Your Razor Choice (for the partially or fully bald-faced)

[Gingerpose]

Earlier this year I bought a traditional safety razor - an Edwin Jagger. Uses a double edged blade, lather up with a boar or badger brush, some decent shaving soap or cream (never that crap from a spray can) and away you go. Takes no longer than a cartridge shave once you are used to it, and is somehow a more satisfying experience.

[dadgad]

I've been using soap and brush for about 40 years. Last year I started shaving with my great-grandfather's Frederick Reynolds straight. The picture is before I had it restored.

[artificer]

Earlier this year I bought a traditional safety razor - an Edwin Jagger. Uses a double edged blade, lather up with a boar or badger brush, some decent shaving soap or cream (never that crap from a spray can) and away you go. Takes no longer than a cartridge shave once you are used to it, and is somehow a more satisfying experience.

I'm back and forth between purchasing the Jagger and the Merkur 180.

Either way, you're right. Shaving with a real blade is a much more satisfying experience than either disposable or electric.

It's the whole process, the mug, soap and brush, the feel of real steel, a good after shave creme. For me it doesn't hurt either that I get to use my Great-Great Grandfather's mug to soap up.

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I've been using soap and brush for about 40 years. Last year I started shaving with my great-grandfather's Frederick Reynolds straight. The picture is before I had it restored.

Fantastic! I only wish my family had saved some of our old razors!