I received my Baili BD176 from Aliexpress today, it cost £7.36 shipped to the UK, including a charge of 63p for using PayPal.
If you decide to buy one get it directly from Baili, they are very helpful.
It comes in a fairly sturdy plastic travel case, inside is a mirror and space under the razor for a pack of blades.
On first assembling the 3 pieces there was a bit of squeaking from the top cap thread, it was a little worrying but second time of assembly no squeak.
It's not made of the best quality materials but the fit and finish is on par with Merkur and Muhle, where it beats both hands down is on blade alignment, it uses Tech type locating tabs at each corner, alignment is perfect and requires no user input, the ends of the blades are completely covered, no risk of cuts from the exposed ends.
The shave was with a new Voskhod blade and TOBs cream, the razor weighs about 76grm and feels well balanced, the handle has good grip and I didn't feel it would slip out of wet hands.
I had the feeling there wasn't a blade in the razor, very mild but very efficient, it went through a 3 day growth without any drama, 3 passes and BBS, no nicks or irritation.
I am not new to using DE razors and have tried quite a few, both modern and vintage razors and this is easily the best one yet, this would be great for a novice but it's a razor for anybody experienced or not who is looking for a close hassle free razor that doesn't cost a fortune.
I will order another as a travel / spare razor.
If you decide to buy one get it directly from Baili, they are very helpful.
It comes in a fairly sturdy plastic travel case, inside is a mirror and space under the razor for a pack of blades.
On first assembling the 3 pieces there was a bit of squeaking from the top cap thread, it was a little worrying but second time of assembly no squeak.
It's not made of the best quality materials but the fit and finish is on par with Merkur and Muhle, where it beats both hands down is on blade alignment, it uses Tech type locating tabs at each corner, alignment is perfect and requires no user input, the ends of the blades are completely covered, no risk of cuts from the exposed ends.
The shave was with a new Voskhod blade and TOBs cream, the razor weighs about 76grm and feels well balanced, the handle has good grip and I didn't feel it would slip out of wet hands.
I had the feeling there wasn't a blade in the razor, very mild but very efficient, it went through a 3 day growth without any drama, 3 passes and BBS, no nicks or irritation.
I am not new to using DE razors and have tried quite a few, both modern and vintage razors and this is easily the best one yet, this would be great for a novice but it's a razor for anybody experienced or not who is looking for a close hassle free razor that doesn't cost a fortune.
I will order another as a travel / spare razor.