Close Shave

So I got a brand new safety razor for Christmas and absolutely love it. Its got to be the best shave I think I've ever had. Your standard razors these days just can't come close and they cost too damn much.

So now I'm using a black Merkur safety razor, a badger hair brush, and Merkur double-edge blades (I would have supplied a link, but it appears the set is no longer available). The lather you can get with a brush definitely beats the gel I was using before (sorry honey). Even with the first pass with this new razor, its really easy to tell the difference. The hair just comes right off. There is no pulling or tugging. I could never use a mainstream multi-bladed razor without some tugging. The blades just aren't sharp enough. With the Merkur blades I'm starting with, there is a minimal amount of burn. For as good of a shave as I got, its an acceptable amount. The next step up will be using the feather-light blades I also bought. Those are supposed to be crazy sharp.

There is just no competition. I can only imagine what a straight razor would be like. Maybe that will be next. Once I'm comfortable, with this razor, I'll step up to a full-on straight razor. We'll see.