A dozen of 18???

I use a Gillette and make sure the blade is dry after every use. It lasts me several months

Been shaving with a DE razor and using the shaving soap/cream with a brush for about a year now and just love it. Been thinking about getting a straight razor and giving it a try.

My experience with the de was painful. Now i didnt have a variety pack or anything. After that started dry shaving with disposable. That was 16 years ago. Still dry shave to this day. Basically to clean my neck line up. I didnt have to shave for like two weeks when i shaved my whole face with the de. Probably cause it ripped the hair out to the root. Thats what it felt like anyway

I'm buying stock in styptic pencils.

Speaking of kittens....that is a kitten of a avatar...

I shave with a butter knife.

I have just recently made the move to the DE, better and shave and more economical.

I use the feather blades and like them.. I want to try the derby.. it does take some time to get use to. I have to make 3 passes to get the closest shave.

I tried several different blades thanks to a member here and settled on the Astra Platinum blades. The Feathers were great too but I got double the Astra blades for less money. 100 blades for $12. I am getting almost a week out of a blade. I shouldn't have to buy blades for almost 2 yrs.

It's a fad. In a year or two, most will be back to disposables.

The Astra platinum's are my favorite also.

The only thing i need to figure out is what I can use to put the used blades in. I worry about my boy finding a used one and playing with it.

LOL!

Well yeah. Haven't y'all seen common core math?

It's spelled duzen on Aldeer. Do they have a duzen of 575?

I use a Parker 99R safety razor and Shark blades. As others have said, they take getting used to...there's a learning curve, and until you've gotten used to it, expect to bleed some! The learning curve mostly consists of learning to slow down, some, and let the weight of the razor do the work.

The Shark blades I use are also $12/100 on Amazon, and the Personna blades get good reviews, too. I was surprised at the variety of options you have, not only in the aggressiveness of the razor, but also in sharpness of the blades. Most agree that the Feather and the "Israeli Personnas" are the sharpest, but a lot of people won't use them for that reason...too sharp! Astras are Russian made, Personna and Wilkinson Sword are US made, etc etc etc...

I like the wilkinson swords. If youre gonna go DE, spend some money on a quality badger hair brush and good shaving soap. I use Proraso. A tub is about 10 bucks, but I've been using it for close to a year and have hardly put a dent it. Rub the brush around in it, mix with a little water in a bowl or your hand and apply.

That's what I use - Got 120 blades for $16.00 One blade lasts about two weeks. I use the big Barbasol cans of shaving cream. Started with the DEs about a year ago. Not going back to the cartridge stuff. They were getting stupid expensive. I started shaving with DEs about fifty years ago so its nothing new for me.

I like the pawn stars razor. Lets face it. he s really responsible for bringing it back.

Nah, I think it was on the upswing and he just jumped on the marketing bandwagon.