Oh definitely! I’m getting on well with it so far. It was purely for aesthetic reasons that I would have preferred one of the others. She got me the shaving brush last year in an act of incredible foresight
so she is doing well!
IndeedHello and welcome Pete, trust the mother in law!
Any of those razors on that list would have been a good choice, even the one with the bamboo handle!
You will soon be shaving like a pro
Paul.
I’m chuffed with it though and enjoying getting to grips with it!
That’s interesting. I had a similar situation with a coffee machine: buying one recommended by Which only to find an online forum that made me think I should have got something different.Welcome
The Independent list could have been better. I'm not really getting any plan or purpose from the choices made, or even the information I need to make my own decisions.
First thing I'd want to know is how aggressive a razor is. More aggressive razors can get the job done quicker but they're much more likely to cut you if you're not careful. Mild is much easier to use so that's the best choice when you're starting out. Lots of experienced DE shavers use mild razors too. They'll still get you to BBS with a 3-pass shave.
I've been shaving with DE and other razors for some time now and have used mild razors to ones that wouldn't be considered mild by any stretch of the imagination and have come to the conclusion that for me mild razors with the right blade will give me as good a shave as the others, so don't feel you need to buy let's say more assertive razors to get a better shave. If you are getting good shaves from a mild razor it may be all you need but then again half the fun I've had was by trying everything so you carry on and have fun on your shaving journey!
Almost all DE's should at least be "good" - particularly if you're listening to the chatter on a shaving forum which will automatically filter out any bad ones.
