The best shave you'll ever have if you take pride your shaving., 7 April 2015

I've been shaving every week since my 13th birthday and over the past 9 years I've really learned to master the craft with a Gillette but I now realise I have barely scratched the surface. This little tool takes it to a entirely new level, I will state this is not a device for someone without the chustpa and the desire to take their grooming to the next step. The shavette is fantastic, easy to load and the blades are very sharp. For those in the know a badger brush is considered the best , however I found the boar brush to be soft, comfortable and highly recommend it. The only slight criticism I have to make is the soap is not the highest quality I tried it just because, I personally use prorasso shaving soap or Taylor's of London shaving soap. Pro tip do your research before purchasing I saw many complaints of people cutting themselves. You'll only cut yourself if you apply pressure to the blade, pressure is the enemy in the straight razor game.

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Very good, 23 Mar. 2014

The razor and the razor blades are good quality. The blades are very sharp and last me about 3 or 4 shaves. The razor feels a bit flimsy but that is just the plastic, in reality it's quite sturdy. Because of the plastic it's more difficult to clean though (you can't simply boil it) so you might want to keep that in mind. For an entry model it's certainly not a problem but if you're looking for a long-term investment you might want to look for an all-metal model.

I have not yet used the shaving soap and brush, though the soap does smell nice and the brush looks and feels fine. What I can say is that the brush doesn't lose hairs upon arrival.

The styptic matches are a nice touch, but they won't last very long. Expect to cut yourself a fair number of times if you're not used to straight-edge shaving. Shaving with a shavette is certainly the most difficult way of shaving I have tried so far. The matches do help with those beginner's mistakes :)

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Fun little kit to get you started, 18 Aug. 2011

I've no experience with a straight razor, and before diving in and spending over £200 on a decent setup, I decided to test the water with this.It does the job pretty well. The shavette isn't great quality (it feels too light and a bit flimsy) and getting the blades in can be a little fiddly, but once you get the knack it's easy enough.I've shaved both my face and my head with the razor, and the only cuts I've had were due to me jabbing the corner of the blades into me. I can put this down to carelessness!When shaving my head I didn't even shorten my hair, and took a good ½ inch off!For £15, with 100 blades, you will save a ton of money compared to a Gillette Fusion, but I still keep mine to hand till I'm more proficient with this kind of shaving.It is a TON of fun though, and makes you feel very manly!

This review is from: SF228 Shaving Factory Straight Razor (Black), Shaving Factory Hand Made Shaving Brush, 100 Derby Professional Single Edge Razor Blades and Arko Shaving Soap Stick (Personal Care)