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Harry’s Will Be Sold to Owner of Schick for $1.37B
- paulliwali 7y agoThese companies are all just spokes on the wheel, keeps on spinning.
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- temp1831 7y agoWhen I see this, I wonder if the shaving industry is fated to always have high margins, just due to the fact that brand power is very strong in the shaving industry. People don't trust razors they've never heard of. Too dull. I really like my chinese Weishi brand double edge safety razor w/ standard barbasol, and have shaved for about $5 per year for the last 5 years (capex included), so I feel like an outsider looking in.
- news_to_me 7y agoHonestly I'm not sure why safety razors aren't more common. They aren't that difficult to use after some practice, and they shave equally well. But the cost of razor blades is practically zero! It's such a huge win.
- mc32 7y agoRazors[1] must have been horrible if safety razors have the word “safety” in it, but needs practice and care to avoid cuts and nicks. Modern razors make it nigh impossible to hurt yourself, but point taken. [1]I can picture old western movies, ala High Plains Drifter, with grizzled characters cleaning up before/after some event.
- hanklazard 7y agoMuch safer when compared to the straight razors before them.
- vernie 7y agoThat was at least a century ago. It's still very easy to fuck yourself up with a safety razor, especially if you're in a hurry.
- hanklazard 7y agoSure, I was just pointing out the history of the name. I do it every other day, sometimes in quite a hurry and with a slant-head. I occasionally nick myself but even that is infrequent. And as others have said, it’s dirt cheap. Since starting with a safety razor a few years ago, shaving is no longer a chore.
- naravara 7y ago>Razors[1] must have been horrible if safety razors have the word “safety” in it, but needs practice and care to avoid cuts and nicks. Modern razors make it nigh impossible to hurt yourself, but point taken. The safety razor was the advancement over the straight razor. It's an entirely different (and at the time, new) technology from what it was replacing.
- HenryBemis 7y agoI can speak for me. I remember my father had been using one all his life. I think it is the risk/danger of handling the razors. Anyone with a small child at home would rather have a wilkinson/gilette that are safes (blade-wise). Also cinema has given those blades a bad name. Now that you mentioned it though, and especially what temp1831 said ($5 for a year's shave), it just got my attention!
- darkpuma 7y ago> "Anyone with a small child at home would rather have a wilkinson/gilette that are safes (blade-wise)." Fair point, I'd mount a sharps bin high on the wall where I could reach while standing but out of reach for the young kids.
- salemh 7y agoAfter using Dollar Shave Club for a long time, I may start looking at trying a safety razor. Mostly because the shave quality is going downhill. What’s kept me away from safety/straight razors are: Learning/practice. I already nick myself with a regular shaving blade. Time: while meditative, I am in a rush sometimes and don’t want to spend twenty minutes with lather/shaving (probably an exaggeration of time). Choices: it seems too much like a hobby, where I can’t tell what a good “starter” is. Apologies for formatting, this is phone posting.
- dagxskars 7y agoI split my time between a safety razor and Harry's. I usually shave before getting in the shower in the morning. Nicks: I have uneven skin. I also damage myself with a cartridge razor. I get nicks with a safety razor. I get bad razor burn with a cartridge razor, depending on how much growth I have. The nicks go away after a shower. The razor burn does not. After my first safety razor shave, I've only gotten minor nicks. Pick up a styptic pencil if worried. Time: I need two full passes to match a Harry's. Three passes exceeds a Harry's. I can do it in 10 minutes, but, if I'm in a hurry, I use a cartridge razor. Taking 15 minutes, relaxing, getting a great shave is awesome when I have the time. Sometimes I shave before bed so I can do this. Choices: Several online companies have variety packs of blades. Get one of those, find the blade you like, order a bunch. Buy whatever razor fits your price range. Buy the most popular blade shaving cream (not soap) you think will smell OK. A cheap brush will get you going, though you don't "need" one for shaving cream. You don't need a bowl. Hope that helps some if you decide you're interested. Watch a few videos on YouTube to get the basics. The critical rule: don't move the blade side-to-side. Edit: Added styptic pencil note.
- news_to_me 7y agoIt does take some practice to get the hang of it, and in that time, you are more likely to nick yourself. For me, it took about a month or so to be as good with the safety razor as a cartridge one. Now it takes me about an equal amount of time as it did using a cartridge razor, and I rarely nick myself (about as frequently as I did with a cartridge). There are some good lists for cheap "beginner" razors online - I'd suggest trying out one of those. You can just use your normal shaving cream, too. The bottom line for me is the crazy cost of razor cartridges. My razor blades cost 25 cents apiece, and that's on the expensive end.
- darkpuma 7y agoThe marketing for high margin disposable cartridge systems is highly effective. I find people fear the that a safety razor will be too complicated or difficult to use.. without ever trying one. I bought into this too; before the first time I tried a safety razor, I was predicting disaster. But then the shave went off flawlessly and faster than it would have been with disposable. The supposed difficulty curve just isn't there. The marketing for disposable systems also misleads people as to the price. Some of the people I've talked into trying safety razors were previously under the impression that safety razors were incredibly expensive, something like $200 or something nuts like that, and they had no interest in making that sort of investment. But in reality the first time you buy a safety razor and blades, you'll be spending less money than you'd spend for a new pack of cartridges. I got my razor for less than $10. It's stainless steel, I've had it for about 10 years without a spec of rust. Perfectly serviceable and cheaper than even a pack of totally disposable bic razors you find at gas stations (I used those once during a vacation; boy was that awful...)
- news_to_me 7y agoI dunno, I did have a bit of a learning curve when I started with a safety razor. They don't flex like the cartridge razors do, so you have to pay a little more attention to how you hold it. After a bit of practice, though, it did become just as easy.
- darkpuma 7y agoThe way I was already holding disposable cartridge razors was at the neck of the razor relatively loosely with two fingers, with the rest of the handle loosely supported in my palm by my other fingers. I found this technique transfers to safety razors without modification. I guess I was never really relying on the flexible neck of disposable cartridge razors in the first place though.
- twblalock 7y agoI would compare safety razors to mechanical watches. When quartz watches hit the market, everyone ditched the old technology. Now mechanical watches are popular again -- but a cheap mechanical watch manufactured today keeps far better time than a cheap one you could buy in the 1970s. This leads people who have only experienced modern mechanical watches to wonder why they ever went out of style. Similarly, the market for safety razors today is far different than it was when cartridge razors were introduced. Back in the 1960s consumers could get their hands on just a few kinds of razors and blades, and the blades were not generally as good as the blades available today. There are simply far more, and far better, safety razors and blades available today than there ever were before. Similar observations can be made about the fountain pen market.
- asdff 7y agoI tried it once and my sink looked like I sacrificed a lamb afterwards, figured it wasn't worth it to relearn how to shave my face to save a couple bucks a year. I stick my cartrige blades in mineral oil and they stay sharp all month. Before I started doing that they wouldn't even last a week.
- krn1p4n1c 7y agoSame here. It was a epiphany for me when I could scrape off a week of growth with 1-2 passes without clogging up and with a better shave. Washing with something astringent like Dr Bronners before the Barbasol helps a bunch too.
- hanklazard 7y agoAgreed, I only use cartridges on long trips because of the hassle of getting double-sided blades to the destination. There are also a ton of amazing small batch / indie shaving soaps that pair well with safety razors.
- tomcam 7y agoOn the rare occasions I use shaving cream, it’s Barbasol, and I swear it feels like the most luxurious expensive concoction I could put on my face. Nothing feels better to me to matter how costly. I’ve literally spent about $30 on Barbasol in the last 25 years, and that’s largely because I have multiple houses.
- bobblywobbles 7y agoI hope this doesn't raise the price of Harry's. I have a subscription and don't want to pay more.
- howard941 7y agoYour hopes are certain to be dashed. It's difficult to see a consumer benefit when a huge market player drops $1.37B to take over a competitor.
- dclowd9901 7y agoThank goodness for competitionAAAAAAAND it's gone.
- HenryBemis 7y agoI remember they used to advertise heavily to Steve Gibson's podcast - Security Now! (no, not Laporte's). I have been listening to the podcast for a few years, and I remember they would be advertising in almost every episode.
- AdmiralAsshat 7y agoApparently it was because Steve personally used them and wouldn't stop raving about them, even when they weren't yet a sponsor. It felt like a massive betrayal about a year ago when SN started advertising Dollar Shave Club instead. You guys can't pretend like you actually like the product you're plugging and then switch to its competitor overnight and not expect us to notice!
- jvagner 7y agoTried Harry's. Couldn't make it through one shave. Ended up back with the Big G. For whatever reason, it's the only razor that doesn't 1) cut up my face, and 2) leave me with razor burn on my chin and neck.
- yumraj 7y agoGo old school with wet shaving and DE razor and blade. Your face will thank you. edit: Get a cheap "Omega boar professional brush", about $15. Gets better after break in, but works well for day 1. I like it better than my badger brush. Arko shave soap stick is super cheap. Costs about a buck in bulk, but get 1 for $2-$4. Blades are a little tricky. There are cheap, but good blades. For me the best is polsilver super iridium, which is a little pricey compared to other (but much much cheaper than Gillettes) and I have to buy via eBay. For real old school experience, use Clubman after shave. Razor: I used to use my dad's 40+ year old Gillette. But just got a Merkur slant which is gentler, almost no cuts, and just amazing.
- scoofy 7y agoGoing back to a simple razor blade in a safety razor was one of the best decisions i've ever made.
- jihadjihad 7y agoWould also like to recommend a double edged safety razor--you don't need to go through the whole rigmarole of a "badger hair brush" and fancy shave cream, it'll still be a far superior shaving experience
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- jorts 7y agoI tried this and cut the hell out of my face and never went back. It feels like too much effort when I can just use a modern razor and daydream while I'm shaving. I still have the old school razor but it sits on a shelf in my bathroom collecting dust now. Perhaps I'm just doing it wrong?
- algaeontoast 7y agoWow, I'd be curious what the founders still retain equity wise. I was lucky enough to meet them when they spoke at my University about three to four years ago - at the time they'd just acquired a razor production facility somewhere in Germany I believe.
- neogodless 7y agoI came to the comments expecting more about the founders, their equity, and their plans for the future. I'd imagine this makes them (even more) wealthy individuals, and they probably have agreements to stay in their new leadership roles for a certain period. I'm not sure if I'm sounding cynical - I really have no idea how excited these two founders are for the new arrangement. It could be really interesting for them. Or they could've hit the magic dollar amount that was needed for them to sell. Or maybe margins were actually shrinking against larger competitors, and this made good business sense. Knowing none of the answers to the above, I hope the more diligent investigators among you find them!
- intopieces 7y agoI would like to move to a plastic-free shave experience. Price is no object. Any foam/aftershave needs to be unscented. Any recommendations from this group?
- chrisseaton 7y agoGet a straight edge razor and a bar of unscented soap? Razor will last a lifetime and soap a few months with no plastic needed.
- throwaway5752 7y agoI got a shaving bar as a gift and it wasn't bad. It was like a highly moisturized soap with kaolin clay. Probably less waste, at least.
- sillyquiet 7y agoThere are several companies that sell all-metal safety razors with replaceable metal blades (no plastic handles, no plastic cartridges). If you buy one from Amazon, make sure to check out the fakespot score as manipulation and cheap knockoffs are rampant in this product type.
- dmix 7y agoDoes fakespot work reliably for you?
- intopieces 7y agoIs there a brand you recommend that I could buy directly from? Prefer to skip Amazon for the reason you mentioned.
- PascLeRasc 7y agoThe /r/wicked_edge subreddit has a list of favorite online shops, and I think they also like to browse eBay for vintage used handles.
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- throwaway5752 7y agoAre guys really that dainty? I have a Schick Quattro that I swich out the blades on every few months and get refills when there's a deep enough sale at Costco. Haven't used shaving cream or aftershave for years (just warm water). Probably spend less than $10-20/yr on shaving, tops.
- spelunker 7y agoAs a dainty man, apparently water won't work for me because without shaving cream and patience I get razor burn. I just buy the shaving cream in bulk from costco though, never tried Harry's.
- throwaway5752 7y agoSorry, that came off overly harsh. To each their own, but it took some getting used to for me. Once I was used to it I didn't get razor burn.
- osrec 7y agoI'm the same. Just shave in the shower with a bit of soap. Seems to work well, as long as there isn't too much of a beard.
- asdff 7y agoYou go by feel or do you have a mirror in there? If I don't watch myself in the mirror around the jaw I end up shredding my face.
- osrec 7y agoJust by feel. I will miss a spot now and again but can sort it out by using a mirror.
- DanFeldman 7y agoI bought a cheap shower mirror in target and it's been a life saver. Definitely worth the ~10-15 bucks.
- brianbreslin 7y agoAre these the same guys as Warby Parker?
- tboxer 7y agoIt is 1 of the original 4 founders.
- oldandboring 7y agoHere are some things I've learned along the way on the economics of shaving: - A DE safety razor is, indeed, cheaper than cartridge shaving: $40 will get you a good Merkur 34c and a 100 pack of Astra blades. A Gillette Mach 3 and 100 blads is about $140. - Some people who shave with a DE tend to spend the money they saved on other shave gear: a nice brush, some fancy shave soaps and aftershaves. If you make it into a hobby you can spend a LOT of money on gear. - If you've been shaving with a cartridge your whole life, learning to shave with a DE can take time to learn. It legitimately took me 5 years to get really good and I still sometimes cut myself and fall back on a cartridge for certain tough spots under my jawline where the pivoting head comes in handy. - Dollar Shave Club and Harry's really are a great way to save money on shaving. Ideally that will continue even with both being owned by big corporations now. - It's sometimes pointed out that (in the past, at least, cannot confirm this is still true) Dollar Shave Co. is just reselling handles and blades made by a company called Dorco. While true, it turns out that buying the DSC-branded gear is actually cheaper in most cases than buying it straight from Dorco, unless you buy a lot at a time.
- wil421 7y agoI have a beard and only shave a portion of hair below my jawline. Would it be difficult to use a straight razor? Even with cartridges I can cut my Adam’s apple.
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- Glyptodon 7y agoSo a straight razor is the old fashioned, flip out single blade, need to sharpen kind. Not sure if you're intending to refer to that or not. Whereas safety razors are the two-sided head cheap disposable blade kind. I can't talk too much about straight razors, I think they're a bit dangerous without a good amount of practice. Safety razors are fine for below jawline shaving, though you will probably nick yourself a bit until used to it. I use a Merkur 25C and have a beard and I think it's excellent. Rarely nick myself. Could never use electrics or modern disposables effectively, they tended to load up and clog badly.
- MagicPropmaker 7y agoFuller brush bought Schick. Now they're Fuller-Schick. Did you hear what happened to Helena Rubinstein? Max Factor.
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- i_am_nomad 7y agoSomewhat related: I simply buy a small pack of quality multi-blade razors, and keep them sharp using a silicone rubber strop (the Blade Buddy, easily found online). Each razor lasts at least a month, often more, and that’s up against my very coarse and thick whiskers. My shaving budget is this pretty close to zero. Drying the razor after use is also crucial.
- double0jimb0 7y agoSame. A 20 pack of Gillette Mach 3 disposable razors (not the replacement cartridges, but the full disposable razor) from Costco, lasting 5 years and counting...
- bunderbunder 7y agoAnd storing it somewhere dry. I suspect that corrosion is a bigger factor than actual use in limiting the life span of a razor blade.
- dharmon 7y agoAlong these lines, a good shave soap + brush, and shaving after I shower means each blade lasts me forever. I still use Mach3's cause I change them maybe 3-4 times a year. I also do a quick rough shave, then re-lather up my face to get it more carefully, so there's not a lot of pressure on the blade to be super sharp.
- astura 7y ago>keep them sharp using a silicone rubber strop (the Blade Buddy, easily found online) You can also use a pair of jeans.
- r00fus 7y agoWho here shaves in the shower? My biggest gripe before doing so was my "monowire" stubble that embedded itself and was super sharp. Afterwards I don't even think about it.
- AdmiralAsshat 7y agoI used Harry's subscription service for awhile, but I found that they simply sent me way too much stuff, even at the lowest refill frequency. I cancelled my subscription shortly before I moved out of my last apartment about two years ago; I still have razors and foaming gel left from those orders.
- donarb 7y agoThe nice thing is that Harry's sells through Target stores. I stopped the subscription and now I can buy them on my schedule.
- DiseasedBadger 7y agoShaven skin is gross. Looking at it makes my skin crawl. Maybe it's trypophobia? Can't yall stop at a nice natural-looking trim?
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoSome of us, even the fully grown men, can't grow anything like a "nice natural-looking trim" and end up with a thin patchy mess.
- RandomGuyDTB 7y agoAnd I'm fifteen so if I tried to grow my facial hair out it would end up being a neckbeard, sideburns, and a bad excuse for a mustache.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoI'm in my thirties and would have the same result.
- bytematic 7y agoI'm 24, and have the exact same problem
- konschubert 7y agoThis whole thread and not a single mention of electric razors. Are they not a thing in the US?
- genericone 7y agoThe shaving subculture prevalent in 'higher' circles tends to favor manual/artisan shaving. For this cadre, shaving is a ritual, not a necessary evil. For me its a necessary evil, so I use a 5 year old electric razor with which I have never installed replacement blades. I still get a smooth shave, no cream, no oils, no water, 1 minute max, and then I'm out the door for the day. This is blasphemy, I know.
- js2 7y agoI think your face and beard is either compatible with electric shavers or it isn't. My dad, my brother and I all find electric shavers disagreeable.
- rosseloh 7y agoThey are most definitely a thing. Personally I have never used a real razor, cartridge or otherwise. I just use a standard trimmer/clipper unit to trim up, and remove the guide to clear out the areas I want to actually shave. It works pretty well.
- bytematic 7y agoAlmost a different type of shave completely
- e40 7y agoI think you would be surprised how close the Panasonic Arc5 is. I was blown away by it compared to any Norelco I've used (and I have 30+ years on them).
- ksec 7y agoAnother vote for Arc 5, or Lamdash ES-LV9C in Asian Market. I really wish I had know this earlier. I tried Phillips Norelco ( Not the new 9000 yet, which I have heard was completely different to all previous model ) and the circular head just didn't work for me. And because of all the marketing I thought Braun was the brand to look at for Electric Shavers. I knew there was Arc 4 ( Arc 5 wasn't out yet ) but Panasonic? Not a brand name you would look at for shaving. So I bought the Braun Series 7 10+ years go, it was good, and years later the new Series 9 ( awfully expensive ), it was good but wasn't really any improvement compared to S7. Then my friend went to Japan and brought a Lamdash / Arc 5, he is liking it a lot and he has a lot stiffer facial hair then I do. I was curious and since buying it in Japan is quite a bit cheaper, I decide to get one. And after using the Arc 5 the first time the only thought I had was I have wasted 10+ years of my life on Braun. Braun felt like an electric shaver, good but it is still an electric shaver. Arc 5 felt more like manual shaving. It still isn't as close as manual, but for the time it took, results, and not cutting myself from time to time, I was extremely happy. And you could do wet shave to get ever better results, which the Braun didn't get.
- canada_dry 7y agoGave me an idea, so I checked thingverse... sure enough there's a 3D model for a roll-your-own DE razor - just add blades: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2702518 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2702518
- VoiceOfWisdom 7y agoPart of the draw of a safety razor is the weight. You aren't supposed to push it against your face, just let it glide across your skin with its own weight pushing down. By going to a plastic body you lose that weight, and have to replace it with applied pressure. Requires more dexterity than just letting the razor glide.
- canada_dry 7y ago> the draw of a safety razor is the weight. Yes, I agree. It would require - at least - adding a metal/lead core to the handle to give it some heft.
- otachack 7y agoI like their soap bars. Don't really use their shaving equipment: I have a DE razor and electric one, instead. Hope the soaps keep coming!
- anyfoo 7y agoReading the discussions here at first made me happy that I don't have to deal with any of this anymore since wearing a beards for more than 5 years now, but life on the other side is not perfect as well: Every few days it's time to trim the beard, and I feel that that often actually takes longer than a full shave. A big factor to that is that trimming just feels so imprecise. I have to go over and over and over again, and at the end there's still at least some stray hairs here and there. Am I doing it wrong? Do I have the wrong trimmer? I have a sturdy trimmer from Wahl that certainly seems to be the best I had so far, but maybe that's only relatively better?
- Paul_S 7y agoMaybe you just care too much. I trim my beard whenever my wife complains (once a month maybe). Takes about 10 minutes and that includes scissors to get the stray hairs and moustache.
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- gopher_protocol 7y agoI've started going to a barber for a full trim/shape once a month or so. Then any trimming I do is kind of as-needed. I think this kind of depends on how your beard grows in and how particular you are about stray hairs. I find that with beard oil/balm, my fly-aways are manageable enough between trims.
- anyfoo 7y agoAh, interesting. I had the vague impression that the beard oil helps with that, but wasn't actually sure.
- gopher_protocol 7y agoBeard oil is fantastic for making your beard feel softer and more manageable. For controlling shape, beard balm is generally even better, but I'm still learning to work with it; the one I have is basically a pomade.
- xaduha 7y agoIf you want a bargain and have no qualms buying from Aliexpress, then search for QSHAVE there. First result will be their "copy" of Merkur Futur, as I understand it. Haven't used the real one or many other traditional safety razors, but I have not complaints about theirs.
- RickJWagner 7y agoAaaaaaaand there it is. If you start a business and get successful enough, pretty soon one of the big guys will come along and buy you out for big bucks. Nice for Harry's!
- yason 7y ago(Anecdote warning: this might be entertaining at the very best but probably you should just skip reading.) It's interesting to read these threads. It once again reveals how I've somehow managed to entirely skip something that's an essential part of man's daily life for most guys. I tried razors when I was a young teenager but didn't like the all-or-nothing notion of shaving. You had to get everything clean for the skin to look good because uneven spots stand out, or not shave at all. Same with electric razors, basically. So once I didn't have anything else and I grabbed a hair trimmer and cut all my facial hair down to stubbles. I settled with that very soon after and been using the method for 25 years now. It does help that I like a bit of beard instead of a plain skin, but not too much so as to have the beard start tickling me and prevent my face from cooling. So I always enjoyed the stubbly time after shaving but before the beard got too long. By trimming it down to stubble each time keeps me in the sweet spot. But it's not just personal preference per se as I've found a number of other benefits as well: - It never hurts: leaving that 1.0 mm of hair or so means I can't remember the last time I've cut my skin; - I don't use nor need to use aftershave or other lotions because my skin won't be irritated by shaving; - These things last a long time, the current trimmer I have is my third in my entire life; - Not that it matters at that rate of replacement but hair trimmers are much cheaper than stubble trimmers. I think I paid something on the order of 15€ for a simple Philips hair trimmer maybe five years ago. Looking for a replacement after mid 20's, probably; - It doesn't matter much how carefully I trim because any small irregularities smooth out thanks to stubbly beard all over. So I can just whirr around for 30 seconds and I'll still look much the same as if I had worked on my beard for minutes; - If you wear stubbly beard there's a long period of when it still look about the same. So I can actually skip doing my beard often, down to only few times a week or even less; - Back in the 90's, after a few years of trimming my beard, I realized I can use the same thing to trim my hair as well. I've ever since trimmed my skull near bald (1 mm) because it's easy, not having hair keeps my head cool, and I don't really miss having wet, sweaty strings of hair glueing into my head whenever it's hot or I'm exercising, nor do I miss washing hair, or maintaining a particular hair cut across months; - Now, if your beard is stubbly and your scalp is as close to bald, do you need shampoo? I think I last bought shampoo when I was 20 or something. As a by-product of this showering becomes very easy too... Counting from the start of late teens / adult life, I've probably spent on the order of worth 50€ in both shaving and hair-cutting in my entire life. I'm not necessarily a thrift but while I mostly like the simplicity of my choices I sort of do enjoy the fact that I could've spent 100x that money or more by now - and that's just for my head alone! Yet the best part is that I don't have to bother with nearly any of the mundane routines grooming myself and I still don't look like a homeless tramp. The bang-for-the-buck is astounding.
- jason_slack 7y agoI am a Harrys customer and really happy with their razors, shave gel and soap. I struggle with finding shave products so I hope this doesn’t change. I also own a straight razor, HN help me learn to use it better! I have a brush and a strop and paste and it’s sharp and ready to go. I’ve tried to use it in the past but I have a hard time keeping the angle at leas than 30 degrees and still looking in the mirror. I usually full shave just once per week and use an electric to tidy up quick 1-2 mornings. If I need to do something important I might full shave on demand. I really want to love my shave experience and make it part of a relaxing routine. Advice?