EndlessFields
12-23-2011, 10:21 PM
Hello everybody! Stumbled upon this forum while looking into safety razors. Spent the last week reading and watching videos on different types of razors, different styles of shaving with them, techniques. I am a little overloaded with information right now and it's hard to sort through. Let me explain my current "shaving" system and why I'm looking for a change. I have been using multi-blade razors since I started shaving 10 years ago, yes I'm still fairly young. I got to the point where I hating having to go buy more cartridges for them at ridiculous prices. I then switched over to an electric razor with the three blade heads. I would spend 5-10 minutes shaving and still be left with stubble on my face. Then somebody recommended a flat foil type electric, bought one, tried that. It was better than the other one but I still was not happy with the quality of the shave. I ended up going back to the newest multi-blade razor and that is what I've used up to this day. It gives me a good shave but I get some awful burning and bumps on my neck afterward that I can't seem to avoid. Somebody on another forum I frequent mentioned DE safety razor shaving and I thought I'd look into it, and I'm hoping it's the final answer to my decade long shaving quest.
Here is my question though. I don't know where to start with some basic supplies. I've been doing a lot of reading on forums and watching of videos and there are so many options/choices out there. One thing I have heard pretty consistently is that the Merkur 34C is a good place to start. I don't know about blades for it, I read that a sampler pack from somewhere would be the best choice for test driving the different options out there. I know nothing about brushes except that there are two types of hair, boar and badger. Boar is cheap but doesn't hold water as well. Badger comes in different qualities, from regular to silvertip being the best. I know less about my options in soap/cream. Desperately in need of some advice as to what I should purchase and from where. I'd prefer to purchase from a trustworthy online store. I'm looking for a complete starting package, razor, blades, brush, stand, soap, and any other accessories that would be good to have when starting out.
Sorry for my long winded first post, just hoping to find some answers so I can start down this path.
Here is my question though. I don't know where to start with some basic supplies. I've been doing a lot of reading on forums and watching of videos and there are so many options/choices out there. One thing I have heard pretty consistently is that the Merkur 34C is a good place to start. I don't know about blades for it, I read that a sampler pack from somewhere would be the best choice for test driving the different options out there. I know nothing about brushes except that there are two types of hair, boar and badger. Boar is cheap but doesn't hold water as well. Badger comes in different qualities, from regular to silvertip being the best. I know less about my options in soap/cream. Desperately in need of some advice as to what I should purchase and from where. I'd prefer to purchase from a trustworthy online store. I'm looking for a complete starting package, razor, blades, brush, stand, soap, and any other accessories that would be good to have when starting out.
Sorry for my long winded first post, just hoping to find some answers so I can start down this path.