silvertip too, so useful to hear your technique, which sounds pretty familiar. The difference between just enough and waaay too much water is a very fine one, isn't it.

[anonymous-user]

After being converted here two years ago, I think i'm going to stop using a DE razor and move to a electric shaver I have bad acne and it has gotten really bad recently so I just end up cutting all over my spots or get really bad irritation after. Such is life...

[NDA]

LordGrover said:

^^ As my hand luggage containing a 'loaded' de razor and a spare blade was scanned, the operator clearly asked one of his colleagues if it was okay and he was told yes, but no more than one blade. Seemed odd to me as just one blade could cause some serious mischief but that was definitely the response at Bristol Airport in June.

Interesting.... my wash bag was searched when my razor showed up in hand luggage at Heathrow. However all my blades were in the hold (pack of 10) as I assumed there'd be a problem. The security people told me 'no blades' and no exceptions.

If I fly with hand luggage only, I take a Gillette horrid cartridge razor - but with my proper soap and brush.

[HereBeMonsters]

The British rules allow for "a safety razor". My father (aviation security auditor) recommends not carrying any DE blades just because they're not common, and a lot of airports will confiscate them, despite it being a safety razor.

[gvij]

I went back to a Gilette Mach3 after using DE Edwin Jagger de89 for a year and noticed it felt more comfortable being flat on the face and required less effort but didn't cut as cleanly surprisingly . Not sure why. Love DE and use a cheap Wikinson brush or a fiver and proraso and tbh its the best shave Ive had and Ive had 5 Philishaves, Braun, Mach 3 , Wilkinson Sword Quattro , Fusion, Fusion Power etc

[Tiggsy]

DoodoolTala said:

After being converted here two years ago, I think i'm going to stop using a DE razor and move to a electric shaver I have bad acne and it has gotten really bad recently so I just end up cutting all over my spots or get really bad irritation after. Such is life...

I went from Edwin Jager to a Braun 7 - my god, best thing i ever did! Best part of £300 (but so was the DE set up) but I now get super smooth and no irritation.....and no need to get wet!

And so simple and clean and hygienic to use.

[madbadger]

NDA said:

LordGrover said:

^^ As my hand luggage containing a 'loaded' de razor and a spare blade was scanned, the operator clearly asked one of his colleagues if it was okay and he was told yes, but no more than one blade. Seemed odd to me as just one blade could cause some serious mischief but that was definitely the response at Bristol Airport in June.

Interesting.... my wash bag was searched when my razor showed up in hand luggage at Heathrow. However all my blades were in the hold (pack of 10) as I assumed there'd be a problem. The security people told me 'no blades' and no exceptions.

If I fly with hand luggage only, I take a Gillette horrid cartridge razor - but with my proper soap and brush.

I flew to Dublin recently with just hand luggage. Took my shaving kit but with no blades.

Both there and on the way back I had to unpack my bag for security. They weren't bothered at all about the travel razor, but both times they couldn't work out what the brush was.

One of these brushes:



And this razor:

[griffin dai]

Could somebody recommend a decent safety razor please and what blades I should be considering? Currently using a 5 blade Gillette Fusion ProGlide Styler since Christmas
http://m.gillette.com/en/gb/Products/Razors/gillet...

Been great (best multi blade razor I've had) but the blades are expensive....and I've got a thick beard now so want something with a single blade just to get a closer shave above & below the beard to help shape it. I find the Fusion ends up cutting the actual beard and messes up the shape.

I'm using Geo.F Trumper creams plus a Wilkinson brush, more than happy with the Trumper creams but would like a better brush.

I guess a kit would work out cheaper than buying the razor, brush & bowl separately?

Thanks Dai