Took a crack at re-shaping the face fur today. In the process, I found that my safety razor (a $30 chinese knockoff) was seized up tight. Time to find a new one, I suppose. Any of you fellas use a safety razor and have recommendations on what's good (and not outrageously expensive)?
Right now I'm leaning (strongly) to a Merkur 34.
5 years ago
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I really like my Merkur. I feed a diet of inexpensive Israeli blades, and have always gotten a good shave.
Can't help you too much. I shave with my late grandfather's Gillette, that has to be at least 10 years older than me. I've heard very good things about Merkur razors, though.
I've used a Merkur 34 (which I'm pretty sure is the same thing with a slenderer handle) for about twelve years now. It's always done what I need it to do; no complaints here.
It's not ideal for initial Spring debearding, but that's the nature of any razor with a closed guard.
The Merkur 34C (AKA "Heavy Duty," "Heavy Classic," or "HD") and the Edwin Jagger DE8x series (DE86, DE89, etc.) are both very popular and well-built. If you're looking for a "twist to open" top like the old Gillettes consider a Parker 92R: heavy-duty, well-built (much better than previous Parker's) and sells for a decent price.
When I'm not using the electric razor, I've been very impressed with the Mach 3, and less so with the Fusion.
http://mhaithaca.livejournal.com/735091.html
Of course, I also sometimes forget all of the above, and ask at the hotel front desk for a freebie. I invariably regret it... once I stop bleeding.
Sounds like Merkur is the way to go.
MHA - I liked the shave I got from my Mach3, but the best price I remember paying for blades was about $8 for a 4-pack. Looking at Amazon now it's around $2.30 per blade. I can buy blades for the safety razor for around a dime apiece and the shave quality is leaps and bounds better. Never going back!
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