Head Shaving, Grooming & Care > Safety Razor Head Shaving
Double edge safety razors
-Doug-:
Admittedly I went on the cheap side of the spectrum, especially since I'm just starting out. I got one locally from a Sally's Beauty Supply. I also got some Wilkinson blades from Wally World which are suposedly not bad.
Eventually I'd like to get the Mekur mentioned here (http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=15903.0) I've read great reviews about it online.
ycartt:
I love my DE safety razor. Been using it for about two years along with a badger brush on my face. I like the Derby blades. Not as sharp as Feather but I don't get all the nicks with Derby. I find I get less irritation on my head shaving in shower but get a better shave with my face at the sink. So I shave with a cartridge blade right now in the shower for my head every other day and my DE at the sink every day...except Saturdays. I take Saturdays off from all shaving.
R o b 6:
--- Quote from: ycartt on December 30, 2011, 09:39:07 PM ---I love my DE safety razor. Been using it for about two years along with a badger brush on my face. I like the Derby blades. Not as sharp as Feather but I don't get all the nicks with Derby. I find I get less irritation on my head shaving in shower but get a better shave with my face at the sink. So I shave with a cartridge blade right now in the shower for my head every other day and my DE at the sink every day...except Saturdays. I take Saturdays off from all shaving.
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If I might ask...Where do you order your Derby blades, ycartt?
ycartt:
Might have been West Coast Shaving. I get a lot of stuff there. Got 100 blades for around $20.
sailor61:
I joined the DE world yesterday. Ordered a Merkur 34C on Amazon and it got broken in yesterday. Used it quite successfully around the beard and on my neck area. Tried it a bit on the dome and loved the result with the exception of one nick - but the shave was simple and smooth where I used it. Wasn't quite brave enough to do the back ofmy head...
Went with the 34C since I read on Badger and Blade that it was a good starter. Think I should hav egone wiht one with a long handle - my hands are not that big and even so the handle just feels small to hold. So if you've got catcher's mitts without a glove on I would say go with a long handled model if you're gonna make the jump.
Face shave seemed smoother and certainly seems to be lasting longer than it haswith the fusion or the rite aid knockoff of the same.
So far I've only tried the Merkur blade that came with it, also have some BigBens and Feathers to try.
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