Hi,Hi all, after much pondering i have decided to take the plunge into the world of straight razor shaving, i have experimented a little with a cheap shavette just to see if i could manoeuvre the thing around my face with out losing a load of blood, and i can! My first idea was to upgrade to a better shavette, a Feather or Kai, but i know me and i won't be entirely happy until i have a proper straight razor so i've decided to skip that step and put the money into a proper straight.
Now this won't be my primary means of shaving, i don't have the time in the mornings, and my budget is quite limited, but there does seem to be some well priced razors on reputable vendors websites, i just want to make sure that i'm not wasting my cash. With that said i've found the below razors:
https://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/product.cfm/product_id/7968
https://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/product.cfm/product_id/4342
https://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/product.cfm/product_id/7355
and this strop:
https://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/product.cfm/product_id/5943
With any of those razors and the strop will set me back about the same as a Feather shavette, is anyone of those head and shoulders above the others? or any that i should particularly avoid?
Any other advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks.
Great minds!Hi,
It's great to read that you are going to start straight shaving! It's very comfortable and a great skill to have in the bank.
Contact @Fergiebilly for a straight.
All his razors will be shave ready and he will have something to suit your budget.
Executive shaving is a fantastic website but the straights won't be shave ready even if they say they are.
I have been straight shaving and barbering for 13 years and @Fergiebilly edges are spot on!
Hope this helps and have fun with it!
Wow, thanks for the quick responses. In reading the threads here i had seen Fergiebilly's name crop up quite a few times, but being a newbie i wasn't sure if an approach would be welcomed.
Payday is still a week and a bit off (i always spend in my head in advance!) when the funds are available i'll drop him a PM. I'm not in a huge rush so will be prepared to wait a while if necessary.
Just don't mention the satin thong he wears under his kilt!His bark is worse than his bite! He is very approachableP.
Just don't mention the satin thong he wears under his kilt!
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